Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 78 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan

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