Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 382 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
6. 6.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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