Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 598 · 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: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan

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