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Phonology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a phoneme?

a)

the smallest unit of sound

b)

a blend of phone and meme

c)

a single letter

d)

the volume of your voice

2.

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

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

3.

th sh f s are examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

4.

ch (as in church) and dg (as in judge) are...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

5.

What is a glottal stop?

a)

a combination of a plosive and a fricative

b)

how you make an L sound

c)

making a fricative sound last a long time

d)

closing vocal cords instead of pronouncing a T

6.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

diphthong

b)

dipthong

c)

diphtong

d)

dithpong

7.

Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'

a)

/'græb/

b)

/'graed/

c)

/'græd/

8.

Choose the correct transcription for 'stream'

a)

/'strim/

b)

/'strɪm/

c)

/'striːm/

9.

....................are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another.

a)

Segments

b)

Morphemes

c)

Orthography

d)

Phonemes

10.

choose the correct transcription for 'went'

a)

/'went/

b)

/'wənt/

c)

/'wɜːnt/

11.

Choose the correct transcription for'mood'

a)

/'mud/

b)

/'mʊd/

c)

/'muːd/

12.
What is the primarily importance of the vocal tract?
a)
Because it allows people to speak clearly and be easily understood  
b)
To make sure words are said correctly 
c)
The fact that phonological units and rules are described in terms of physical properties of the vocal mechanism
13.
True or false: A phoneme is the segment we perceive when we hear speech
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Systematic variations are called what
a)
Allophones
b)
Phonemes
c)
Segments
15.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'

a)

ALVEOLAR

b)

VELAR

c)

LABIODENTAL

d)

ALVEOLARPALATAL