Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 900 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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