Vowels

1. Vowels are the sounds in the production of which ..... of the articulators come very close together so the passage of air-stream is relatively unobstructed and the air can get out freely

• none

• all

• two

• both

2. How many main vowel sounds are there in English?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

3. vowels are commonly classified according to the following characteristics: Length of the sound , Position of the tongue , ..... , Degree of lip rounding .

• height of the tongue

• height of the sound

• position of the lips

• length of air-flow in the mouth

4. What is the underlined vowel sound in the word "busy"?

• short a

• short e

• short i

• short u

5. What vowel sound is the word "said"?

• long a

• long e

• short a

• short e

6. The vowel sound in "laugh" is a ...

• closing dipthong

• centring dipthong

• low back vowel

• low central vowel

7. There are 12 monothongs and 10 dipthongs in English

• True

• False

8. There are 6 tripthongs in English

• True

• False

9.       A triphthong is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced .... and .... interuption

• slowly, with

• rapidly, with

• slowly, without

• rapidly, without

10. Diphthong is a ..... of two pure vowel sounds that make up one syllable

• mix

• combination

• cooperation

• separation