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WorksheetsPhonetics 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a phoneme?
The smallest unit of pronunciation
The most important unit of pronunciation
The variations of each sound
All of the above
Phonetics is a science that studies...
the description of sounds
the classification of sounds
the description and classification of sounds
the systematic organization and functions of sounds
Phonology is the branch of Linguistics that studies...
the description and classification of sounds
the funtions of sounds
the organization of sounds
the systematic organization of sounds, and their functions
What is voice?
The sounds produced by the larynx
The sounds produced by the vocal folds
The sounds produced by the mouth
The sounds produced by speech
How are vowels classified?
bilabial - labiodental - alveolar
close - mid - open
front - central - back
semivowels - laterals - nasals
An allophone is any of the various phonetic realizations of a phoneme in a language
True
False
Maybe
Possibly
What is aspiration?
the voiceless interval between the release of a fricative and the voicing of a following vowel
the voiceless interval between the release of a lateral and the voicing of a following vowel
the voiceless interval between the release of a vowel and the voicing of a following consonant
the voiceless interval between the release of a plosive and the voicing of a following vowel
Tick the nasals
/m/ /w/ /y/
/s/ /l/ /p/
/n/ /m/
/t/ /k/ /g/
Elision is the omission of a sound in formal speech
True
False
Maybe
Possibly
Assimilation is ...
the alteration of speech sound to make it more similar to consonant sounds.
the alteration of speech sound to make it more similar to vowel sounds.
the alteration of speech sound to make it more similar to its neighbours.
the alteration of speech sound to make it different to its neighbours.
