Phonetics & Phonology Quiz

What is linguistics?

• The scientific study of language

• The study of society

• Grammar rules

• The study of translation

What are the three branches of phonetics?

• Articulatory, Acoustic, Auditory

• Syllabic, Consonantal, Nasal

• Theoretical, Applied, Practical

• Phonemic, Phonetic, Minimal

What does articulatory phonetics study?

• Sound frequency

• How speech sounds are made

• Brain processing

• Sentence rhythm

Which speech organ is passive?

• Tongue

• Lips

• Teeth

• Velum

Why do we use the IPA?

• To memorize spelling

• To write English only

• To show how words sound

• To translate words

Which of the following represents a voiceless sound?

• /b/

• /g/

• /t/

• /d/

What is the IPA symbol for the 'sh' sound?

• /s/

• /z/

• /ʃ/

• /ʒ/

In which word is /θ/ found?

• That

• This

• Think

• There

What is a phoneme?

• A letter

• The smallest sound unit that changes meaning

• A written word

• A vowel

What are allophones?

• Different sounds in different languages

• Sound patterns

• Variations of a phoneme that don't change meaning

• Voiceless sounds