Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 705 · 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: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
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: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse

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