Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 927 · 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: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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