This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Minimal Pairs Practice – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 4 (32 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following pairs demonstrates a change in voicing? A) Sip and zip. B) Cat and hat. C) Bat and pat. D) Fan and van. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sip and zip. 2. I ..... my friend at the coffee shop yesterday. A) Meet. B) Met. C) Meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Met. 3. The word 'fan' does not pair with A) Can. B) Van. C) Tan. D) Fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fun. 4. Which of the following pairs demonstrates a voiced and voiceless sound contrast? A) Cat-Cut. B) Thin-Then. C) Zoo-Sue. D) Ship-Sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoo-Sue. 5. Which of the following words contains a voiced sound? A) Pat. B) Bat. C) Cat. D) Mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bat. 6. What is the definition of 'fell'? A) A type of fabric. B) The past tense of 'fall' or to cut down trees. C) To rise up suddenly. D) To make a loud noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past tense of 'fall' or to cut down trees. 7. What is the definition of 'tell'? A) To ask a question or inquire. B) To hide information or keep secrets. C) To communicate information or narrate. D) To express emotions or feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To communicate information or narrate. 8. Use 'wet' and 'wait' in a sentence. A) I will wait for the rain to stop so I don't get wet. B) I will wait until the wet ground dries up. C) I will wet my clothes while I wait outside. D) Waiting in the wet rain is not enjoyable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will wait for the rain to stop so I don't get wet. 9. Diphthongs are strong examples of: A) Extraordinary distribution. B) Suplementary distribution. C) Complementary distribution. D) Elementary distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complementary distribution. 10. What is the definition of 'fail'? A) To receive a reward for effort. B) To give up on a task before completion. C) To be unsuccessful in achieving a goal or objective. D) To achieve a goal successfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be unsuccessful in achieving a goal or objective. 11. Which of the following is NOT a type of allophonic variation? A) Free variation. B) Phonemic variation. C) Complementary distribution. D) Phonetic realization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phonemic variation. 12. Minimal pairs:Which one is the final consonant sound? A) Thin / Fin. B) Sit / Sick. C) Ship / Sheep. D) Hop / Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sit / Sick. 13. Which letters are considered vowels? A) P, q, r, s, t. B) B, c, d, f, g. C) H, j, k, l, m. D) A, e, i, o, u. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, e, i, o, u. 14. Be careful or the paper will ..... into little pieces! A) Crumple. B) Crumble. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crumble. 15. He help the young girl ..... her shoelaces A) TIE. B) LIE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TIE. 16. The ..... ief went into the house and had a ba ..... in the ba ..... room. Which letters are missing? A) F. B) V. C) Th. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Th. 17. Does 'three' 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: B) Soft /th/. 18. Wat is 'n Minimale paar?What is a Minimal Pair? A) 2 Parameter Verskil2 Parameter differs. B) 3 Parameter Verskil3 Parameter differs. C) 1 Parameter Verskil1 Parameter differs. D) 4 Parameter Verskil4 Parameter differs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 Parameter Verskil1 Parameter differs. 19. My grandpa gave me a yellow ..... for my birthday. A) Cap. B) Cab. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cap. 20. When he looks at himself in the mirror he shouts: "Oh! Oh! I'm ..... I'm ..... :" A) Tin. B) Thin. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thin. 21. Answer the questions:What is the minimal pair of the word "sheep" ? A) Seen. B) Neat. C) Ship. D) Bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ship. 22. What is the role of minimal pairs in phonology? A) To identify phonemes within a language. B) To demonstrate allophonic variation. C) To show vowel distinctions. D) To analyze phonetic contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To identify phonemes within a language. 23. What is the definition of 'test'? A) A test is a form of entertainment. B) A test is a type of food. C) A test is a method for evaluating or measuring something. D) A test is a style of painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A test is a method for evaluating or measuring something. 24. Heat up the water in ..... A) PEN. B) PAN. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PAN. 25. English and Khmer have in common: A) Aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops. B) Have minimal pairs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops. 26. The word 'pill' pairs with the following except ..... A) Pail. B) Pale. C) Bill. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill. 27. His fa ..... er is ..... irty ..... ree years old. Which letters are missing? A) Th. B) V. C) F. D) W. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Th. 28. Provide an example of minimal pairs in phonology. A) Big and small. B) House and home. C) Cat and dog. D) Pat and bat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pat and bat. 29. Find the word that rhymes withDie, lie, ..... A) Milk. B) Stay. C) High. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High. 30. The word 'cake' pairs with ..... A) Bake. B) Eight. C) Like. D) Spike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bake. 31. "Cut" sounds similar to "cat" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. How does the kiwi fruit taste? A) Like a combination of strawberry, melon, and banana. B) Like a combination of apple and orange. C) Sweet and sour. D) Like a mix of pineapple and mango. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like a combination of strawberry, melon, and banana. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMinimal Pairs Practice Quiz 1Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 2Minimal Pairs Practice Quiz 3Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books