Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 792 · 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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
5. 5.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
33. 33.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough

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