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Abe's Talk - Phonetic script

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'

a)

[ˈgɹæb]

b)

[ˈgræb]

c)

[ˈgɹaeb]

d)

[ˈkɹæb]

2.

Choose the correct transcription for 'pluck'

a)

[ˈpluk]

b)

[ˈplək]

c)

[ˈplʌk]

d)

[ˈplʌck]

3.

Choose the correct transcription for 'stream'

a)

[ˈstrim]

b)

[stɹim]

c)

[ˈstɹɪm]

d)

ˈstɹim]

4.

Choose the correct transcription for 'went'

a)

[ˈwənt]

b)

[ˈwɛnt]

c)

[ˈwɪnt]

d)

[ˈwent]

5.

Choose the correct transcription for 'rouge'

a)

[ˈɹuj]

b)

[ˈɹuʒ]

c)

[ˈruʒ]

d)

[ˈɹuʒe]

6.

In which word is this sound present?

a)

crisp

b)

mash

c)

church

d)

stop

7.

What sound does it represent?

a)

TH as in "that"

b)

TH as in "both"

c)

TH as in "think"

d)

TH as in "Math"

8.

What sound does it represent?

a)

nn

b)

gn

c)

n

d)

ng

9.

Are where and were pronounced the same way?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Are son and sun pronounced the same way?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

What is the last sound in jumped?

a)

/p/

b)

/d/

c)

/t/

d)

/m/

12.

Choose 2 words which have /z/ sound.

a)

Busy

b)

Messy

c)

Lazy

d)

Sanctuary

13.

Which word doesn't have /j/ sound?

a)

Yoyo

b)

Unit

c)

Magic

d)

Yeast

14.

Choose the words that have // sound.

a)

Joy

b)

Musik

c)

Magical

d)

Pleasure

15.

Which word doesn't have /h/ sound?

a)

Hour

b)

Hallucination

c)

Hanger

d)

Hangout

16.

Which word contains /ʃ/ sound?

a)

Complete

b)

Sure

c)

Fingers

d)

Skirt

17.

Which word doesn't have /g/ sound?

a)

Gross

b)

Gigantic

c)

Energy

d)

Bag

18.

Translate this phonetic transcription /swiːt/

a)

swear

b)

swate

c)

sweet

d)

swit

19.

Translate the word "rose" into its phonetic transcription.

a)

/rɑːz/

b)

/rəʊz/

c)

/ruːz/

d)

/rɒz/

20.

Choose the words that have /k/ sound.

a)

Bag

b)

School

c)

Quarantine

d)

Squirrel

21.

Which word has /θ/ sound?

a)

Although

b)

Bath

c)

Teacher

d)

Bleachers

22.

Which words have /ð/ sound?

a)

Thank you

b)

Mathematics

c)

Brother

d)

Whether

23.

Choose the words that have /ŋ/ sound.

a)

Length

b)

Think

c)

Painting

d)

Blanket

24.

Which word doesn't have the /ʒ/ sound?

a)

Pleasure

b)

Usually

c)

Passion

d)

Decision

25.

Which word has /v/ sound?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Philosophy

c)

Mauve

d)

Rough

26.

Choose words that have /f/ sound.

a)

Paragraph

b)

Division

c)

Phonetic

d)

Tough

27.

Which word has this sound?

a)

photo

b)

white

c)

think

28.

Which word has this sound?

a)

working

b)

institution

c)

happier

29.

which word has this sound?

a)

climb

b)

sit

c)

see

30.

You can find this sound in...

a)

pool

b)

sun

c)

put

31.

This sound can be found in....

a)

cut

b)

foot

c)

door

32.

This sound has got the Spanish ch sound

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

This is the Spanish sh sound

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Where can you find these sounds?

a)

cat- bar

b)

apple-sad

c)

car-bath

35.

Where can you find this sound?

a)

call

b)

cat

c)

happy

36.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Now

b)

Know

c)

How

d)

Cow

37.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Cup

b)

Luck

c)

Turn

d)

Club

38.

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

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

39.

Which of these words has a different sound?

a)

Cheese

b)

Ship

c)

Machine

d)

Share

40.

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

a)

Call

b)

Four

c)

Go

d)

Rock

41.

What is the correct transcription of the word "Bridge"?

a)

brɪʤ

b)

briʤ

c)

brɪ

d)

rɪʤ

42.

What is the correct transcription of the word "Sit"?

a)

sɪd

b)

sit

c)

sid

d)

sɪt

43.

What is the correct transcription of the word "Bottled"?

a)

bɑtəld

b)

bɑtəlt

c)

bɑtləd

d)

bɑtəl

44.

The word /kʌbərd/ corresponds to:

a)

kabar

b)

kobor

c)

cupboard

d)

cubroard

45.

The word /daɪpər/ corresponds to

a)

diaper

b)

deeper

c)

dipper

d)

disperse

46.

The word /ʧɑrʤər/ corresponds to:

a)

Charging

b)

Charged

c)

Charger

d)

Charge

47.

One minimal pair for /lik/ is

a)

lost

b)

alike

c)

like

d)

liked

48.

Write the word corresponding to /peɪst/

(a)  

49.

Write the corresponding word to /pɛnsəl/

(a)  

50.

Write the corresponding word to /kiz/

(a)  

51.

IPA stands for

a)

Interval Pronunciation Association

b)

International Phoneme Alphabet

c)

International Phonetic Alphabet

d)

International Phonetic Association

52.

How do you spell 'foot' in phonetic symbol?

a)

/fækt/

b)

/fʊt/

c)

/fʊtɪ/

53.

Sounds in language can be divided into two groups: _______ and _________ .

a)

vowels and consonant

b)

syllable and phoneme

c)

syllables and word

d)

ear and mouth

54.

the word /pəˈmɪʃn/ describes

(a)  

55.

Which word describes /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/

(a)  

56.

/b/ sound is voiced or voiceless?

a)

voiced

b)

voiceless

57.

What is the word that describes /skuːl/

a)

skull

b)

school

c)

cool

d)

rule

58.

WHAT IS PHONETICS?

a)

The study of speech sounds

b)

The study of speech sentences.

c)

The study of parts of speech

59.

WHAT IS PHONOLOGY?

a)

The study of a language: how it Works and everything about it.

b)

The study of meaning in language.

c)

The study of the patterns of sound in a language

60.

WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH SHORT VOWELS IN THE IPA?

a)

/ ɒ /, / ə /, /eɪ /, / aɪ /, /θ /, / ɒ /, / ə /

b)

/e /, / æ /, / ʌ /, / ʊ /, / ɒ /, / ə /, / ɪ /

c)

/ ɒ /, / ə /, /e/, / æ/, / ə /, /eɪ /, /θ /

61.

THEY ARE WORDS OF SHORT ENGLISH VOWEL

a)

Sit, head, had, cup, good, hot, teacher

b)

Seat, head, foot, walk, girl, heart, dark

c)

Four, door, cup, hat, nurse, teacher, earth

62.

WHAT ARE THE DIPTHONGS?

a)

/ u: /, /ɑ: /, /eɪ /, /θ /, / ɒ /

b)

/ ɒ /, / ə /, /eɪ /, / aɪ /, /θ /,

c)

/θ /, / aɪ /, /eɪ /, /e ə/

63.

WHAT ARE THE CONSONANT?

a)

θ /, / aɪ /, /ɑ: /, /eɪ/

b)

/d/, /f/, /v/, /z/, /s/

c)

/a/, /d/, /e/, /f/

64.

WHAT ARE THE VOICED CONSONANTS?

a)

/k/, /g/, /s/, /a/

b)

/v/, /f/, /d/, /s/

c)

/g/, /z/, /v/, /d/

65.

/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/

a)

telling

b)

calling

c)

challenge

66.

/vəˈraɪə.t̬i/

a)

variety

b)

variability

c)

variegated

67.

/ɪˈfekt/

a)

infect

b)

effect

c)

ipecac

68.

/θruːˈaʊt/

a)

Brut

b)

rugrat

c)

throughout

69.

/θruː/

a)

through

b)

thorough

c)

throw

70.

/ˈaɪ.lənd/

a)

island

b)

air land

c)

alien

71.

/ˈwɪs.əl/

a)

witless

b)

whistle

c)

wiles

72.

/ðoʊ/

a)

though

b)

thought

c)

tough

73.

/lɑːf/

a)

love

b)

laugh

c)

lave

74.

/ˈɡɔː.dʒəs/

a)

joggers

b)

gases

c)

gorgeous

75.

A word that consists of /tʃ/ below is ...

a)

feature

b)

image

c)

beige

76.

A word that consists of /dʒ/ below is ...

a)

image

b)

achieve

c)

exchange

77.

A word that consists of /ʒ/ below is ...

a)

television

b)

fish

c)

sausage

78.

A word that consists of /ʃ/ below is ...

a)

fish

b)

usually

c)

conclusion

79.

A word that consists of /ð/ below is ...

a)

brother

b)

think

c)

thought

80.

A word that consists of /θ/ below is ...

a)

thousand

b)

they

c)

further