Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 463 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
6. 6.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort

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