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Intro to Phonology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the sound patterns of language is called ______________.

a)

Articulation

b)

Phonetics

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Phonology

2.

The cavity in human beings and in animals where the sound produced at the sound source

a)

Vocal cords

b)

Vocal folds

c)

Vocal tract

3.

Which vowel sounds do you make by using the back part of your tongue?

a)

/iː/ /ɪ/ /e/ /æ/

b)

 /ə/ /ɜː/ /ʌ/

c)

/uː/ /ʊ/ /ɔː/ /ɒ/ / ɑː/

4.

which of the fallowing symbols is the Schwa sound?

a)

/e/

b)

/ə/

c)

/ʌ/

5.

When phonemes are transcribed, they are written between:

a)

(Rounded Brackets)

b)

/Slash/

c)

'Apostrophes'

d)

[square brackets]

6.
Which set of words is a minimal pair?
a)
These - those
b)
Sink - single
c)
Their - there
7.

This is when we join words together to make a continuous stream of speech.

a)

A. Contraction

b)

B. Sentence stress

c)

C. Connected speech

8.

Which of the following two answers are examples of minimal pair?

a)

Sick / Thick

b)

Hear / Bear

c)

Chase / Vase

d)

Time / Tim

9.

This is a sound usually represented by these letters: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, y, z.

a)

A.Consonant

b)

B. Vowel

c)

C. Diphthong

10.

This is a single phoneme constructed of two adjacent vowel sounds.

a)

A. Phoneme

b)

B. Diphthong

c)

C. Minimal pair

11.

p b t d k g are all examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

12.

What is the structure in the following syllable: pack?

a)

CVC

b)

CV

c)

VCC

d)

VC