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ID703 Book Quiz # 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has 3 syllables?

a)

difficult

b)

allegedly

c)

oblige

d)

duck

2.

Which symbol is not used in MIPA?

a)

/θ/

b)

/ʊ̈/

c)

/ð/

d)

/æ/

3.

Which of the following is NOT a suprasegmental phoneme?

a)

thought groups

b)

intonation

c)

word stress

d)

vowels

4.

Identify the English spelling for the following phonetic transcription: /piytʃ/

a)

peach

b)

pitch

c)

patch

d)

Pete

5.

Which of the following is NOT a stress-timed language?

a)

Italian

b)

English

c)

Arabic

d)

German

6.

Grouch-y / ‘grawtʃiy / adj. irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining: The old man grew sulky and grouchy.


How many syllables does ‘grouchy’ have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Grouch-y / ‘grawtʃiy / adj. irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining: The old man grew sulky and grouchy.


Which syllable in ‘grouchy’ receives primary stress?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Listen: What is the stress pattern of the following word?

a)

. ● . .

b)

. . ● .

c)

● . . .

d)

. . .●

9.

Listen: Which word is reduced in the following sentence?

a)

Jack

b)

is

c)

baking

d)

bread

10.

Listen: Which word has the longest vowel sound?

a)

fee

b)

fees

c)

feet

d)

feed

11.

Listen: Which words in the following sentence are content words?

a)

the, is, hard

b)

general, is, working

c)

general, working, hard

d)

general, working

12.

Listen: Identify the correct phonetic transcription of the following word.

a)

/bərθdey/

b)

/bərθday/

c)

/bærθdey/

d)

/bərθdɑ/

13.

Which pitch level represents what is normal for a speaker?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Which pitch level represents yelling (anger or surprise)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which of the following represents a single thought group?

a)

A walrus

b)

A comma

c)

Punctuation

d)

A short and simple sentence

16.

How are punctuation marks related to the concept of thought groups?

a)

These symbols mark the end of thought groups.

b)

These symbols intend to eradicate thought groups.

c)

These symbols are a social construct; therefore, they have no relation to thought groups.

d)

Writing and phonology are not related, so punctuation marks are not related.

17.

Why are thought groups important?

a)

It shows how well someone can speak.

b)

One notices the importance of pausing.

c)

It makes the language easier to understand.

d)

It shows what someone is thinking.

18.

The rises and falls in pitch are called what?

a)

Contour

b)

Intonation

c)

Rehabilitation

d)

Pitch

19.

With which phoneme would the following words be linked? “two apples”

a)

/y/

b)

/u/

c)

/w/

d)

/i/

20.

With which phoneme would the following words be linked? “he ate”

a)

/y/

b)

/u/

c)

/w/

d)

/i/

21.

Which is NOT a major type of word stress?

a)

New information

b)

Emphatic Stress

c)

Contrastive Stress

d)

Comparative Stress

22.

How many pitch levels are there?

a)

14

b)

24

c)

4

d)

5

23.

Determine the intonation of the following sentence or question. “Did you eat?”

a)

rising

b)

falling

c)

raisin

d)

fallen

24.

Determine the intonation of the following sentence or question. “I have a cat.”

a)

rising

b)

falling

c)

crashing

d)

soaring

25.

Which of the following normally ends in falling intonation?

a)

Request for repetition

b)

Wh-question

c)

Yes/no question

d)

A tag question where the speaker is unsure

26.

Which of the following normally ends in rising intonation?

a)

Statement

b)

Wh-question

c)

Command

d)

Yes/No Question

27.

Which of the following normally ends in rising intonation?

a)

You’re from France, aren’t you? (unsure)

b)

You’re from France, aren’t you? (sure)

c)

You're from France.

d)

You are from France.

28.

Which of the following normally ends in falling intonation?

a)

You’re from France?

b)

You are from France?

c)

You are from France, aren’t you? (unsure)

d)

You are from France, aren’t you? (sure)

29.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

pat

b)

mop

c)

bet

d)

bail

30.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

top

b)

smash

c)

step

d)

some

31.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

shy

b)

ban

c)

met

d)

short

32.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

shop

b)

tap

c)

flower

d)

grow

33.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

cute

b)

cot

c)

cat

d)

cut

34.

Listen: Which word contains the ____ sound?

a)

far

b)

fur

c)

fear

d)

fair

35.

Listen: Which word contains the ______ sound?

a)

pot

b)

shut

c)

ship

d)

pack

36.

Listen: Which word contains the _____ sound?

a)

mud

b)

mouse

c)

rope

d)

snuck

37.

Listen: Select the response which shows the correct syllable stress.

a)

..●.

b)

.●..

c)

…●

d)

●…

38.

Listen: Select intonation of the sentence or question.

a)

falling

b)

rising

c)

passive

d)

voiced

39.

Which of the following words contains the ɪ / sound?

a)

beater

b)

bitter

c)

better

d)

batter

40.

Which of the following words contains the /iy/ sound?

a)

heat

b)

hit

c)

hat

d)

hot

41.

Which of the following words contains the /ey/ sound?

a)

make

b)

mike

c)

meek

d)

mack

42.

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

a)

bake

b)

back

c)

bike

d)

beak

43.

Which of the following words contains the /ɛ/ sound?

a)

head

b)

weak

c)

heat

d)

bead

44.

Listen: Identify the vowel phoneme in the following word.

a)

/æ/

b)

/ɪ/

c)

/iy/

d)

/ey/

45.

Listen: Identify the vowel phoneme in the following word.

a)

/æ/

b)

/ɛ/

c)

/iy/

d)

/ey/

46.

Listen: Identify the vowel phoneme in the following word.

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/ɛ/

c)

/iy/

d)

/ey/

47.

Listen: Identify the vowel phoneme in the following word.

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/ɛ/

c)

/iy/

d)

/æ/

48.

Listen: Identify the vowel phoneme in the following word.

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/ɛ/

c)

/ey/

d)

/æ/

49.

Listen: Which word has a different vowel sound?

a)

be

b)

beat

c)

bean

d)

bed

50.

Listen: Which word has a different vowel sound?

a)

hate

b)

let

c)

breath

d)

neck