Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 954 · 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: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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