Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 996 · 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: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
21. 21.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet

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