Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 504 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
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: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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