Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

What is the science which studies the characteristics of human sound making, especially those used in speech?

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Linguistics

• Acoustics

What are the main branches of phonetics?

• Articulatory phonetics

• Acoustic phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• All of the above

What is a minimal unit in the system of a language?

• Phoneme

• Allophone

• Syllable

• Morpheme

What is Received Pronunciation?

• An accent of the court and upper classes

• A regional dialect

• A type of phoneme

• A speech sound

What are the two branches of phonology?

• Segmental phonology

• Suprasegmental phonology

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What is the classification of vowels based on the horizontal position of the tongue?

• Front vs. back

• Open vs. closed

• Rounded vs. unrounded

• All of the above

What are diphthongs?

• Combinations of two vowels in the same syllable

• Single vowel sounds

• Consonant clusters

• None of the above

What is the difference between voiced and voiceless consonants?

• Voiced consonants have vocal fold vibrations

• Voiceless consonants do not have vocal fold vibrations

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What is the term for sounds produced without vocal cord vibrations?

• Voiced

• Voiceless

• Fortis

• Lenis

What are the two types of consonants based on tensing?

• Fortis and lenis

• Voiced and voiceless

• Plosives and fricatives

• Labials and dentals