Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 793 · 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: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
15. 15.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull

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