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Theoretical Phonetics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False?

Practical phonetics studies substance, the material form of phonetic phenomena in the context

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the below is NOT the aspect of speech sounds?

a)

Articulatory

b)

Context

c)

Acoustic

d)

Functional

e)

Auditory

3.

Acoustic phonetics - studies the way in which the air vibrates between the speaker’s mouth and the listener's ear

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Functional phonetics – is also termed as morphology

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Recognitive– phoneme makes up grammatical forms of words, sentences, thus, the right use of allophones

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which sounds are produced by a movement of the lower lip against the upper teeth?

a)

Labiodental

b)

Dental

c)

Interdental

7.

Which sounds are made with the tongue tip coming near or touching the bony ridge behind the upper teeth?

a)

Palatal

b)

Alveolar

c)

Postalveolar

d)

Retroflex

8.

Sounds /p/, /t/ and /k/ are plosives

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the below is NOT a characteristic of the manner of articulation?

a)

closeness/openness

b)

frontness/backness

c)

air obstriction

d)

the shape o f the lips

10.

If the tongue is in a mid-high position, i.e. a bit lower than in high, the resultant sound is a mid-close vowel, or half-close vowel.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If the tongue is mid-low, i.e. a bit higher than low, we hear a mid-open vowel, or half-open vowel.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Choose the two types of cardinal vowels

a)

Primary

b)

Tertiary

c)

Secondary

d)

Retroflex

13.

Sound /ɔ:/ is mid back vowel

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I do not know

14.

Sound /u:/ is a close back vowel

a)

False

b)

True

c)

I do not know

15.

When producing the sound /æ/ lips are rounded

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Depends on the accent

16.

When producing the sound /ɪ/ lips are slightly spread

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Depends on the accent

17.

schwa or /ə/ occurs solely in unstressed syllables.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

There are 3 centring diphthongs in English. What are those?

a)

/eə/ as in the word air

b)

/ʊə/ as in tour

c)

/iə/ as in ear

d)

/eə/ as in the word bear

19.

Find the correct transcription the word 'regard'

a)

/rɪˈɡɑːrd/

b)

/rɪˈɡɑːd/

20.

There is a secondary stress in the word:

a)

/ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk/

b)

/ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/

c)

/ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən/

d)

/rɪˈɡɑːrd/

21.

Stress in the words of Romance origin tend to fall on the second syllable

a)

False

b)

True

22.

The stress in the word picturesque falls on the

a)

First syllable

b)

Second syllable

c)

Third syllable

d)

There is no stress

23.

Choose a word with a different stress

a)

Frustrate

b)

Tutor

c)

Dictate

d)

Describe

24.

Which one is NOT a constituent of a syllable?

a)

Coda

b)

Sigma

c)

Onset

d)

Nucleus

25.

Choose the correct version of syllbification

a)

re | gard | ing

b)

re | gar | ding

c)

reg | ard | ing