Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 302 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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