Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 895 · 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: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then

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