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Introduction to Phonology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

This is a branch of phonetics that deals with speech production.

a)

Acoustic

b)

Auditory

c)

Articulatory

2.

These are the crucial landmarks of the upper vocal tract, except one;

a)

The upper lip

b)

The hard palate

c)

The uvula

d)

Bronchial tubes

3.

It is one of the places of articulation wherein the tongue tip curled back past the alveolar ridge

a)

Retroflex

b)

Labio-dental

c)

Palatal

d)

Velar

4.

It is the smallest phonological unit that signals a difference in meaning.

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5.

Which of the following ideas does variation pertain to?

a)

The same but different

b)

The same and different

c)

Both are the same

d)

Both are different

6.

It is an alternative pronunciation of a word that makes a difference in its pronunciation and meaning from another word.

a)

Variation

b)

Free Variation

c)

Phoneme

d)

Phonology

7.

It is the smallest unit of sound in a word that makes a difference in its pronunciation and meaning from another word.

a)

Variation

b)

Free Variation

c)

Phoneme

d)

Phonology

8.

Why do differences between units matter?

a)

because the sound might be inappropriate

b)

because the sound will cause misunderstanding

c)

because replacing one with another will cause a different meaning to be conveyed in another language

d)

because replacing one with another will cause incorrect spelling

9.

If the sounds are not in complementary distribution and substituting one sound for the other changes the meaning, what is the phonemic status of the two sounds?

a)

They are graphemes, some abstract unit.

b)

They are allophones of the same phoneme.

c)

They are in free variation.

d)

They belong to two separate phonemes.

10.

This is the term  used to regard for "speaking humans"

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