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WorksheetsID703 Week 1 Day 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a phoneme?
A pleasant sound
The opposite of a friendneme
A representation of a language sound that carries meaning
A sound difference
How many sounds in English?
+365
-30
+40
26
Why do pronunciation difficulties occur?
People who speak different languages have different tongue shapes.
People are allergic to certain sounds.
Sometimes sounds are similar in different languages , but they are not the same.
Pronunciation difficulties do not occur.
When a phoneme is unlike any phoneme in the native language...
there are no pronunciation problems.
it is easy to replicate the sound.
tongue exercises will get your phonemes in shape!
pronunciation difficulties will occur.
Learning phonemes is useful because it ...
allows learners to have a precise understanding of the sounds.
allows learners to have a clear understanding of semantics.
allows learners to clearly understand the grammar.
allows learners to improve their dictionary skills.
For our purposes and for some language courses, we use MIPA instead of IPA because...
IPA is old fashioned.
MIPA is not international.
MIPA is IPA's more complex counterpart.
it isn't necessary to know all language sounds.
Why are slash bars used?
to show they are dangerous.
to show they are important.
to show they have sound.
to show they are phonemes.
What is a minimal pair?
A delicious fruit
A couple that are complete opposites
words that are opposite
words that differ by only one sound
words that sound the same but not spelled the same
How are segmental phonemes divided?
by genders
by intonation and explication
by resonation and determination
by vowels and consonants
What are examples of suprasegmental phonemes?
Declaration, intonation, clarification, and comprehension
stress, pitch, reductions, linking, and thought groups
pace, contemplation, reaction, satisfaction
calisthenics, calligraphy, cartography, and radiology,
