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L & R Minimal Pair Quiz 2

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  1. Are phone calls cheaper ___ at night?
    a. late
    b. rate
  2. The evening prayer begins "Now I ___ me down to sleep".
    a. lay
    b. ray
  3. Home owners are advised to ___ their doors at all times.
    a. rock
    b. lock
  4. That oak-paneled door is as solid as a ___.
    a. rock
    b. lock
  5. I am sorry to ___ behind but I am too tired to keep up.
    a. lag
    b. rag
  6. Use a ___ to wipe the dirt from your shoes.
    a. lag
    b. rag
  7. The ___ in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
    a. rain
    b. lain
  8. Light the kerosene___ before you go outside.
    a. lamp
    b. ramp
  9. Use a ___ to move heavy objects from one level to another.
    a. lamp
    b. ramp
  10. Please sit on my ___.
    a. rap
    b. lap
    c. wrap
  11. Instead of saying "Let"s talk" one can say "Let's ___".
    a. rap
    b. lap
    c. wrap
  12. To save money and resources ___ packages in newspapers.
    a. rap
    b. lap
    c. wrap
  13. A dangerous disease carrier is the common ___.
    a. rat
    b. lat
  14. I will see you ___, after I finish work.
    a. later
    b. rater
  15. Purple is considered a ___ color, the color of Kings.
    a. loyal
    b. royal
  16. I would ___ be healthy than rich, but both would be nice.
    a. lather
    b. rather
  17. Work up a good ___ with the soap before you rinse.
    a. lather
    b. rather
  18. It is against the ___ for teenagers to smoke and drink.
    a. law
    b. raw
  19. Stop! You are going the ___ way on a one-way street!
    a. wrong
    b. long
  20. This is the ___ way to the library but I know how to go there.
    a. wrong
    b. long

Copyright (C) 1998 Donna Tatsuki (dtatsuki@gol.com)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.