Let's Speak Right!

1. ___________________minimal pairs illustrate the distinction between the phonemes /ɪ/ and /iː/ in a neutral vowel environment?

• A) bit/beat

• B) kit/skit

• C) sat/sate

• D) cot/coat

2. What is the phoneme that differs between the word sleight and slight?

• A) /ɛɪ/ and /aɪ/

• B) /ɛ/ and /a/

• C) /t/ and /d/ 

• D) /θ/ and /ð/

3. What is the correct transcription of the word "education"?

• A) /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/

• B) /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪtɪən/

• C) /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənz/

• D) /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪtɪnz/

4. Which of the following minimal pairs demonstrates the difference between the phonemes /ʌ/ and /ɑː/?

• A) cup/carp

• D) hut/hart

• B) cut/cart

• C) luck/lock

5. What phoneme is different in the words 'breathe' and 'breath'?

• C) /t/ and /θ/

• D) /b/ and /p/

• A) /ð/ and /θ/

• B) /iː/ and /ɛ/

6.Which of the following is the correct transcription of the word "vacuum"?

• A) /ˈvækjuːm/

• B) /ˈvækjʊm/

• C) /ˈvakjuːm/

• D) /ˈvækjʊmm/

Identify the correct homophone in the sentence below

7. She was __________ with joy when she heard the news.

• a) flouting  

• b) floating

•   c) floutting

• d) none of the above

Identify the correct homophone in the sentence below

8.The teacher asked us to __________ our pencils for the test.

  

•   a) whet   

• b) wet   

• ) wett

• d) none of the above

9.The homophone of 'accept' is (a)  

10. What is the correct transcription of the word "thought"?

• C) /θɔːtʃ/

• A) /θɔːt/

• D) /θɔːθ/

• B) /θɔt/