Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 338 · 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.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then

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