Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 573 · 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: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry

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