ENGLISH PHONETICS 1

In the case of which consonants is the air blocked and then released suddenly with a slight explosion?

• affricates

• fricatives

• plosives

• nasals

Is the consonant /tʃ/ voiced or voiceless?

• voiced

• voiceless

Which word does not contain the /ʒ/ sound?

• occasion

• issue

• Asia

• measure

I wanted to know what Susan ______ about his behaviour.

• /θɔːt/

• /tɔːt/

Which word does not contain the /ʊ/ sound?

• took

• bush

• sugar

• root

I like your casual clothes.

• /ˈkædʒʊəl/

• /ˈkætʃʊəl/

• /ˈkæʒʊəl/

• /ˈkæʃʊəl/

Which word has a different <TH> sound?

• father

• either

• worth

• clothes

His ______ smells of garlic.

• /breθ/

• /briːð/

Which Paste Tense is not pronounced /t/?

• brushed

• dropped

• pushed

• judged

What is the phonemic transcription of the underlined words:

"I'm going to meet her father next month."

• ˈfɑːðər/ mɒnθ

• ˈfɑːðər/ mʌnθ

• ˈfɑːθər/ mʌnð

• ˈfɑːθər/mʌnθ