Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 522 · 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: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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