This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. In the words "pin" and "spin, " the phoneme /p/ is pronounced differently. What is the term for these context-dependent variations of a single phoneme? A) Minimal Pairs. B) Homophones. C) Allophones. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allophones. 2. The word 'pump' does not pair with ..... A) Lump. B) Limp. C) Jump. D) Bump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limp. 3. What is the definition of 'sale'? A) A method of advertising products to customers. B) A transaction transferring ownership of goods or services for payment. C) A legal agreement between two parties. D) A discount offered on future purchases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A transaction transferring ownership of goods or services for payment. 4. Which word matches with:Pew A) Shoe. B) Few. C) Through. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few. 5. The word 'book' does not pair with ..... A) Boot. B) Look. C) Cook. D) Rook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boot. 6. The are sounds made with the mouth partly open and where the air is not stopped by the tongue, lips or teeth. A) Voiced sounds. B) Vowels. C) Dipthongs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vowels. 7. She says: "That'll teach you to ..... my muffin." A) Leak. B) Lick. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lick. 8. Take a ..... of this soup and tell me if you like it A) TIP. B) SIP. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SIP. 9. Pick vs Pig A) Final Consonant Sounds. B) Vowel sound. C) Initial Consonant Sounds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Final Consonant Sounds. 10. Which word is a minimal pair with 'fade'? A) Fret. B) Fleck. C) Fell. D) Fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fed. 11. This is a decoration you put on your door at Christmas. A) Reef. B) Wreath. C) Thumb. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wreath. 12. Field A) Short /I/. B) Long i:. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long i:. 13. 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. 14. What is the minimal pair of the word "first" ? A) Thread. B) Fred. C) Thirst. D) Free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirst. 15. 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. 16. 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). 17. ENJOY & NAME A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. 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. 19. The minimal pair for bait: A) Bite. B) Beat. C) Bet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bet. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Which word sound similar to "None" A) Non. B) Nun. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 23. What is the minimal pair of the word "sing" ? A) Sin. B) Singer. C) Pin. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sin. 24. This is the number after three. A) Thaw. B) Four. C) Fore. D) Thor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 25. Your words don't ..... me and never will A) Scare. B) Change. C) Affect. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect. 26. What is the voiced sound in the word 'Zoo'? A) /s/. B) /z/. C) /t/. D) /k/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) /z/. 27. Find the word that rhymes withCat, hat, ..... A) Dog. B) Bat. C) Run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bat. 28. WHAT & WHO A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. Each phonemic symbol represents only ..... phonemes. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 30. How many phonemes does English have approximately? A) 20. B) 30. C) 44. D) 50. 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