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Simulation 1 - Phonetics and Phonology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is not a place of articulation?

a)

Bilabial

b)

Fricative

c)

Velar

d)

Palatal

2.

The word that does not match its phonetic transcription is

a)

crisp: /krɪps/

b)

wanted: /wɒntɪd/

c)

post: /pəʊst/

d)

mist: /mɪst/

3.

The following words are made of three individual sounds EXCEPT

a)

pry

b)

late

c)

jam

d)

vie

4.

The following words are made of four individual sounds EXCEPT

a)

rest

b)

jived

c)

meet

d)

zest

5.

What is the phonetic transcription for the vowel in the word 'clown'?

a)

/əʊ/

b)

/ɔ:/

c)

/aʊ/

d)

/æ/

6.

The following words have a similar vowel EXCEPT

a)

pout

b)

mouth

c)

rout

d)

thought

7.

Which of the following statements best describes the vowel in the word 'coat'?

a)

the vowel is nasal

b)

the vowel is a long vowel

c)

the vowel is described as mid back

d)

the vowel is a monophthong

8.

The following words contain a nasal vowel EXCEPT

a)

match

b)

vent

c)

lamp

d)

rant

9.

Which of the following words best describes the place of articulation for the initial sound in the word 'knack'?

a)

nasal

b)

labiodental

c)

alveolar

d)

palatal

10.

Which of the following words has a stop sound in the initial position in the first syllable?

a)

pseudonym

b)

tsunami

c)

queue

d)

thunder

11.

The phonetic features of the consonant in the initial position of the word 'knight' can be described as

a)

[-nasal], [+voiced], [+alveolar]

b)

[+nasal], [+voiced], [+alveolar]

c)

[-nasal], [-voiced], [+alveolar]

d)

[-nasal], [+voiced], [-alveolar]

12.

Which of the following words are pronounced with an allophone [kh]?

a)

knead

b)

chord

c)

scold

d)

scowl

13.

Which of the following words are pronounced with an allophone [p]?

a)

pound

b)

speak

c)

perm

d)

sphinx

14.

Which of the following pairs would be treated as minimal pairs?

a)

neem - meme

b)

peak - speak

c)

loud - loft

d)

cheat - choke

15.

Identify the minimal pairs that contrast in the final position.

a)

wave - wack

b)

pound - pond

c)

paid - pave

d)

wet - wart

16.

The following words have the same number of syllables EXCEPT

a)

flimsy

b)

honesty

c)

teary

d)

looney

17.

Which of the following pairs are words that are stressed in the first syllable?

a)

attach - attack

b)

butter - bottle

c)

technology - acknowledge

d)

mysterious - studious

18.

Which of the following words is known as close syllable?

a)

gray

b)

great

c)

glee

d)

gore

19.

Which of the following words contains a consonant cluster in its coda?

a)

grass

b)

gleam

c)

ground

d)

grown

20.

The basic syllable structure of the word 'thought' is

a)

CVC

b)

CVVC

c)

CVCC

d)

CCVCC