Phonetics and Phonology for Teachers of English Quiz 1

Phonology /fəˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/

It is a study of sounds in a particular language or in languages generally.

• True

• False

Phoneme /ˈfoʊ.niːm/

It is one of the smallest units of speech that make one word different from another word.

• True

• False

Phonemics /foʊˈniːm.ɪks/

It is a study of the phonemes of a language.

• True

• False

Accent /ˈæk.sənt/

It’s the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words.

• True

• False

Pronunciation /prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

It is the way in which a word or letter is said, or said correctly, or the way in which a language is spoken.

• True

• False

Phonetics /foʊˈnet̬.ɪks/

It’s the study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech.

• True

• False

Dialects /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/

It is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular part of a country or by a particular group of people and that contains some words, grammar, or pronunciations (= the ways in which words are said) that are different from the forms used in other parts or by other groups.

• True

• False

Articulator /ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪtər/

It is an organ in the mouth used for making speech sounds, such as the tongue, lips or teeth.

• True

• False

Vowels /vaʊəl/

A short vowel is a short sound as in the word "shoe".

• True

• False

Consonants /ˈkɑːn.sə.nənt/

Except for the vowels in English – a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y – all the letters are consonants.

• True

• False