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ARTICULATORY PHONETICS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word " car" has _____________ sound.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

2.

The word " interesting" has: ______________ sounds.

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

3.

ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk in spelling is:

a)

homiwork

b)

hommwork

c)

homework

4.

ˈpɑːti in spelling is:

a)

party

b)

parte

c)

parti

5.

kɔːs in spelling is:

a)

course

b)

cause

c)

because

6.

aɪs in spelling is:

a)

eyes

b)

ice

c)

None of the above

7.

One of the most active articulators:

a)

Tongue

b)

Alveolar ridge

c)

Palate

8.

Which is the correct transcription for the word: American.

a)

əˈmɛrɪkən

b)

ɪˈmɛrɪk.n

c)

eˈmɛrɪkən

9.

Which is the correct transcription for the word: loopy

a)

ˈluːpi

b)

ˈluːpɪ

c)

ˈluːpə

10.

Which is the correct transcription for the word:

a)

ɪˈmɜzɪŋ

b)

eɪmeɪzɪŋ

c)

əˈmeɪzɪŋ

11.

The vowel sound /e/ is:

a)

Between close mid and open mid - Front.

b)

Between close mid and close - Back

12.

When it is raised in speech, the air cannot escape.

a)

Velum

b)

Hard palate

c)

Larynx

13.

A vowel which remains constant and does not glide.

a)

monopthong

b)

pure vowel or monopthong

c)

Diphthong

14.

How many pure vowels are there in English?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

15.

How many diphthongs are there in English?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

2

16.

The distinc units of sounds in a specified language:

a)

phoneme

b)

grapheme

c)

tropheme

17.

It is not the smallest unit of sound, it is the smallest meaningul contrastive unit in a writing system.

a)

phoneme

b)

phone

c)

grapheme

18.

ˈæ·pə·θi in spelling is:

a)

apathy

b)

apethy

c)

apathi

19.

/rɪˈvjuː/ in spelling is:

a)

riview

b)

review

c)

reviw

20.

/tʌn/ in spelling is:

a)

tone

b)

tonne

c)

tan