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WorksheetsSimulation 1 - Phonetics and Phonology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which one of the following is not a place of articulation?
Bilabial
Fricative
Velar
Palatal
The word that does not match its phonetic transcription is
crisp: /krɪps/
wanted: /wɒntɪd/
post: /pəʊst/
mist: /mɪst/
The following words are made of three individual sounds EXCEPT
pry
late
jam
vie
The following words are made of four individual sounds EXCEPT
rest
jived
meet
zest
What is the phonetic transcription for the vowel in the word 'clown'?
/əʊ/
/ɔ:/
/aʊ/
/æ/
The following words have a similar vowel EXCEPT
pout
mouth
rout
thought
Which of the following statements best describes the vowel in the word 'coat'?
the vowel is nasal
the vowel is a long vowel
the vowel is described as mid back
the vowel is a monophthong
The following words contain a nasal vowel EXCEPT
match
vent
lamp
rant
Which of the following words best describes the place of articulation for the initial sound in the word 'knack'?
nasal
labiodental
alveolar
palatal
Which of the following words has a stop sound in the initial position in the first syllable?
pseudonym
tsunami
queue
thunder
The phonetic features of the consonant in the initial position of the word 'knight' can be described as
[-nasal], [+voiced], [+alveolar]
[+nasal], [+voiced], [+alveolar]
[-nasal], [-voiced], [+alveolar]
[-nasal], [+voiced], [-alveolar]
Which of the following words are pronounced with an allophone [kh]?
knead
chord
scold
scowl
Which of the following words are pronounced with an allophone [p]?
pound
speak
perm
sphinx
Which of the following pairs would be treated as minimal pairs?
neem - meme
peak - speak
loud - loft
cheat - choke
Identify the minimal pairs that contrast in the final position.
wave - wack
pound - pond
paid - pave
wet - wart
The following words have the same number of syllables EXCEPT
flimsy
honesty
teary
looney
Which of the following pairs are words that are stressed in the first syllable?
attach - attack
butter - bottle
technology - acknowledge
mysterious - studious
Which of the following words is known as close syllable?
gray
great
glee
gore
Which of the following words contains a consonant cluster in its coda?
grass
gleam
ground
grown
The basic syllable structure of the word 'thought' is
CVC
CVVC
CVCC
CCVCC
