Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 833 · 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: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
21. 21.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship

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