PHONETICS-PHONOLOGY REVIEW 1

/i:/ is a/an ………vowel.

• open front unrounded

• open central unrounded

• close front unrounded

• close back unrounded

………………are those sounds made by the articulation of the body of the tongue towards the hard palate.

• Palatal

• Alveolar

• Velar

• Dental

/p/ is a……………consonant.

• post alveolar – fricative- voiceless

• bilabial – plosive – voiceless

• bilabial-affricative-voiced

• dental – lateral– voiced

The vowel /u:/ is …………….

• back-close-long

• back-open-long

• front-close-long

• front-open-long

How many diphthongs are there in English?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

The English sound /dʒ/ is a ……………..consonant.

• alveolar – plosive - voiced

• post alveolar – affricate - voiced

• nasal - fricative - voiced

• velar - plosive - voiceless

Closing diphthongs end in …………

• /u/

• /a/

• /ə/

• /e/

Which of the following words contains a close vowel?

• stand

• start

• sit

• hot

Which of the following words contains a centering diphthong?

• near

• pay

• stay

• throw

Which of the following words contains a centering diphthong?

• boil

• post

• hold

• fear