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English Phonetics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The branch of Linguistics that studies the human speech sound

a)

Morphology

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonetics

d)

Semantics

e)

Sociolinguistics

2.

The branch of Phonetics that focuses how speech sounds are produced in our speech organ

a)

Phonetician

b)

Articulatory Phonetics

c)

Acoustic Phonetics

d)

Auditory Phonetics

e)

Speech sound organ

3.

In producing consonants, we should think about these features, except from

a)

the manner of articulation

b)

the voiced distiction

c)

the place of articulation

d)

the way of speaking

e)

the non voiced distinction

4.

The sounds [f] and [v] are produced by using the upper teeth and

a)

the upper larynx

b)

the lower pharynx

c)

the tip the tongue

d)

the nasal cavity

e)

the lower lip

5.

The sounds [n], [t], [l], [z] and ...... are produced by using the tongue tip to alveolar ridge.

a)

[d], [m]

b)

[h], [g]

c)

[d], [r]

d)

[s], [j]

e)

[r], [n]

6.

The sound [ θ\theta ] we can find in the the words:  

a)

slash, smash

b)

ago, day

c)

star, light

d)

slang, swing


e)

thank, think

7.

The sound [i:]  is found in the the word

a)

key

b)

bid

c)

light

d)

hit

e)

think

8.

The diphthong  [au] can be found in the  words:  

a)

boat

b)

cow

c)

boy

d)

throw

e)

done

9.

Two kinds of words showing the difference in spelling and meaning but having the same pronunciation are called

a)

synonymns

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

acronyms

e)

homophones

10.

In the first part  of the following words,  we can find the kinds of consonants that  belong to Nasals.

a)

raise, tongue

b)

nose, light

c)

liquids, flow

d)

mango, nice

e)

lower, move