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phonetics

Total questions: 147

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Oh my beautiful mother. She told me, "Son in life you're gonna go far,"

a)

maɪ / fɑr

b)

mɑi / fɑr

c)

mɑi / far

d)

mɑɪ / fɑr

2.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Over the horizon is another bright sky. Oh, my my how beautiful,"

a)

həˈraɪzən / bræɪt

b)

həˈræizən / brait

c)

həˈrɑizən / brɑɪt

d)

həˈraɪzən / braɪt

3.

What is the spelling for the underlined words: "He told me, "Son sometimes it may seem dark. But the absence of the light is a necessary part."

a)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ

b)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri

c)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri /

d)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ /

4.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "People build their barricades out of jealousy and hate"

a)

ˈbærəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

b)

ˈbɑrəˌkeidz / heit

c)

ˈbærəˌkeidz / heɪt

d)

ˈbɑrəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

5.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Ah, nothing can tear us apart. Sailing on a stormy sea, we’re together you and me."

a)

seilɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgeðər

b)

seɪliŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

c)

seɪlɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

d)

seɪlɪŋ / ter / təˈgɛðər

6.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "They’re our shelter from the storm, to keep us safe and keep us warm."

a)

ˈʃeltər / seɪf

b)

ˈʃɛltər / seif

c)

ˈʃɛltər / sɛɪf

d)

ˈʃɛltər / seɪf

7.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "This is how it’s meant to be, we’re together you and me"

a)

ðis / mɛnt

b)

ðɪs / ment

c)

ðɪs / mɛnt

d)

ðis / ment

8.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "There is always a hand that you can hold on to."

a)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hɑnd

b)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hænd

c)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hand

d)

ˈɔlˌwɛɪz / hænd

9.

What's the spelling for the underlined word: "You're never alone"

a)

ˈnəvɛr

b)

ˈnɛvɛr

c)

ˈnɛvər

d)

ˈnever

10.

Which word has this sound?

a)

photo

b)

white

c)

think

11.

Which word has this sound?

a)

working

b)

institution

c)

happier

12.

which word has this sound?

a)

climb

b)

sit

c)

see

13.

You can find this sound in...

a)

pool

b)

sun

c)

put

14.

This sound can be found in....

a)

cut

b)

foot

c)

door

15.

This sound has got the Spanish ch sound

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

This is the Spanish sh sound

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Where can you find these sounds?

a)

cat- bar

b)

apple-sad

c)

car-bath

18.

Where can you find this sound?

a)

call

b)

cat

c)

happy

19.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Now

b)

Know

c)

How

d)

Cow

20.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Cup

b)

Luck

c)

Turn

d)

Club

21.

How many individual sounds do we have in the word "teacher"?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

22.

Which of these words has a different sound?

a)

Cheese

b)

Ship

c)

Machine

d)

Share

23.

Which of these words has a long "o" sound?

a)

Call

b)

Four

c)

Go

d)

Rock

24.

Which of the following words has the "ʌ" sound?

a)

food

b)

blood

c)

cat

d)

burn

25.

Which of the following words has the "ɛ" sound?

a)

bury

b)

sure

c)

pure

d)

up

26.

Which of the following words doesn't have the "ɔː" sound?

a)

work

b)

door

c)

bored

d)

walk

27.

Which of the following words doesn't have the "ɜː" sound?

a)

burn

b)

dirt

c)

bet

d)

word

28.

find the word for /ˈhɔːs/

a)

hose

b)

house

c)

hours

d)

horse

29.

find the word for /ˈwʌri/

a)

wary

b)

worry

c)

warning

d)

worried

30.

find the word for /ˈfɑːðə/

a)

farther

b)

further

c)

fatter

d)

father

31.

maɪ gɪˈtɑːr ɪz meɪd ɒv wʊd.

(a)  

32.

aɪ kæn riːd ðiːz ˈsɪmbəlz ˈiːzɪli.

(a)  

33.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and then let out with a slight explosion

a)

affricates

b)

explosiates

c)

plosives

d)

fricatives

34.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and then let out with friction

a)

fricatives

b)

affricates

c)

nasals

d)

lateral

35.

manner: air is squeezed through a narrowing in the mouth with friction

a)

affricates

b)

plosives

c)

fricatives

d)

lateral

36.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and let out through the nose by lowering the soft palate

a)

nasals

b)

lateral

c)

plosives

d)

affricates

37.

manner: air passes out freely over the lowered sides of the tongue

a)

lateral

b)

nasals

c)

affricatives

d)

fricatives

38.

manner: air passes out freely trough the mouth without a stoppage, or any narrowing small enough to produce friction

a)

lateral

b)

approximants

c)

nasals

d)

fricatives

39.

strong or weak? -> b

a)

strong

b)

weak

40.

strong or weak? -> k

a)

strong

b)

weak

41.

decipher: strɔŋ

a)

storm

b)

strong

c)

stom

d)

long

42.

decipher: ˈkʌntri

a)

clumsy

b)

country

c)

comfy

d)

closely

43.

decipher: skuːl

a)

skull

b)

school

c)

cool

d)

rule

44.

talking about consonants, place: labio-dental

a)

dental

b)

labio-dental

45.

talking about consonants, place: dental

a)

lip to teeth

b)

tip of tongue to teeth

46.

talking about consonants, place: post-alveolar

a)

tip of tongue to teeth-ridge

b)

tip to tongue to rear of teeth-ridge

47.

athlete is transcribed phonetically as

a)

/əθliːt/

b)

aθlite/

c)

/ˈæθliːt/

48.

showed is transcribed phonetically as

a)

/ʃəʊd/

b)

ˈ/ʃɔːəd/

c)

/ʃɔːd/

49.

advisable is phonetically transcribed as

a)

/ædvaɪzəb(ə)l/

b)

/ədˈvaɪzəb(ə)l/

c)

/ədˈvaɪzəbel/

50.

beyond is phonetically transcribed as

a)

/bɪˈjɒnd/

b)

/bɪˈiɒnd/

c)

/beˈjɒnd/

51.

What is the ordinary script for /ˈrəʊdsaɪd/

a)

rodseed

b)

rudeside

c)

roadside

52.

What is the ordinary script of /haʊˈevə/

a)

whoever

b)

hoover

c)

however

53.

What is the ordinary script of /kəmˈpəʊʒə/

a)

composer

b)

composition

c)

composure

54.

What is the ordinary script of /mɪsaɪl/

a)

mission

b)

missile

c)

missing

55.

YOUR ________ IS TOO SMALL FOR MY HANDS.

a)

/maʊθ/

b)

/maʊs/

56.

hɪz ___________ smɛlz ɒv ˈʌnjənz ænd ˈgɑːlɪk

a)

breath

b)

breathe

57.

Which word has a different sound in "th"?

a)

smooth

b)

father

c)

either

d)

worth

58.

Which word is correct?

Luz´s __________ hurt. She fell down when riding her bike.

a)

/niːz/ niece

b)

/niːs/ niece

c)

/niːz/ knees

d)

/niːs/ knees

59.

Which word is correct?

Luz´s __________ hurt. She fell down when riding her bike.

a)

/niːz/ niece

b)

/niːs/ niece

c)

/niːz/ knees

d)

/niːs/ knees

60.

aɪ laɪk jɔːr ­­­__________ kləʊðz.

a)

ˈkæʒjʊəl

b)

ˈkæʃʊəl

61.

What is the word? maɪ ˈʌŋkl ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ə frɛnd ɪn ðə sɛl ɒv mɛn.

a)

cell

b)

sell

62.

What is the word?

aɪ lʌv ðɪs ˈræbɪt bʌt aɪ dɪsˈlaɪk ðæt heə(r).

a)

hare

b)

hair

63.

Which word doesn´t have the sound "/ʒ/"?

a)

Occasion

b)

Measure

c)

Asia

d)

Issue

64.

Which word has the sound "/dʒ/"?

a)

Your

b)

Yale

c)

Young

d)

Fragile

65.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Palm

b)

Small

c)

Corps

d)

Island

66.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Autumn

b)

Comb

c)

Know

d)

Stain

67.

Which word doesn´t have the sound /ʃ/?

a)

Chicago

b)

Nauseous

c)

Sugar

d)

Question

68.

Which sentence has just the sound /z/ in their words?

a)

Stella and Marcos are a nice students.

b)

This zoo doesn´t open on Thursdays.

c)

These girls love those dogs.

69.

My favorite bird is the dove?

a)

/dʌv/

b)

/dəʊv/

c)

/dæd/

70.

I am sure my friend will entrance my family. He´s so kind.

a)

/inˈtraːns/

b)

/ˈen·trəns/

71.

Luis ˈwɒntɪd tuː nəʊ wɒt ðə ˈtiːʧə ______ əˈbaʊt ˈpɒlɪtɪks.

a)

tɔːt

b)

θɔːt

72.

ðə ˌmɪljəˈneə(r) mæn bɔːt sʌm ______ tuː rɛnt.

a)

ʧɪps

b)

ʃɪps

73.

duː juː wɒnt ə pɔːrk _______? ɪts dɪˈlɪʃəs

a)

ʧɒp

b)

ʃɒp

74.

aɪ laɪk jɔːr _______. ðeɪ ɑːr braʊn.

a)

aɪz

b)

aɪs

75.

ðeə(r) wɒz ə _________ ɒv ˈwɔːtə(r) nɛkst tuː ðə fɑːm.

a)

ˈpʌdl

b)

ˈpædl

76.

It is concerned with describing the speech sounds that occur in the languages of the world.

a)

Phonology

b)

Speaking

c)

Phonetic transcription

d)

None of the above

77.

(a)   occurs when we emphasize more either a syllable in a word or a word in an utterance.

78.

Pitch can be

a)

Slow and fast

b)

High and low

c)

Interrupted and uninterrupted

d)

None of the above

79.

Select the categories in which speech organs may be classified

(You can choose more than 1)

a)

Articulatory

b)

Pronunciatory

c)

Respiratory

d)

Phonatory

e)

Enunciatory

80.

__________ is a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language. It is based primarily on the Latin script.

a)

International Phonetic Association

b)

International Phonetic Alphabet

81.

Select which organs belong to the category: "Phonatory organs".

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Pharynx

c)

Pulmonar alveoli

d)

Vocal cords

e)

Glottis

82.

It is the most important articulatory organ

a)

Tongue

b)

Alveolar Ridge

c)

Teeth

d)

Hard Palate

e)

Lips

83.

(a)   are considered as the smallest units of speech. They are represented by symbols. They differentiate a word form another.

84.

Roundedness and tongue advancement are articulatory traits of the

a)

Vowels

b)

Consonants

c)

Both

d)

Any of the above

85.

/aʊə/ is an example of

a)

Diphthong

b)

Monophthong

c)

Triphthong

86.

Tick the true statements about consonants

a)

When they are articulated, the vocal tract may be obstructed.

b)

They are more sonorous than vowels.

c)

Manner of articulation is one of their articulatory traits.

d)

Height of the tongue is one of their articulatory traits.

e)

They are less sonorous than vowels.

87.

Syllables have an element called rhyme. Rhyme is made of two elements, which are they?

a)

Coda and onset

b)

Onset and nucleus

c)

Nucleus and coda

d)

None of the above

88.

(a)   represent varieties of pronunciations determined by phonetic circumstances.

89.

Is the use of phonetic symbols to represent speech sounds.

a)

Phonetics

b)

IPA

c)

Phonetic transcription

90.

Phonetics is also conceived as the ________________ of the language.

a)

mechanics

b)

philosophy

c)

understanding

d)

interpretation

91.

What did you hear?

a)

سار

b)

صار

c)

ثار

92.

The word " car" has _____________ sound.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

93.

The word " interesting" has: ______________ sounds.

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

94.

ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk in spelling is:

a)

homiwork

b)

hommwork

c)

homework

95.

ˈpɑːti in spelling is:

a)

party

b)

parte

c)

parti

96.

kɔːs in spelling is:

a)

course

b)

cause

c)

because

97.

aɪs in spelling is:

a)

eyes

b)

ice

c)

None of the above

98.

Which is the correct transcription for the word: American.

a)

əˈmɛrɪkən

b)

ɪˈmɛrɪk.n

c)

eˈmɛrɪkən

99.

Which is the correct transcription for the word:

a)

ɪˈmɜzɪŋ

b)

eɪmeɪzɪŋ

c)

əˈmeɪzɪŋ

100.

The vowel sound /e/ is:

a)

Between close mid and open mid - Front.

b)

Between close mid and close - Back

101.

When it is raised in speech, the air cannot escape.

a)

Velum

b)

Hard palate

c)

Larynx

102.

A vowel which remains constant and does not glide.

a)

monopthong

b)

pure vowel or monopthong

c)

Diphthong

103.

How many pure vowels are there in English?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

104.

How many diphthongs are there in English?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

2

105.

The distinc units of sounds in a specified language:

a)

phoneme

b)

grapheme

c)

tropheme

106.

It is not the smallest unit of sound, it is the smallest meaningul contrastive unit in a writing system.

a)

phoneme

b)

phone

c)

grapheme

107.

ˈæ·pə·θi in spelling is:

a)

apathy

b)

apethy

c)

apathi

108.

/rɪˈvjuː/ in spelling is:

a)

riview

b)

review

c)

reviw

109.

/tʌn/ in spelling is:

a)

tone

b)

tonne

c)

tan

110.

The study of human speech sounds in a language that form systematized patterns is called...

a)

PHONETICS

b)

PHONOLOGY

c)

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

d)

ARTICULATORS

111.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'

a)

ALVEOLAR

b)

VELAR

c)

LABIODENTAL

d)

ALVEOLARPALATAL

112.

Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'

a)

/'græb/

b)

/'graed/

c)

/'græd/

113.

Choose the correct transcription for 'pluck'

a)

/'plack/

b)

/'plæck/

c)

/'plʌk/

114.

Choose the correct transcription for 'stream'

a)

/'strim/

b)

/'strɪm/

c)

/'striːm/

115.

Which one of the following words that violates the phonological rules of English language?

a)

Stroke

b)

Gnome

c)

brish

d)

Mblath

116.

....................are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another.

a)

Segments

b)

Morphemes

c)

Orthography

d)

Phonemes

117.

Orthography is ...............................................

a)

The pronunciation of a word that represents the alphabetics spelling.

b)

The production of any speech

c)

The study of the phonetics symbols

d)

The alphabetic spelling of words that represents the way they are pronounced

118.

choose the correct transcription for 'went'

a)

/'went/

b)

/'wənt/

c)

/'wɜːnt/

119.

Choose the correct transcription for'mood'

a)

/'mud/

b)

/'mʊd/

c)

/'muːd/

120.

What's the IPA transcription of the underlined words: "There is always a hand that you can hold on to."

a)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hɑnd

b)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hænd

c)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hand

d)

ˈɔlˌwɛɪz / hənd

121.

What's the transcription for the underlined word: "You're never alone"

a)

ˈnəvɔr

b)

ˈnɛvʌr

c)

ˈnevər

d)

ˈnever

122.

/kɔːs/ in English is:

a)

course

b)

coz

c)

because

d)

clothes

e)

cloths

123.

A vowel which remains constant and does not glide.

a)

monothong

b)

pure vowel or monopthong

c)

Diphthong

124.

Which is the correct transcription for the word:

a)

ɪˈmɜzɪŋ

b)

eɪmeɪzɪŋ

c)

əˈmeɪzɪŋ

125.

Which of the following words does NOT contain this sound?

a)

bean

b)

pick

c)

peep

d)

peak

126.

Which word does NOT contain the following sound?

a)

fed

b)

met

c)

feed

d)

Ben

127.

Which word does NOT contain this sound?

a)

hat

b)

bat

c)

park

d)

fat

128.

Fill in the gap with the sound that appears in this word:

/ b__ /

a)

i:

b)

Ʌ

c)

æ

d)

e:

e)

a:

129.

According to how far the tongue is raised(height), vowel sounds can be divided into:

a)

voiced and unvoiced

b)

front, central, back

c)

stressed and unstressed

d)

open and closed

130.

The vowel sound /e/ is:

a)

Between close mid and open mid - Front.

b)

Between close mid and close - Back

131.

What's the transcription of the underlined words: "This is how it’s meant to be, we’re together you and me"

a)

ðis / mʌnt

b)

ðɪs / mænt

c)

ðɪs / mɛ:nt

d)

ðis / ment

132.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

receipt

b)

niece

c)

pretty

d)

key

133.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

hard

b)

while

c)

inherit

d)

whole

134.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

meat

b)

spell

c)

lend

d)

head

135.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

shy

b)

yoyo

c)

cycle

d)

height

136.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

tOUr

b)

hOUr

c)

lOUng

d)

prOUd

137.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

English

b)

wOmEn

c)

sInce

d)

brAIn

138.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

SHort

b)

Sure

c)

Sugar

d)

Summary

139.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

shY

b)

whY

c)

funnY

d)

hEIghts

140.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

cArry

b)

chArm

c)

cAt

d)

mAtch

141.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

pUpil

b)

Uniform

c)

resUlt

d)

stUdent

142.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

AUnt

b)

lAUgh

c)

hEArt

d)

Apple

143.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

waSH

b)

finiSH

c)

maCHine

d)

matCH

144.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

Coin

b)

cheQue

c)

Cycle

d)

Carriage

145.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

whAt

b)

lOst

c)

tOp

d)

mOre

146.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

advertIse

b)

excuSe

c)

promiSe

d)

loSe

147.

Choose the word with a different sound.

a)

compUter

b)

nUn

c)

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