Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 726 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
13. 13.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
16. 16.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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