phonetics

What does phonetics study?

• Sentence structure

• Word meanings

• Speech sounds

• Punctuation marks

Which of the following is a vowel?

• /s/

• /p/

• /a/

• /k/

What are diphthongs?

• Single vowel sounds

• Two consecutive consonants

• Silent letters

• Syllable stress patterns

Which of the following pairs represents voiced and voiceless sounds, respectively?

• /d/ - /t/

• /z/ - /f/

• /m/ - /n/

• /j/ - /k/

How is a consonant chart organized?

• By place of articulation

• By manner of articulation

• By vowel height

• By syllable stress

Where does the place of articulation refer to in phonetics?

• How sounds are produced

• How sounds are transmitted

• How sounds are perceived

• How sounds are written

What does the manner of articulation refer to?

• How sounds are produced

• How sounds are transmitted

• How sounds are perceived

• How sounds are written

Which of the following is not a place of articulation in the consonant chart?

• Bilabial

• Velar

• Dental

• Monophthong

What is the study of speech sounds and their physical properties called?

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Phonetics

• Syntax

Which of the following is a consonant?

• /e/

• /i/

• /k/

• /o/