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Phonetics and Phonology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does phonetics study?

a)

It is the study of the patterns of sounds within a language and between languages.

b)

It is the study of the sounds produced by the human voice in speech.

2.

All vowel sounds are voiceless

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In the production of a front vowel the front of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate

a)

True

b)

False

4.

By raising the centre of the tongue to the part of the roof of the mouth which lies between the hard and the soft palate we can produce a central vowel.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘immediately’, ‘secret’, and ‘degree’. Which word does not include the /i:/ sound?
a)
increase
b)
peak
c)
believe
d)
competition
6.
The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘typical’, ‘liquid’, and ‘since’. Which word in the list does not include the /ɪ/ sound?
a)
build
b)
sink
c)
sheet
d)
ship
7.
The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bush’, ‘crook’, and ‘football’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?
a)
look
b)
soup
c)
sugar
d)
hook
8.
The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘boot’, ‘moon’, and ‘Peru’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?
a)
two
b)
include
c)
food
d)
found
9.
The study of speech as a physical process
a)
phonetics
b)
photography
c)
morphology
d)
pragmatics
10.

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

a)

vowels and consonant

b)

ear and mouth

c)

syllables and word

d)

syllable and phoneme

11.

How is "coat " pronounced?

a)

kəʊt

b)

kæt

c)

kɔɪt

d)

keət

12.

What is the vowel sound /u:/?

a)

back, close, rounded, high, long

b)

back, half-close, rounded, high, long

c)

back, half-open, neutral, mid, long

d)

front, open, spread, mid, long

13.

What is the vowel sound / ɔ: /?

a)

Central, half-open, spread, high, long

b)

back, half-open, rounded, mid, long

c)

Front, open, rounded, high, long

d)

. Back, close, neutral, mid, long

14.

1. What are vowels?

a)

sounds in which there is no obstruction to the flow of air as it passes from the larynx to the lips.

b)

sounds in which the speed organs with stable vowel quality throughout the duration of the vowel’s articulation.

c)

Sounds that consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another and then to a third.

15.

1. How many types of diphthongs are there?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

4

d)

5