Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 644 · 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.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went

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