Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 422 · 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: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
5. 5.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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