Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 493 · 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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock

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