Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 28 · 40 questions

How to say it (One sound changes the word): Say both words of the pair and find the one sound that changes. Use the meaning of the sentence to choose. Say the whole sentence aloud with the right sound.

1. 1.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
10. 10.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van

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