Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 353 · 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: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
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 ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest

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