The Phoneme

[p^h] as in pin and [p] as in spin are ................. for the phoneme /p/ in

English because they cannot distinguish words

• Allophones

• Minimal pair

• Allomorphs

Answer explanation

[p^h] in 'pin' and [p] in 'spin' are allophones of the phoneme /p/ in English. They represent different pronunciations that do not change the meaning of words.

How many Consonant phoneme?

• 24

• 23

• 21

• 20

Answer explanation

Which is the Minimal pair?

• A.    /e/ vs /i/.

• B.    /æ/ vs /ɒ/

• C.    /k/ vs /g/

• D.    /s/ vs /v/

How many Vowels phoneme?

• 20

• 19

• 21

• 18

Answer explanation

How many phonemes are there in the word “collocation”?

• 7

• 10

• 8

• 9

Answer explanation

/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/

How many phonemes are there in the word "consultation"?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Answer explanation

/ˌkɒn.sʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/

Which statements are INCORRECT ?

• A. Approximants (/w/, /r/, /j/, /l/) are partially voiceless when preceded by initial /p, t, k/

• B. /s/ is replaced by a glottal stop when it occurs before an alveolar nasal in the same word

• C. Nasals are syllabic at the end of a word when immediately after an obstruent

• D. /t, d, n/ become voiced alveolar tap when in the middle of two vowels

Answer explanation

Which of the following is transcription of “Pie”:

• A. /pai/

• B. /p^oai/

• C. /p^hai/

• D. /p^hai:/

What is a minimal pair?

• A. Phonemes and Allophones

• B. Phonetics and Phonology

• C. The variants of a phoneme

• D. Pairs of words that have one phonemic change between them

Which of the following processes that may happen to the voiced alveolar stop [ g ] in

this context: My grandfather has a dog /maɪ ˈɡrændˌfɑːðər hæz ə dɒɡ/

• A. [ g ] may be devoiced after the vowel [ɒ ]

• B. [ g ] may be labialised after the vowel [ɒ ]

• C. [ g ] may be voiced at the end of the word [dɒɡ ]

Answer explanation

• B. [g] may be labialised after the vowel [ɒ]: Labialization (involving lip rounding) is not a typical process that occurs after the vowel [ɒ].

• C. [g] may be voiced at the end of the word [dɒg]: The /g/ is already voiced, and there’s no indication that it would become more voiced in this context.