Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 624 · 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: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
19. 19.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught

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