Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 641 · 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: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
5. 5.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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