Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 317 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick

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