Basic Phonetics in English

What is the primary stress in the word 'photograph'?

• tog

• graph

• photo

• pho

Identify the minimal pair: 'ship' and 'sheep'.

• ship and sheep

• sheep and shipwreck

• ship and sea

• ship and sheepdog

Which vowel sound is in the word 'cat'?

• /ɪ/

• /oʊ/

• /æ/

• /e/

What is the consonant sound at the beginning of 'tree'?

• /t/

• /s/

• /b/

• /k/

Where is the stress in the word 'information'?

• The stress is on the second syllable: 'for'.

• The stress is on the first syllable: 'in'.

• The stress is on the third syllable: 'ma'.

• The stress is on the fourth syllable: 'tion'.

Differentiate the minimal pair: 'bat' and 'pat'.

• The difference is in the initial consonant sounds: /b/ in 'bat' and /p/ in 'pat'.

• The difference is in the final consonant sounds: /t/ in 'bat' and /d/ in 'pat'

• The words differ in their length: 'bat' has three letters and 'pat' has four letters.

• The difference is in the vowel sounds: /æ/ in 'bat' and /eɪ/ in 'pat'.

What vowel sound is present in 'book'?

• The vowel sound /ɑ:/

• The vowel sound /ʊ/.

• The vowel sound /u:/

• The vowel sound /ɛ/

Identify the consonant sound in the word 'think'.

• /n/

• /θ/

• /t/

• /k/

Where does the stress fall in the word 'computer'?

• The stress falls on the second syllable: com-'PU'-ter.

• The stress is evenly distributed across all syllables.

• The stress falls on the last syllable: com-pu-'TER'.

• The stress falls on the first syllable: 'COM'-puter.

Differentiate the minimal pair: 'fan' and 'van'.

• The difference is in the initial consonant sounds: /f/ in 'fan' and /v/ in 'van'.

• The difference is in the final consonant sounds: /n/ in 'fan' and /m/ in 'van'

• The words have the same initial consonant sound: /f/ in both cases.

• The difference is in the vowel sounds: /æ/ in 'fan' and /eɪ/ in 'van'.