UBE Review of week 1

Which is not a system to delivery a defined language?

• speech

• writing

• sign language

• gestures

Answer explanation

Gestures are not considered to be systematic. We do use them to communicate.

Why do we use phonetic transcription to understand how English is spoken?

• The normal spelling of a word does not tell us enough aout pronunciation.

• Each phonetic symbol represents one sound.

Answer explanation

It is true that "each phonetic symbol represents one sound". However thi is not a direct answer to the question.

What is a fluffernutter?

• A word which was added to dictionaries in 2022.

• A bound morpheme which stands alone as a word.

• A person who is crazy about phonology.

• A person who can produce every sound that is part of any human language.

Answer explanation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluffernutter A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme usually served on white bread.

Select the true sentence.

• Many animals regularly communicate danger.

• Many animals regularly produce new combinations of sounds.

• Many animals reorder noises to make new messages.

• Many animals can understand sentences they have never produced.

Answer explanation

Many animals regularly communicate danger. Most animals cannot perform the other complex acts.

Which unit is not affected by STRESS?

• phoneme

• word

• sentence

• text

Answer explanation

You can stress a syllable in a word. You don't stress a phoneme.

Which feature of pronunciation does NOT vary when pronouncing vowels?

• voicing

• height of the tongue

• backness of the tongue

• rounding of the lips

Answer explanation

Voicing is a variable when we produce consonants. All vowel sounds are voiced.

Which feature of pronunciation is NOT an aspect of the articulation of an English consonant?

• voicing

• place

• manner

• tone

Answer explanation

Tone is a suprasegmental which means it does not affect the articulation of a single sound but rather of a word or phrase.

Which word does NOT have a silent letter?

• comb

• know

• listen

• dialect.

Answer explanation

One of the reasons we use phoneic transcription is because we have this dfficulty to match sounds and spelling.

Which word is NOT a compound?

• duty-officer

• combination

• classroom

• girlfriend

Answer explanation

A compound is creating from two or more existing words (free morphemes).

A compound can be expressed as one continuous word, or one word with a hyphen joining the two parts, or even as two separate words. Car park is a compound.

Identify the single, complete clause.

• The boy is working.

• The enterprising boy with the curly hair.

• Curly-haired and enterprising boys.

• The enterprising boy cuts his friends' hair and they pay him $2.

Answer explanation

A clause is one complete idea. It usually has a subject AND a verb.

A phrase is not a complete clause.

A sentence can have two or more clauses.