PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY 1

Which branch of phonetics focuses on how speech sounds are produced?

• a) Acoustic phonetics
  

• b) Articulatory phonetics
  

• c) Auditory phonetics
  

• • d) Phonology

The vibration of the vocal folds during phonation produces:

• a) Resonance
  

• b) Glottal stop
  

• c) A ‘buzzy’ sound

• • d) Intonation

Which of the following is a passive articulator?

• a) Lower lip
  

• b) Tongue tip
  

• c) Alveolar ridge

• • d) Back of tongue

Which part of the tongue is in contact with the hard palate when pronouncing /j/ as in yes?

• a) Tip
  

• b) Blade
  

• c) Back
  

• d) Front

Which statement best describes phonology?

• a) Study of all human speech sounds and their production
  

• b) Study of sound transmission and acoustic properties
  

• c) It is a study of sound patterns and how sounds are organized into patterns

• d) Study of the perception of sounds

Q7. Which of the following is NOT a basic mechanism of voice production?

• a) Breathing mechanism
  

• b) Resonance
  

• c) Vibrating mechanism
  

• d) Connected speech

Q8. Which is a difference between breathing for speech and breathing for life?

• a) Both have equal inhalation and exhalation phases
  

• b) Speech breathing has longer inhalation
  

• c) Speech breathing has longer exhalation

• d) Life breathing has controlled airflow

Which of the following contains only voiced sounds?

• a) /s/, /t/
  

• b) /p/, /f/
  

• c) /m/, /z/

• d) /k/, /t/

Which of the following contains only voiceless sounds?

• a) /s/, /t/

• b) /m/, /z/
  

• c) /v/, /g/
  

• d) /n/, /l/

Which organ of speech can be rounded, spread, or neutral to shape vowels?

• a) Lips

• b) Velum
  

• c) Uvula
  

• d) Hard palate