This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Minimal Pairs Practice – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of minimal pairs? A) To demonstrate the importance of spelling in language. B) To create new words in a language. C) To show the difference in pronunciation between similar words. D) To confuse language learners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show the difference in pronunciation between similar words. 2. Which syllables in these answer are reduced? A) Bird. B) Wolf. C) Comfortable. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comfortable. 3. Let's check for voicing for /r/. Touch your throat to feel for a vibration. If you feel a vibration this is VOICED. If you do not feel a vibration this is VOICELESS.Say:rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr/r/ is ..... A) Voiceless. B) Voiced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voiced. 4. The minimal pair for led: A) Laid. B) Late. C) Need. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laid. 5. It's the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference to meaning in a language. A) Phonology. B) Dipthongs. C) Phonemes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phonemes. 6. Changing a phoneme in a word will change the meaning of the word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What is an allophone? A) Is not one of a set of multiple possible sounds, or signs used to pronounce a single phoneme in a particular language. B) Is set of two possible sounds, or signs used to spell a phoneme in English. C) Is one of a set of multiple possible sounds, or signs used to pronounce a single phoneme in a particular language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is one of a set of multiple possible sounds, or signs used to pronounce a single phoneme in a particular language. 8. Which word matches with:Meme A) Lean. B) Mean. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mean. 9. He tends to ..... a lot when he is around a big group of friends. A) Jokes. B) Chokes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jokes. 10. Gamora says: "What did it ..... ?" A) Coast. B) Cost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost. 11. Jack says: "The ..... is gonna suck us down." A) Sheep. B) Ship. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ship. 12. Which phonological process involves replacing 'k or g' sounds with 't or d' sounds? A) Assimilation. B) Fronting. C) Gliding. D) Final consonant deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fronting. 13. What is the definition of 'let'? A) A type of loop structure in programming. B) A method for defining constants in programming. C) A command to execute a function in programming. D) A keyword used to declare variables in programming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A keyword used to declare variables in programming. 14. The word 'thick' pairs with ..... A) Slip. B) Lack. C) Slick. D) Pack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slick. 15. You need these to eat food. A) Feet. B) Teef. C) Teeth. D) Thumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teeth. 16. You can throw all the rubbish into the ..... A) BIN. B) BEAN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BIN. 17. Use 'sell' and 'sale' in a sentence. A) The sale was for a new car. B) I will sell my old bike at the garage sale this weekend. C) She decided to sell her house next year. D) I bought a new bike from the sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will sell my old bike at the garage sale this weekend. 18. Minimal pairs:Which one is the initial consonant sound? A) Seal / Real. B) Steal / Sell. C) Sell / Stole. D) Seal / Zeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seal / Zeal. 19. What is the definition of 'wait'? A) To remain in a state of rest or inactivity until something happens. B) To take action immediately without delay. C) To move quickly from one place to another. D) To ignore a situation until it resolves itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To remain in a state of rest or inactivity until something happens. 20. He has always loved ..... since before he was born. A) Rhymes. B) Limes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhymes. 21. The ..... of COVID is death. A) Best thing. B) Affect. C) Result. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 22. Do 'bath', 'moth', 'three' and 'think' have a soft /th/ or hard /th/? A) Soft /th/. B) Hard /th/. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soft /th/. 23. The word 'time' pairs with ..... A) Same. B) Lame. C) Tame. D) Lime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lime. 24. BROTHER & SPORTS A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. What is the definition of 'wet'? A) Dry and lacking moisture. B) Filled with air or gas. C) Absorbing liquid without being wet. D) Covered with liquid, especially water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered with liquid, especially water. 26. Listen and check what you hear. A) Crash. B) Clash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crash. 27. See a doctor about the pain in your ..... A) KNEES. B) TEASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) KNEES. 28. What is a glottal stop? A) A sound produced by the release of air at the glottis after being stopped by tightly closed vocal cords. B) A type of punctuation mark. C) A type of vowel sound. D) A type of consonant sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sound produced by the release of air at the glottis after being stopped by tightly closed vocal cords. 29. She bought a new ..... after her old one stopped working. A) Fan. B) Van. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Van. 30. Nous rigolons dans la ..... A) Cour. B) Cours. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cour. 31. What is the role of minimal pairs in phonological analysis? A) Minimal pairs are used to identify and contrast different tenses in a language. B) Minimal pairs are used to identify and contrast different dialects in a language. C) Minimal pairs are used to identify and contrast specific phonemes in a language. D) Minimal pairs are used to identify synonyms in a language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minimal pairs are used to identify and contrast specific phonemes in a language. 32. Use 'fed' in a sentence correctly: A) He fed his cat and his dog. B) She fed her homework and went outside. C) The dog fed in the kitchen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He fed his cat and his dog. 33. Canadian Raising is: A) A phonological process. B) A kind of spelling competence in the north of Canada. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A phonological process. 34. Which word matches with:Curb A) Curse. B) Cure. C) Curve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curve. 35. A minimal pair consist of: A) Two words that differ by two segments in diferent position. B) Two words that differ by only one segment in the same position. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two words that differ by only one segment in the same position. 36. What is the difference in sound between 'pen' and 'pain'? A) 'pen' has a silent 'p'. B) 'pen' and 'pain' sound the same. C) 'pen' has a short 'e', 'pain' has a long 'a'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'pen' has a short 'e', 'pain' has a long 'a'. 37. Use gather in a sentence correctly: A) They decided to gather all the leaves in the yard. B) He gathered after running the marathon. C) The dog gathered at the stranger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decided to gather all the leaves in the yard. 38. What are homophones that are spelled the same called? A) Homophobes. B) Homonyms. C) Heterographs. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homographs. 39. Select the correct option.late-lake A) Minimal pair. B) Minimal pair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minimal pair. 40. The minimal pair for seat: A) Sit. B) Set. C) Sat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sit. 41. She caught butterfly in a ..... A) VET. B) NET. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NET. 42. Il est ..... heure. A) Une. B) Deux. C) Des. D) Un. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Une. 43. Which word is a minimal pair with 'chase'? A) Bed. B) Chess. C) Beck. D) Bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 44. What is the definition of 'taste'? A) Taste is the process of cooking ingredients. B) Taste is the ability to hear sounds. C) Taste is the sensory perception of flavor. D) Taste refers to the visual appearance of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taste is the sensory perception of flavor. 45. In Oaxaca we drink Mezcal in wedding to celebrate as ..... A) A costume. B) Alway. C) A custom. D) Usual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A custom. 46. The fantastic creature says: "Many of these ..... were my friends." A) Trees. B) Threes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 47. At what age should the phonological process of fronting no longer be present in a child's speech? A) By 3 years of age. B) By 5 years of age. C) By 2 years of age. D) By 4 years of age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By 3 years of age. 48. It was an excellent ..... that we were able to witness during our field trip. A) Save. B) Safe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Save. 49. DIRECTIONS:The game shows two words, and the player has to identify whether they sound the same or different. the player has to choice from the options below, click (M) if it match and click (NM) if it is not match. ACK vs. ATCH A) M. B) NM. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) M. 50. Let's check for voicing /l/. Touch your throat to feel for a vibration. If you feel a vibration this is VOICED. If you do not feel a vibration this is VOICELESS.Say:lllllllllllllllllll/l/ is ..... A) Voiceless. B) Voiced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voiced. 51. What is the difference between homographs and homophones? A) Homographs are pronounced the same, homophones are pronounced differently. B) Homographs are unrelated words, homophones are related words. C) Homographs are spelled differently and have different meanings, homophones are spelled the same and have different meanings. D) Homographs are spelled the same and have the same meaning, homophones are spelled differently and have different meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homographs are spelled differently and have different meanings, homophones are spelled the same and have different meanings. 52. Which word sounds similar to "Sun" A) Run. B) Fun. C) Son. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Son. 53. It is important to remember that: A) Minimal pairs are stablished on the basis of sound. B) Minimal pairs are stablished on the basis of spelling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minimal pairs are stablished on the basis of sound. 54. In which English variant is the glottal stop less prominent compared to Cockney English? A) American English. B) Australian English. C) RP. D) Cockney English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RP. 55. The words "ship" and "sheep" are a classic example of a minimal pair. What is the defining characteristic of a minimal pair? A) Words that are pronounced the same way but have different spellings. B) Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. C) Different pronunciations of the same phoneme in specific contexts. D) Words that differ in only one sound, which changes the word's meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words that differ in only one sound, which changes the word's meaning. 56. What is the minimal pair of the word "vest" ? A) Bet. B) Vet. C) Best. D) Vow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Best. 57. What are phonemes? A) The smallest units of sound that can change meaning. B) Pairs of words that differ by one phoneme. C) Sounds that do not change meaning. D) Variations of a single phoneme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smallest units of sound that can change meaning. 58. What is the definition of 'sell'? A) To store goods in a warehouse. B) To borrow money from someone. C) To transfer ownership of goods or services in exchange for money. D) To give away goods or services for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transfer ownership of goods or services in exchange for money. 59. Robert DeNiro say: "Tell him to take his ..... off the table." A) Feet. B) Fit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feet. 60. Is Rys en Botter 'n Minimale paar?Is Rice and Butter a Minimal Pair? A) Nee, al die parameters is dieselfde.No, al the parameters are the same. B) Ja, net een Parameter verskil (handvorm)Yes, only one parameter differs (Hand form). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ja, net een Parameter verskil (handvorm)Yes, only one parameter differs (Hand form). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMinimal Pairs Practice Quiz 1Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 2Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 4Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books