Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 458 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
22. 22.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
23. 23.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still

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