Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 626 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
3. 3.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
15. 15.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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