Week09. Phonetics and Phonology. Vowels

English (considering American and British dialects) has 24 consonant sounds and 20 vowel sounds.

• True

• False

There are 7 short vowel sounds, 5 long vowel sounds and 8 diphthong in English.

• True

• False

All English vowels are produced with a pulmonic egressive airstream with a closed velum (air going out).

• True

• False

All vowel sounds in English have the same place of articulation.

• True

• False

The diagram is a representation of the "vowel space" in the center of the mouth where vowel sounds are articulated and it is known as

• Vowel quadrilateral chart

• Cardinal vowel chart

• vowel table

"Close", "Mid" and "Open" refer to the distance between the tongue and _______.

• the velum

• the root of the mouth

• the roof of the mouth

"Front", "Centre" and "Back" refer to _______.

• the part of the tongue that rises or lowers

• the position of the tongue

• the part of the mouth that is touched by the tongue

In the articulation of vowel sounds three elements are important: height and backness of the tongue, and _______ .

• voice

• closeness of the mouth

• roundedness

Which vowel sound is produced with spread lips?

• ʊ as in "foot"

• iː as in "keep"

• ɔː as in "caught"

Which vowel sound is produced with rounded lips?

• ʊ as in "foot"

• ə as in "ago"

• ɔː as in "caught"