Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 619 · 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: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
32. 32.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full

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