Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 901 · 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 swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
5. 5.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest

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