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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the girl approaches the professor, she says: "I'm in your applied theories class. We're all up at the ..... and science building." A) Mat. B) Math. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Math. 2. What is the minimal pair of the word "first" ? A) Thirst. B) Free. C) Thread. D) Fred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thirst. 3. 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. 4. 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). 5. 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. 6. The minimal pair for bait: A) Bite. B) Beat. C) Bet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bet. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Which word sound similar to "None" A) Non. B) Nun. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 10. What is the minimal pair of the word "sing" ? A) Pin. B) Pig. C) Sin. D) Singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sin. 11. This is the number after three. A) Thor. B) Four. C) Fore. D) Thaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 12. Your words don't ..... me and never will A) Change. B) Affect. C) Scare. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 13. What is the voiced sound in the word 'Zoo'? A) /k/. B) /t/. C) /s/. D) /z/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) /z/. 14. Find the word that rhymes withCat, hat, ..... A) Dog. B) Bat. C) Run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bat. 15. Each phonemic symbol represents only ..... phonemes. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 16. How many phonemes does English have approximately? A) 20. B) 44. C) 50. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 44. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. Which one is Not a minimal pair? A) Kick / Sick. B) Sing / Sick. C) Chip / Ship. D) Book / Pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Book / Pen. 21. The word 'bin' pairs with ..... A) Bun. B) Din. C) Ben. D) Den. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Din. 22. Which word sound similar to "Beat" A) Bit. B) Bite. C) Beet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bit. 23. What is the definition of 'late'? A) After the expected or usual time. B) At the exact time expected. C) During the usual time. D) Before the expected time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the expected or usual time. 24. Which word matches with:Bean A) Tin. B) Bin. C) Beat. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bin. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. What is the role of phonemes in language? A) To change the meaning of a word. B) To create new words in a language. C) To determine the spelling of a word. D) To confuse language learners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change the meaning of a word. 28. The word 'sun' pairs with ..... A) San. B) Sand. C) Fun. D) Fund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fun. 29. 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. 30. Which word matches with:Itch A) Each. B) Beach. C) Leech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMinimal Pairs Practice Quiz 1Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 2Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 4Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 5Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 6Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 7Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 8Assimilation In Speech Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books