Phonology 1

What is phonology?

• The study of all human sounds

• The study of sounds in a language

• The study of phones and their uses

What is a phoneme?

• The smallest unit of sound in a language

• The newest phone in the market

• A group of sounds in a language

What is phonics?

• The smallest unit of sound in a language

• A chart that compiles all the sounds in the English language

• An early literacy programme for the teaching of reading and writing in English

What is a vowel?

• A sound made by the vocal cords, the position of the lips and tongue without restriction of the air flow through the mouth.

• A sound made by vocal cords, the position of the tongue and lips with air flow restriction.

• A sound made by applying extra force to a specific syllable in a word.

What is a consonant?

• A sound made by the vocal cords, the position of the lips and tongue without restriction of the air flow through the mouth.

• A sound made by vocal cords, the position of the tongue and lips with air flow restriction.

• A sound made by applying extra force to a specific syllable in a word.

What is a diphthong?

• Two vowel sounds together

• Two consonant sounds together.

• A consonant followed by a vowel and then a consonant.

How many vowel sounds are there in Spanish?

• 5

• 9

• 12

How many vowel sounds are there in English?

• 5

• 9

• 12

How many diphthongs are there in English?

• 5

• 8

• 12

How many diphthongs are there in Spanish?

• 5

• 8

• 15