WorksheetsVowels
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Vowels are the sounds in the production of which ..... of the articulators come very close together so the passage of air-stream is relatively unobstructed and the air can get out freely
none
all
two
both
2. How many main vowel sounds are there in English?
11
12
13
14
3. vowels are commonly classified according to the following characteristics: Length of the sound , Position of the tongue , ..... , Degree of lip rounding .
height of the tongue
height of the sound
position of the lips
length of air-flow in the mouth
4. What is the underlined vowel sound in the word "busy"?
short a
short e
short i
short u
5. What vowel sound is the word "said"?
long a
long e
short a
short e
6. The vowel sound in "laugh" is a ...
closing dipthong
centring dipthong
low back vowel
low central vowel
7. There are 12 monothongs and 10 dipthongs in English
True
False
8. There are 6 tripthongs in English
True
False
9. A triphthong is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced .... and .... interuption
slowly, with
rapidly, with
slowly, without
rapidly, without
10. Diphthong is a ..... of two pure vowel sounds that make up one syllable
mix
combination
cooperation
separation
11. There are 3 types of dipthongs. Those are opening dipthong, centering dipthong and closing dipthong.
True
False
12. There are three types of degree of lip rounding: rounded vowels, unrounded vowels, neutral vowels.
True
False
13. Front vowels are those in the production of which the front of the tongue is the ..... point.
highest
lowest
strongest
weakest
14. Back vowels are those in the production of which the back of the tongue is the ...... point
highest
lowest
strongest
weakest
15. /ʊ/ - look is a ...
high vowel
middle vowel
low vowel
