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L & R Minimal Pair Quiz 3

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  1. What is the proper way to ___ a business letter?
    a. light
    b. wright
    c. right
    d. write
  2. A heroic tenor is usually the ___ character in operas.
    a. lead
    b. read
    c. reed
  3. The ___ is a member of the cat family that lives in the wilds of North America.
    a. lynx
    b. rinks
    c. links
  4. I ___ him my umbrella because it was raining and he forgot to bring his own.
    a. lent
    b. rent
  5. I offered to ___ him my umbrella for a small charge but he declined.
    a. lent
    b. rent
  6. Dieters believe that food spends a moment on the ___ and a lifetime on the hips.
    a. lips
    b. rips
  7. The players went to the local bar to ___in their victory.
    a. level
    b. revel
  8. To ensure fairness, it is important to maintain a ___ or flat playing field.
    a. level
    b. revel
  9. The word "___" can refer to an internal organ or to an organism that is not dead.
    a. river
    b. liver
  10. The phone call from the rescue team was a ___ of hope for the family waiting for word from the crash site.
    a. lay
    b. ray
  11. The chest of drawers had a ___ runner on top to protect it from dust.
    a. lace
    b. race
  12. The track event had a ___ runner waiting area.
    a. lace
    b. race
  13. He should not read a ___ magazine like Playboy in front of children.
    a. lacy
    b. racy
  14. The cushion had a ___ cover with frills and bows.
    a. lacy
    b. racy
  15. They had ___ together twice before fully clothed as Amish custom allowed.
    a. rain
    b. lain
  16. To ___ means to attack physically or with words
    a. lam
    b. ram
  17. To ___ means to hit or collide with an object.
    a. lam
    b. ram
  18. The ___ is a monetary unit in South Africa.
    a. rand
    b. land
  19. Her hair smelled ___ because she had not shampooed it recently.
    a. lank
    b. rank

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.