Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 580 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
9. 9.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper

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