Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 957 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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