Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 729 · 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: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
14. 14.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught

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