Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 930 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick

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