English Phonetics Quiz

Plosive consonants involve a complete closure followed by a release of air. True or False?

Affricates combine a stop and a fricative in a single sound. True or False?

Diphthongs combine:

• Two consonant sounds

• Two vowel sounds

• A vowel and a consonant

• A consonant and a semivowel

How many monophthongs are typically found in standard British English?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

• pin

• fight

• cup

• ten

Where is the alveolar consonant /t/ articulated?

• Lips

• Teeth ridge

• Velum

• Back of the tongue

Which of the following best describes the difference between "beat" /biːt/ and "bit" /bɪt/?

• Vowel length

• Tongue height

• Lip rounding

• Voice quality

How does nasal air escape during the production of /m/?

• Through the nose only

• Through the mouth only

• Through both the nose and mouth

• None of the above

Which of the following pairs of consonants demonstrates the difference between voiced and voiceless?

• /b/ and /m/

• /p/ and /b/

• /f/ and /v/

• /s/ and /ʃ/

Which word has a glottal initial sound?

• When

• Know

• Hunger

• hour