English phonology I

The study of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract is called:

• Acoustic phonetics

• Phonetics

• Articulatory Phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

Which of the following is NOT a speech organ involved in sound production?

• Larynx

• Tongue

• Teeth

• Stomach

In the word "beat," the underlined vowel sound /i/ is a:

• Diphthong

• Short monophthong

• Long monophthong

• Nasal vowel

Monophthongs are vowel sounds produced with:

• A single, continuous movement of the tongue

• Two distinct vowel sounds combined

• Blocking the airflow completely

• Releasing air through the nose

Which of the following vowel classifications refers to the tongue height during articulation?

• Tense

• Rounded

• Low

• Long

In the word "ship," the underlined vowel sound /ɪ/ is classified as:

• High, front, unrounded

• Mid, central, rounded

• Low, back, rounded

• High, back, rounded

Allophones are:

• Completely different sounds with distinct meaning

• Variations of the same phoneme depending on context

• Sounds produced by the nose

• Combinations of two consonant sounds

Three of the four words include the same phoneme /i:/ . Which word is different from the others?

• meet

• seat

• meat

• sit

Three of the four words include the same vowel sound. Which word is different from the others?

• Mother

• Up

• Took

• Bus

Choose the odd one out. Which has a different vowel sound?

• dear

• fear

• pear

• hear