Phonetics and Phonology

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

• Palatal

• Alveolar

• Velar

• Dental

The vowel /u:/ is …………….

• back-close-long

• back-open-long

• front-close-long

• front-open-long

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 has the glottal consonant?

• honor

• honest

• who

• when

/ ŋ/ is a …………………consonant.

• velar – nasal - voiced

• alveolar – approximant – voiceless

• palatal - bilabial - voiced

• post- alveolar - approximant - voiced

When articulating /θ/ and /ð/, the …… of the tongue is against the ………

• front ….alveolar ridge

• tip….upper teeth

• back…soft palate

• central…hard palate

Which of the following criteria is NOT used to classify consonant sounds?

• manner of articulation

• place of articulation

• voicing

• lip rounding