Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 878 · 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: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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