Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 67 · 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) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
13. 13.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
39. 39.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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