Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 578 · 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 school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
39. 39.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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