Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 890 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
16. 16.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west

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