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Phonology is:

• the study of fun in linguistics (fun-ology!)

• the study of how the vocal tract produces sounds

• the study of sound patterns in speech

A phoneme is:

• a distinctive structural element in the sound system

• a pronunciation variant of a distinctive structural element

• a study of sound patterns in speech

An allophone is:

• a distinctive structural element in the sound system

• a pronunciation variant of a distinctive structural element

• a study of sound patterns in speech

‘Free variation’ means:

• pronunciation difference in the same environment with a meaning difference

• pronunciation difference in the same environment with no meaning difference

• pronunciation difference in a different environment with no meaning difference

The words ‘run’ and ‘bun’ are an example of:

• complementary distribution

• minimal pair

• neither

The words ‘kid’ and ‘skid’ are an example of:

• complementary distribution

• minimal pair

• neither

The words ‘hot’ and ‘con’ are an example of:

• complementary distribution

• minimal pair

• neither

How many syllables are in the word ‘improvisation’?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

In the syllable ‘bat’, the phoneme /æ/ is in the:

• onset

• nucleus

• coda

In the syllable ‘tan’, the phoneme /t/ is in the:

• onset

• nucleus

• coda