Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2025 English Language Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2025 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2025 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 16 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

Three words are given with their IPA transcriptions: 1. ship - /ʃɪp/ 2. sheep - /ʃiːp/ 3. cheap - /tʃiːp/ (a) Which two of these words form a minimal pair? (b) State the phoneme that differs between the two words.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. ship and sheep; the vowel phoneme (/ɪ/ vs /iː/)
B. sheep and cheap; the vowel phoneme (/iː/ vs /iː/)
C. ship and sheep; the consonant phoneme (/ʃ/ vs /ʃ/)
D. ship and cheap; the consonant phoneme (/ʃ/ vs /tʃ/)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
ship and sheep; the vowel phoneme (/ɪ/ vs /iː/)

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2025 English Language Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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