Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 911 · 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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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