Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 368 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
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: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
20. 20.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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