Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 799 · 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: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very

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