Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 809 · 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: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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