Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 444 · 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.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
3. 3.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough

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