Diagnostic Test_Phonetics

1. 1. How do you pronounce this word? "LIVE"

• / laɪf /

• "l - i - v- e"

• / lɪv /

2. When pronouncing the sound / f / in English, we use:

• The lips

• One lip and the teeth

• The teeth

 

3. 3. How many sounds does the word "phone" have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

4. Which of these words are pronounced equally?

• heard – hard

• loud – load

• eight -ate

5. Which word do these symbols represent?  /ˈdʒæɡjuər/

• dagger

• degree

• jaguar

 

6. How many pure vowel sounds do you think the English language have?

• 5

• 10

• 12

7. 7. So, what do you think is Phonetics about?

• Vocabulary

• Sounds

• Reading

• Symbolism