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Linguistics Intro

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is phonetics?

(a)  

2.

what are the 3 branches of phonetics?

a)

auditory (production)

b)

acoustic (transmission)

c)

articulatory (perception)

d)

visual (appearance)

3.

What is the difference between a vowel and consonant?

a)

V is always voiced

b)

C involves obstruction of air when producing a sound

c)

C is always voiced

d)

C are classified by place and manner of articulation

4.

What does 'manner' of articulation mean?

a)

It refers to how the airstream is affected as it exits the lungs and mouth

b)

It refers to the altitude of the speaker's surroundings

c)

It refers to the attitude of the speaker during a conversation

d)

It refers to the condition of the mouth

5.

How many manners of articulation are there?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

6.

What are the manners of articulation?

a)

stop/plosive (oral & nasal)

b)

fricative

c)

affricate

d)

trill

e)

lateral

7.

What are the manners of articulation?

a)

lateral

b)

fricative

c)

affricate

d)

semi vowel/glide

e)

bilabial

8.

Vowels are classified by..

a)

the position of the tongue

b)

degree of openness of the mouth

c)

shape of the lips

d)

the pressure applied when spoken

9.

What is IPA? (International Phonetic Alphabet)

4 lines
10.

What does 'Place' of articulation mean?

a)

places where the constrictions and obstructions of air occur

b)

"..the point in the vocal tract where the speech organs restrict the passage of air in some way so producing distinctive speech sounds"

11.

Which is false?

a)

Acoustics Ph. is the study of the physical properties of speech

b)

Articulatory Ph. looks at the interaction of different vocal organs to produce particular sounds

c)

Auditory Ph. refers to how the speaker perceives their own voice

12.

What are the properties of the first letter of the word, 'teeth'?

a)

Alveolar, stop, voiced

b)

Labiodental, fricative, voiced

c)

Alveolar, stop, voiceless

d)

Labiodental, fricative, voiceless

13.

What are the properties of the last sound in the word, 'sing'?

a)

Velar, nasal, voiced

b)

Velar, stop, voiceless

c)

Glottal, fricative, voiceless