Minimal PairsSet 1

1The words "ship" and "sheep" are a classic example of a minimal pair. What is the defining characteristic of a minimal pair?
2Circle the word with the different undefined sound
3Hey there! Can you spot the word that sounds different from the rest?
4The term originated from the French word " ..... " coined in the early 1870s by the French linguist Dufriche Desgenettes. It is the smallest unit of speech distinguishing one word (word element) from another
5Select the words that are minimal pairs.
6Which set of words is a minimal pair?
7Occurs when one sound is exchanged for another
8What word did you hear?
9A minimal pair consist of:
10Find the word that has the same ending sound as stack.
11What type of sounds are included in Minionese to mimic baby talk or animal sounds?
12A ..... is two words that vary by only a single sound,
13In language, the smallest distinct sound that can alter meaning is known as a:
14At the fun dress-up, Valentino was a bat. What sounds like bat?
15Pronunciation
16Listen and choose the word that you hear. Question 8
17Listen and choose the word that you hear. Question 9
18Which of the following sentences contains a pair of italicized words that differ from one another by one phoneme?
19"Please do not shout in the library, " said Ms. Pugh.Which word below has the same middle sound as the word above?
20Significant elements change meaning since they are:
21The minimal pair for bait:
22Find the word with the same ending sound as church
23Auditory discrimination of small acoustic differences
24Sound substitution is used to do which of the following?
25Auditory discrimination skill
26ARE THE SOUNDS IN BOLD THE SAME OR DIFFERENT?HOT-TOWEL
27Which pair of words is used to demonstrate the difference between the phonemes /p/ and /b/?
28What is a minimal pair in phonology?
29Answer the questions:What is the minimal pair of the word "sheep" ?
30What is a minimal pair?
31Which of the following is an example of a change in manner
32A student replaces the beginning sound in "cat" to make "bat." What phonological skill is being demonstrated?
33A speech sound that signals different meaningsex: vote versus boat
34What type of activity helps improve pronunciation?
35Answer: Children aged 5 will probably not understand phonology-based jokes like "Why did the bird go to the doctor? To get some tweetment."
36Which shows a minimal pair of /s/ and /z/?
37Light and kite are a minimal pair
38Minimal pairs:Which one is the initial consonant sound?
39The ..... function lies in the fact that one word (or morpheme) is differentiated from another word (or morpheme) by a difference in their number of speech sounds.
40Choose the correct answer: If two words are identical in every way except for two sounds in identical environments that create different meanings between the two words, they are called .....
41What is an example of phoneme deletion and substitution (initial)?
42Two words that differ from each other at only one sound segment in their pronunciation are called .....
43Which word is the odd one out: boar-roar-park-store?
44Give an example of words that are a minimal pair.
45In phonology, what is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning?
46Change one sound in the word red to make the new word pictured.
47What type of minimal pair therapy is this:The pairs of words differ by only one phoneme. One word includes tet speech sound that the child can produce and one that the child cannot produce
48Different Pronunciation 7, A. head B. read C. please D. teacher
49The 'Minimal Pair Drill' is used in ALM to help students with:
50Change one sound in the word can to make the new word pictured.
51In the image, which word is the odd one out: think-thick-thin-ship?
52List 3 words that are phonological neighbors for the word: dig.
53A child can distinguish between the /b/ and /p/ sounds, recognizing that "bat" and "pat" are different. This ability depends on recognizing which language component?
54Which of the following is a common challenge in teaching pronunciation to non-native speakers?
55Pronunciation3
56Changing a phoneme in a word will change the meaning of the word.
57Give two minimal pairs that demonstrate a voiced vs. unvoiced consonant difference.
58Which word is a minimal pair with 'main'?
59Minimal pairs:Which one is the vowel sound?
60PRONUNCIATION:/i/ vs /i:/CHOOSE THE DIFFERNT ONE.
61What are two words that are in the same phonological (sound) neighborhood as map?