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Phonetics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many speech sounds are there in english

a)

24

b)

26

c)

44

d)

12

2.

How many Pure Vowel sounds are there in English

a)

8

b)

6

c)

12

d)

10

3.

How many diphthongs are there in English

a)

10

b)

12

c)

24

d)

8

4.

How many consonant sounds are there in English

a)

12

b)

24

c)

8

d)

10

5.

What is a phoneme?

a)

The smallest unit of pronunciation

b)

The most important unit of pronunciation

c)

The variations of each sound

d)

All of the above

6.

Phonetics is a science that studies...

a)

the description of sounds

b)

the classification of sounds

c)

the description and classification of sounds

d)

the systematic organization and functions of sounds

7.

1. He burned his hand.

a)

/beɪʳnd/

b)

/bɜ:ʳnt/

8.

1. Ear

a)

/eəʳ/

b)

/ɪəʳ/

9.

1. Poor

a)

/pʊəʳ/

b)

/pəʊʳ/

10.

Identifiy the second sound in CUT

a)

Diphthong

b)

Pure vowel

c)

Consonant

d)

Cardinal vowel