Phone & Phono

English consonants (Cs) and vowels (Vs) are different from each other in

• manner of articulation

• voicing

• distribution

• manner of articulation & distribution

Which of the following words contains a short V?

• bear

• smooth

• mere

• touch

Which of the followings is NOT a criterion to classify English simple Vs?

• tongue height

• tongue part

• voicing

• length of sound

/ɔ/ in ... is the longest.

• thought

• store

• fork

• port

Both ... are front vowels.

• /i/ & /ɛ/

• /i/ & /u/

• /ɑ/ & /ɜ/

• /ɑ/ & /u/

Diphthongs ...

• are the combination of 2 simple Vs.

• consist of a glide from one V to another.

• are 2 single Vs appearing within a syllable.

• are the strong V joined with the weak V.

/i/ & /ɑ/ are different in ...

• tongue position

• length

• muscle tension

• tongue position & muscle tension

Which of the following diphthongs is pronounced differently from the others?

• really

• hear

• fear

• bear

Which of the Vs in the following words is pronounced differently from the others?

• touch

• pour

• double

• country

The sound beginning with a mid central V, then gliding towards a high back V is ...

• /ɪə/

• /ɛɪ/

• /əʊ/

• /ɑʊ/