Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 791 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
17. 17.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
23. 23.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
33. 33.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin

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