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Phonology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The phonemes /ʃ/ and // share the same place of articulation (post-alveolar), but not the same manner ( /ʃ/ is fricative while // is affricate).

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which one of the following statements is true about the phonemes /f/ and /v/?

a)

They are both bilabial stops.

b)

They don't have any similarities.

c)

They both belong to the following natural classes: a) consonants, b) place of articulation (labiodentals), and c) manner of articulation (fricatives).

d)

They both belong to the same natural class of voiced consonants.

3.

To which natural class do Monophthongs (i.e. /ɑ/, /ɛ/, /ʊ/, /æ/) and Diphthongs (/oʊ/, /eɪ/, /ɑɪ/, /ɔɪ/) belong?

a)

Weak Vowels

b)

Glide Consonants

c)

Consonants

d)

Vowels

4.

[wɑɹʃəɹ məʃin]

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

[wɑʃɪŋg məʃin]

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

In American English, we say [ wɑɾəɹ bɑɾl̩ ]; but in British English, they say...

a)

[glæs bɑɾl̩]

b)

[plæstɪk bɑɾl̩]

c)

[ wɔtəɹ bɑtl̩ ] or [ wɔtəɹ bɑʔl̩ ]

d)

[staɪrəfoʊm bɑɾl̩]

7.

What did you take when you say you took the wrong [rʊt] home?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

You can have your [pæl] in your [kæɹ] but you can't have your [kæɹ] in your [pæl].

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

A dog can wag his [teɪl] but not his [peɪl]

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

You can write a recipe with your [pɛn], and cook it in a [pæn].

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

[kɑɹməl] is to [kɛɹəml̩] like [pətæɾoʊ] is to [pəteɪɾoʊ]; but not like [bæli] is to [kæli].

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The following image is pronounced as [teɪtəɹ tɑt].

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Based on the following picture, which one of the following statement is true about the phoneme /t/ used in the words represented by this image?

a)

The /t/ used in the words /ɑtəɹ/, /bætəɹ/, /klʌtəɹ/, and /pʌtəɹ/ is actually pronounced as a [k], as in [bækəɹ], [klʌkəɹ], and [pʌkəɹ] when is placed after voiceless consonants.

b)

The /t/ used in the words /ɑtəɹ/, /bætəɹ/, /klʌtəɹ/, and /pʌtəɹ/ is actually pronounced as a [f], as in [bæfəɹ], [klʌfəɹ], and [pʌfəɹ] no matter where it is placed.

c)

The /t/ used in the words /ɑtəɹ/, /bætəɹ/, /klʌtəɹ/, and /pʌtəɹ/ is actually pronounced as a [ɾ], as in [bæɾəɹ], [klʌɾəɹ], and [pʌɾəɹ] when is placed between vowels.

d)

The /t/ used in the words /ɑtəɹ/, /bætəɹ/, /klʌtəɹ/, and /pʌtəɹ/ is actually pronounced as a [t], no matter what comes before or after.

14.

The phoneme /n/ usually becomes velarized when it is placed before a velar consonant ( /k/ or /g/). For example, the /n/ in the word tank ( /tænk / is pronounced as [ŋ] ( [tæŋk] ).

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In African American Vernacular, the phoneme /θ/ varies sounding like the phoneme /f/ when it is placed at the end of syllables, and as a /t/ when it is placed after a nasal sound ( /n/ & /m/ ).

a)

True

b)

False