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English vowels and consonants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many vowels and consonants are there in English language?

a)

20

b)

12

c)

24

d)

44

2.

How many consonants are there in English language?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

24

d)

44

3.

How many monothongs are there in English language?

a)

24

b)

44

c)

12

d)

8

4.

How many dipthongs are there in English language?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

20

d)

44

5.

What criteria are used to classify monothongs?

a)

Which part of the tongue is raised

b)

How far the tongue is raised

c)

Degree of lip rounding

d)

All options above

6.

What criteria are used to classify consonants?

a)

place of articulation

b)

manner of articulation

c)

the height of the tongue

d)

A & B

7.

What are types of consonants based on place of articulation?

a)

bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, palatal, glottal, velar

b)

ending in /i/, /u/, /o/

c)

monothongs and dipthongs

d)

stop, fricative, affricate, nasal, liquid, glide

8.

What are types of consonants based on manner of articulation?

a)

bilabial, labiodental, dental, velar, alveolar, palatal, glottal

b)

stop, fricative, affricate, nasal, liquid, glide

c)

monothongs, dipthongs

d)

voiced, voiceless

9.

How to describe the vowel /e/?

a)

Long front unrounded

b)

Short front unrounded

c)

Short back rounded

d)

short, front, unrounded

10.

How to describe the consonant /p/?

a)

voiced bilabial stop

b)

voiceless dental fricative

c)

voiced palatal glide

d)

voiceless bilabial stop

11.

How to describe the dipthong /ai/?

a)

low central to high front dipthong

b)

mid central to high back dipthong

c)

Mid front to mid central dipthong

d)

high central to low front dipthong

12.

With (a)   , the airstream is relatively unobstructed and can get out freely

13.

With (a)   , the airstream is totally or little obstructed

14.

With (a)   , there is a glide from one vowel to another

15.

There are (a)   monothongs in English language