This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Minimal Pairs Practice – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the minimal pair of the word "first" ? A) Free. B) Thread. C) Thirst. D) Fred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirst. 2. Watter een is Minimale Paar?Which one is a Minimal Pair? A) YES / JaNo / Nee. B) Brother / BroerSport. C) HalloDankie / Thank you. D) ToiletNaam / Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother / BroerSport. 3. KLOK-LUI en WAT parameter verskilBELL-RINGS and WHAT parameter difference A) Handvorm / Hand form. B) Palm orientasie / Palm orientation. C) Beweging / Movement. D) Gesigs uitdrukking / Facial expression (NMF). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gesigs uitdrukking / Facial expression (NMF). 4. Is werk en toilet 'n minimale paar?Is work and toilet a minimal pair? A) Ja / Yes. B) Nee / No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nee / No. 5. The minimal pair for bait: A) Bite. B) Beat. C) Bet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bet. 6. What sound does the letter 'a' make in the word 'fate'? A) Two sounds. B) Long. C) Short. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 7. What is a phoneme? A) A type of consonant sound. B) A type of vowel sound. C) A unit of spelling in a language. D) The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word. 8. Which word sound similar to "None" A) Non. B) Nun. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 9. What is the minimal pair of the word "sing" ? A) Pin. B) Singer. C) Sin. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sin. 10. This is the number after three. A) Thaw. B) Four. C) Thor. D) Fore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 11. Your words don't ..... me and never will A) Change. B) Effect. C) Affect. D) Scare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect. 12. What is the voiced sound in the word 'Zoo'? A) /z/. B) /k/. C) /s/. D) /t/. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) /z/. 13. Find the word that rhymes withCat, hat, ..... A) Dog. B) Bat. C) Run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bat. 14. Each phonemic symbol represents only ..... phonemes. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 15. How many phonemes does English have approximately? A) 50. B) 30. C) 20. D) 44. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 44. 16. Brad Pitt says: "The first ..... was made from the ashes of heroes!" A) Soap. B) Sop. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soap. 17. Which of the following is an example of a minimal pair? A) Cat-Bat. B) Look-Book. C) Run-Fun. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. What is the glottal stop viewed as by those in power? A) An essential phoneme. B) A feature of RP. C) Inferior in RP. D) Prominent in all English variants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inferior in RP. 19. Which one is Not a minimal pair? A) Chip / Ship. B) Sing / Sick. C) Kick / Sick. D) Book / Pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Book / Pen. 20. The word 'bin' pairs with ..... A) Den. B) Bun. C) Ben. D) Din. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Din. 21. Which word sound similar to "Beat" A) Bit. B) Bite. C) Beet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bit. 22. What is the definition of 'late'? A) At the exact time expected. B) Before the expected time. C) During the usual time. D) After the expected or usual time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the expected or usual time. 23. Which word matches with:Bean A) Tin. B) Lead. C) Beat. D) Bin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bin. 24. The story was about a ..... soldier and his outstanding accomplishments. A) Thin. B) Tin. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin. 25. Use 'test' and 'taste' in a sentence. A) She decided to test the paint color for the wall. B) I will test the new recipe to see if it has a good taste. C) I will test the flavor of the new car. D) The test was too difficult to taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will test the new recipe to see if it has a good taste. 26. What is the role of phonemes in language? A) To create new words in a language. B) To change the meaning of a word. C) To confuse language learners. D) To determine the spelling of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To change the meaning of a word. 27. The word 'sun' pairs with ..... A) San. B) Sand. C) Fun. D) Fund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fun. 28. He was ..... the expensive car that his cousin just purchased. A) Stealing. B) Steering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealing. 29. Which word matches with:Itch A) Each. B) Beach. C) Leech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each. 30. I MUST TELL YOU THAT I REALLY LIKE YOU ..... I LOVE YOU A) PLUS. B) AND. C) AVOVE ALL. D) BESIDE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AND. 31. We ..... a great weekend A) HAD. B) HAT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD. 32. What is the definition of 'pain'? A) Pain is a psychological condition that affects mood and behavior. B) Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. C) Pain is a physical injury that requires immediate medical attention. D) Pain is a pleasant sensation experienced during relaxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. 33. Use 'fell' and 'fail' in a sentence. A) She fell in love, but worried she might fail her classes. B) After he fell from the bike, he was afraid he would fail to ride again. C) He fell asleep during the exam, fearing he would fail. D) They fell out of the tree, hoping they wouldn't fail the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After he fell from the bike, he was afraid he would fail to ride again. 34. What is the voiced sound in the word 'Pig'? A) B. B) D) /k/. C) E) /m/. D) C) /t/. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 35. What is the definition of 'tale'? A) A collection of poems. B) A narrative or story, often involving imaginary events. C) A factual report on historical events. D) A type of musical composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A narrative or story, often involving imaginary events. 36. Dobby says: "Master has given Dobby a ..... " A) Soak. B) Sock. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sock. 37. Give an example of a phonological rule that results in free variation. A) Voiced and voiceless stops in English. B) Nasal and oral vowels in French. C) Aspirated and unaspirated stops in Korean. D) Alveolar tap and alveolar trill in Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alveolar tap and alveolar trill in Spanish. 38. In the video, they ..... the puppies. A) Steal. B) Still. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steal. 39. Ron says: "What is it?"Harry answers: "Some kind of ..... " A) Cloak. B) Clock. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloak. 40. The distinction between dental /n/ and alveolar /n/ is: A) Not contrastive in English. B) Contrastive in English. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not contrastive in English. 41. What does the mangosteen taste like? A) A mix of strawberry and peach. B) A mix of apple and banana. C) A mix of mango and watermelon. D) A mix of orange and grape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mix of strawberry and peach. 42. Use 'pen' and 'pain' in a sentence. A) She wrote a heartfelt letter with a pen, despite the pain in her hand. B) She felt pain when she dropped the pen on her foot. C) He drew a picture of a pen without any pain. D) The pen was heavy, causing her pain in her back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wrote a heartfelt letter with a pen, despite the pain in her hand. 43. Does 'there' have a hard /th/ or soft /th/? A) Hard /th/. B) Soft /th/. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard /th/. 44. They didn't want any ..... for all their hard work during the long research project. A) Tanks. B) Thanks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thanks. 45. According to the slides, which of the following pairs is a homograph? A) Like (to want) / like (similar to). B) Flour / flower. C) Row (a line) / row (a fight). D) Write / right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Row (a line) / row (a fight). 46. Which word matches with:Chose A) Toes. B) Foes. C) Rose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toes. 47. When your pet is sick, you take it to the ..... A) Vet. B) Wet. C) West. D) Vest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vet. 48. What is the definition of free variation in phonology? A) The occurrence of only one sound in a specific environment. B) Occurrence of two or more different sounds in the same environment with no effect on meaning. C) The occurrence of a single sound with varying pitch. D) The occurrence of different sounds in different environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occurrence of two or more different sounds in the same environment with no effect on meaning. 49. The word 'mad' does not pair with ..... A) Lad. B) Dad. C) Sad. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made. 50. Which word matches with:Best A) Rest. B) Vest. C) Fest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vest. 51. IS THERE OTHER TEACHER TO HAVE THE LEVEL 9 CLASS ..... THE TEACHER ALAN? A) ABOVE. B) BESIDES. C) EXCEPTICAL. D) OTHER WISE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BESIDES. 52. Explain how free variation can affect the perception of speech sounds. A) Free variation has no impact on the perception of speech sounds. B) Free variation only affects written language, not spoken language. C) Free variation can cause confusion or ambiguity for the listener. D) Free variation can enhance the clarity of speech sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free variation can cause confusion or ambiguity for the listener. 53. How do phonological rules account for free variation? A) By eliminating all variations in pronunciation. B) By allowing for different pronunciation of the same phoneme in certain environments or contexts. C) By creating more variations in pronunciation. D) By only allowing one specific pronunciation for each phoneme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By allowing for different pronunciation of the same phoneme in certain environments or contexts. 54. Find a word that rhymes with ..... Lit, kit, ..... A) Light. B) Let. C) Hit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hit. 55. Charles says: "We need you to ..... again" A) Hope. B) Hop. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope. 56. Which word matches with:Lag A) Lack. B) Brag. C) Sack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack. 57. Do 'mother', 'father', and 'brother' have a hard /th/ or soft /th/? A) Hard /th/. B) Soft /th/. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard /th/. 58. Papyrus, Office Max, Office Depot et les magasins qui fournissent du papier sont des A) Cours. B) Maison. C) Papeteries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Papeteries. 59. Use 'let' and 'late' in a sentence. A) I was late to the party because of traffic. B) I let my friend borrow my book. C) Let me know if you are coming late. D) I let my friend know that I would be late to the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I let my friend know that I would be late to the meeting. 60. Based on the definition in the slides, what is a homonym? A) A word that has the same spelling as another but a different pronunciation and meaning. B) A word that is written and pronounced the same way as another but has a different meaning. C) A word that has a different pronunciation of the same phoneme. D) A word that sounds the same as another but has a different spelling and meaning. 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