PP vowels w6

What terms do phoneticians use to describe vowel articulation?

• Tongue height and advancement

• High, mid, low and front, center, back

• Voiced and voiceless

• Fricative and affricate

Which of the following is a high-front vowel?

• /u/ as in "boot"

• /i/ as in "heed"

• /a/ as in "father"

• /ɛ/ as in "head"

What is the main difference between monophthongs and diphthongs?

• Monophthongs contain one sound quality, while diphthongs contain two

• Monophthongs are voiced, while diphthongs are voiceless

• Diphthongs require tongue contact with the teeth, while monophthongs do not

• Monophthongs are high vowels, while diphthongs are low vowels

Which word contains a low-front vowel?

• Heed

• Head

• Had

• Hid

Where are back vowels produced?

• At the front of the mouth

• At the back of the mouth

• At the center of the mouth

• At the tip of the tongue

Which of the following is an example of a high-back vowel?

• /æ/ as in "had"

• /u/ as in "boot"

• /a/ as in "father"

• /ɪ/ as in "hid"

What is the term for vowels like /aʊ/ in “how” or /aɪ/ in “white”?

• Monophthongs

• Diphthongs

• Fricatives

• Nasals

What is a schwa vowel (/ǝ/)?

• A stressed vowel with an open quality

• An unstressed vowel with a neutral, mid-central sound

• • A high-back vowel

• A low-front vowel with diphthongal properties

Which of the following vowels is r-colored, meaning it has an "r"-like quality?

• /ɝ/ as in "shirt"

• /æ/ as in "cat"

• /ʌ/ as in "mud"

• /u/ as in "boot"

Which word contains a mid-central vowel?

• The word "the" with /ǝ/

• The word "heed" with /i/

• The word "boot" with /u/

• The word "law" with /ɔ/