WorksheetsPhonology
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
A phoneme is the (a) unit of meaningful sound in a language. e.g. if one phoneme in the word TOP is changed, it becomes a different word e.g. TAP (write the missing word)
Which word is spellt correctly?
dipthong
diphthong
diphtong
dihthong
Sounds are physical phenomena produced by the _________ ________ (write the missing word)
(a)
Name 2, 3 and 4
2. the alveolar ridge 3. the hard palate 4. the soft palate
2. the alveolar ridge 3. the soft palate 4. the hard palate
2. the alveolar ridge 3. the hard palate 4. the glottis
2. the soft palate 3. the alveolar ridge 4. the hard palate
Are all vowels voiced?
yes
no
/ɪ/ (as in bit) is a close vowel
yes
no
sounds created by gliding from one vowel sound to another are (a) (complete the sentence)
Consonants are sounds produced by the obstruction or partial of the ______
air
airflow
Consonants are sounds produced by the obstruction or no obstruction of the
air
airflow
/b/ and /m/ are ______ consonants (lips are brought together
labio-denta
dental
bilabial
/ð/ and /θ/ are ________ consonants (the tip of the tongue is placed between the theeth
labio-dental
dental
velar
/p/, /t/, and /k/ are________ consonants (when the air is clocked completely and then released suddenly)
affricate
lateral
plosive
approximant
There's only one lateral consonant, which is _____
/m/
/n/
/k/
/l/
Approximants are _____ (when two organs of speech are come close to one another but not close enough to block the airflow or create friction)
/r/
/ŋ/
/w/
/j/
There are only TWO semi-vowels (no obstuction of the airflow like in all vowels , but they behave like consonants in their relationship with other sounds)
/r/
/w/
/j/
/ŋ/
/tʃ/ and /dʒ/ are
fricatives
afficates
A variant of the phoneme is calledn an.....
alofone
allofone
allophone
alophone
In the production of a voiceless sound the vocal cords do not (a) (complete the sentence)
