Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 784 · 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: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
10. 10.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin

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