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PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY I - FIRST TERM

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is phonetics?

a)

The study and classification of speech sounds.

b)

The study of consonants

c)

The study of vowels

d)

It is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages.

2.

What is phonology?

a)

The study of vowels

b)

The study and classification of speech sounds.

c)

The study of consonants

d)

It is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages.

3.

What is IPA?

a)

International Physical Sounds

b)

International Phonetic Alphabet

c)

International Political Action

d)

International Phonology Allophones

4.

This is a kind of sound that just uses air to make the sound and not the voice.

a)

Voiceless

b)

Voiced

5.

When you say a sound and you can feel a vibration, it is known as a _______________ sound.

a)

Voiceless

b)

Voiced

6.

You can tell if a sound is voiced or not by putting your hand gently on your throat.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which are part of the articulatory system?

a)

Lips,vocal cords, liver, prints

b)

hard palate, back, finger, toes

c)

Tongue, lips, soft palate, hard palate

d)

Soft palate, hard palate, veins, ribs

8.

Complete the sentence.

____________ are a set of phones, all of which are versions of a single phoneme.

a)

Phones

b)

Allphones

c)

Phonemes

9.

A ____________ is a basic unit of which words are composed (is an abstract unit in your mind)

a)

Phoneme

b)

Allophones

c)

Phone

10.

_________________ are all the different versions of a phoneme produced in actual speech.

a)

Allophones

b)

Phonemes

c)

Phones

11.

Which group of words has the phonetic symbol /æ/

a)

cat - cap

b)

car - call

c)

raise - palm

12.

What is the right phonetic transcription for ¨SING¨

a)

/sing/

b)

/ˈsɪŋ/

c)

/sin/

13.

Which are voiced sounds?

a)

/b/ /g/ /z/

b)

/p/ /t/ /f/

14.

Are these examples of fricatives sounds?

Sitter /ˈsɪtə/

Zebra /ˈzɛbrə/

Think /ˈθɪŋk/

This /ðɪs/

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Is CHAIR /tʃɛr/ an example of an africate sound?

a)

True

b)

False