Chapter 8

What is the term used to describe the study of possible phoneme combinations in a language?

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Phonotactics

• Morphology

What type of onset can a syllable in English have?

• Only consonant onsets

• Only vowel onsets

• Both consonant and vowel onsets

• Neither consonant nor vowel onsets

Which of the following consonant phonemes are rare as the initial consonant of a syllable in English?

• ŋ and Ʒ

• ŋ and ʊ

• Ʒ and ʊ

• ŋ and z

What is the name given to a group of two or more consonants together at the beginning of a syllable?

• Consonant cluster

• Syllable onset

• Phoneme combination

• Phonotactic pattern

Which type of two-consonant cluster in English begins with the consonant s?

• Pre-initial consonant

• Initial consonant

• Post-initial consonant

• None of the above

What is the example of a two-consonant cluster that begins with s?

• stay

• play

• pray

• few

Which type of two-consonant cluster in English begins with a consonant and ends with l, r, j, or w?

• Pre-initial consonant

• Initial consonant

• Post-initial consonant

• None of the above

What is the example of a two-consonant cluster that begins with a consonant and ends with l, r, j, or w?

• stay

• play

• pray

• few

Which type of three-consonant cluster in English consists of a pre-initial consonant, an initial consonant, and a post-initial consonant?

• Syllable onset

• Consonant cluster

• Phonotactic pattern

• Phoneme combination

What is the rarest type of syllable onset in English?

• Vowel onset

• Single consonant onset

• Two-consonant cluster

• Three-consonant cluster