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Module 3. Readings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is characteristic of vowels as opposed to consonants?

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2.

The articulation of such vowels is almost unchanging

(a)  

3.

[eɪ], [aɪ], [ɔɪ], [aʊ], [ɜʊ], [ɪə], [ɜə], [ʊə]. These are called...

(a)  

4.

Find the two diphthongoids:

a)

[u:]

b)

[ɔ:]

c)

[ɜ:]

d)

[i:]

e)

[ɪə]

5.

Which of the words below contain a front vowel?

a)

butterfly

b)

magical

c)

recieve

d)

potter

e)

better

6.

Find the odd ones out...

a)

back-advanced vowel

b)

front-retraced vowel

c)

open vowel

d)

central vowel

e)

mid vowel

7.

If a stressed vowel is followed by a strong voiceless consonant it is cut off by it (e.g. better). Such vowel is called

(a)  

8.

In English rounded vowels are:

a)

[ʊ], [ɒ]

b)

[ɜ:], [u:]

c)

[ɔ:], [ɑ:]

d)

[ɒ], [ɜ:]

9.

When are English vowels fully long?

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10.

[ɑ:], [ɔ:], [ɜ:], [i:], [u:]. These vowels are called...

(a)  

11.

Which vowel is the shortest and checked?

a)

firm

b)

fur

c)

first

12.

What is a descending head?

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13.

What do you call this kind of head?

(a)  

14.

Both stressed and unstressed syllables move down in a...

(a)  

15.

This kind of head is called

a)

Stepping

b)

Sliding

c)

Scandent

d)

Falling

16.

This kind of head is called:

(a)  

17.

The dots in an intonation pattern represent...

(a)  

18.

On a scale, the arrow sign stands for...

a)

the first stressed syllable of a Descending Head

b)

stressed syllables of Descending Heads

c)

the nuclear tone

19.

What is the articulation of [æ]?

a)

front, open (broad variant), unrounded

b)

front, open (broad variant), rounded

c)

front, open (narrow variant), unrounded

d)

front, close (broad variant), unrounded

20.

What is the articulation of [e]?

a)

front, mid (narrow variant), unrounded, short

b)

central, mid (narrow variant), unrounded, short

c)

front, open (narrow variant), unrounded, short

d)

front, mid (broad variant), unrounded, short