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Phonetics I - Final Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘deep’, ‘three’, and ‘fleece’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?
a)
athlete
b)
beetle
c)
business
d)
thief
2.
The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘proceed’, ‘reason’, and ‘scream’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?
a)
vaccine
b)
witness
c)
conceive
d)
leader
3.
The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘immediately’, ‘secret’, and ‘degree’. Which word does not include the /i:/ sound?
a)
increase
b)
peak
c)
believe
d)
competition
4.
The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘typical’, ‘liquid’, and ‘since’. Which word in the list does not include the /ɪ/ sound?
a)
build
b)
sink
c)
sheet
d)
ship
5.
The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘British’, ‘English’, and ‘slim’. Which word does not include the /ɪ/ sound?
a)
biscuit
b)
beat
c)
winner
d)
finish
6.
The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bull’, ‘cushion’, and ‘wood’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?
a)
button
b)
push
c)
woman
d)
took
7.
The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bush’, ‘crook’, and ‘football’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?
a)
look
b)
soup
c)
sugar
d)
hook
8.
The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘shampoo’, ‘soon’, and ‘blue’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?
a)
root
b)
tooth
c)
suite
d)
who
9.
The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘boot’, ‘moon’, and ‘Peru’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?
a)
two
b)
include
c)
food
d)
found
10.

What IPA symbol represents the underlined vowel in the word Intend?

a)

e

b)

ə

c)

æ

11.

What IPA symbol represents the underlined vowel in the word London?

a)

ɔ:

b)

ʌ

c)

ð

12.

Which of the following words contain the sound /I:/?

a)

idiot

b)

mean

c)

lip

13.

Which of the following words contain the sound /æ/?

a)

weight

b)

apple

c)

hare

14.

Which of the following words contain the sound ʊ?

a)

mop

b)

wood

c)

using

15.

Which of the following words contain the sound /eɪ/?

a)

either

b)

day

c)

ample

16.

Which of the following words contain the sound /ɔɪ/?

a)

house

b)

house

c)

annoy

17.

What word in English is represented by the symbols [maɪs]?

a)

mouth

b)

maise

c)

mice

d)

mouse

18.

Which word has [ɔɪ] sound?

a)

boy

b)

buy

c)

castle

d)

book

19.

Which word has [aɪ] sound?

a)

night

b)

day

c)

late

d)

bread

20.

Which word has [uː] sound?

a)

door

b)

look

c)

book

d)

afternoon

21.

Which word has [æ] sound?

a)

mum

b)

man

c)

bed

d)

red

22.

Which word has [aʊ ] sound ?

a)

mum

b)

month

c)

mouth

d)

rocket

23.

Which word has [aʊ] sound ?

a)

how

b)

why

c)

mum

d)

love

24.

Which of the following minimal sets are made up of short vowels?

a)

batter, better, bitter, butter

b)

may, me, my, mow

c)

neat, night, note

d)

cap, cop, cup

e)

doom, down, dawn

25.

Which of the following minimal sets are made up of long vowels?

a)

batter, better, bitter, butter

b)

may, me, my, mow

c)

neat, night, note

d)

cap, cop, cup

e)

doom, down, dawn

26.

Which of the following minimal sets is made up of other vowels?

a)

batter, better, bitter, butter

b)

may, me, my, mow

c)

neat, night, note

d)

cap, cop, cup

e)

doom, down, dawn

27.

Now change into English the following phonetics transcription of Merriam-Webster's Phonics:

/ ˈwət ˈdü ˈyə ˈthiŋk ˈyər ˈdü-iŋ?/

(a)  

28.

Now change into English the following phonetics transcription of Merriam-Webster's Phonics:

/ ˈwer ˈwər ˈyə ˈye-stər-ˌdā ˈnīt? /

(a)  

29.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for LINKED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

30.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for BLASTED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

31.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for JOINED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

32.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for ENDURED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

33.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for SEEMED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

34.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for PAINTED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

35.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for MISSED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

36.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for RELEASED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

37.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for SNOWED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

38.

Choose the correct pronunciation pattern for DRESSED

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/Id/

39.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "CHANGE"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

40.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "POT"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

41.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "SEND"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

42.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "ANIMAL"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

43.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "JUMP"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

44.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "DESK"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

45.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "OX"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

46.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "TOMATO"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

47.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "CHILD"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

48.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "GOOSE"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

49.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "ERASER"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

50.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "WRITES"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

51.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "DRAWS"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

52.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "PRETEND"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

53.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "STITCH"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

54.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "COW"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

55.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "STAY"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

56.

Choose the correct plural pronunciation pattern for the word "GO"

a)

/s/

b)

/z/

c)

/Iz/

d)

Irregular

57.

________________ is a more scientific call than "accent." It encompasses lexicon, grammar, structure, etc.

a)

Variety

b)

Dialect

c)

Accent

58.

________________ has geographical and social references.

a)

Variety

b)

Dialect

c)

Accent

59.

________________ is usually related to pronunciation only and basically slangs.

a)

Variety

b)

Dialect

c)

Accent

60.

The United States has basically two main accents: Southern Accent and Northern Accent.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The most standard American accent is located in the south region of the USA

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska are the states where we can find the most standard American Accent

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Southern and Northern doesn't refer to accent by native speakers, but refers to the civil war division

a)

True

b)

False

64.

In the name "Washington D.C;" the letters D.C. stand for...

a)

District Capital

b)

Capital District

c)

District of Columbia

65.

We call the Other Vowels OTHERS, because they are neither long nor short.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Cat, bed, sit, top, sun are keywords for long vowels

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Cot - Caught are typical examples of the merger sound between short O and AW sound.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Grace, grease, gross; are examples of short vowels minimal pairs

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Grace, grease, gross; are examples of long vowels minimal sets

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Had, head, hid; are examples of short vowels minimal sets

a)

True

b)

False