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English Phonology (Final Test)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does phonology deal with?

a)

the pronunciation of a particular language

b)

the sound system of a particular language

c)

the acoustic properties of a particular language

d)

the grammatical properties of a particular language

2.

give the number of English diphthongs

a)

10

b)

8

c)

6

d)

2

4.

Which one is/are the affricates phonem in English?

a)

tʃ

b)

v

c)

dʒ

d)

tʃ and dʒ

5.

Phonetically, how many variations of of consonant sounds are there?

a)

24

b)

23

c)

22

d)

26

6.

How many vowel sounds are there in the English Alphabet?

a)

5

b)

15

c)

20

d)

10

7.

In total, how many phonemes are there in the English Language?

a)

43

b)

44

c)

45

d)

46

8.

p b t d k g are all examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

9.

th sh f s are examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

10.

ch (as in church) and dg (as in judge) are...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

11.

9. Which vowel is schwa?

a)

A) I

b)

B) e

c)

C) ə

12.

The following words contain diphthongs

a)

fine, boys and house

b)

cheap, cup and door

c)

man, deep, art

d)

shirt, arm, thing

13.
In which word do you find the /ei/ sound ?
a)
table
b)
cat
c)
map
d)
ankle
14.

Voiced sounds are produced when the vocal cords are open so that the air goes out through the mouth without causing vibration.

a)

True

b)

false

15.

The group of fricative sounds are

a)

p b t d k g

b)

f,v, s,z, l, r

c)

ʧ, ʤ

d)

m, n, ŋ

16.

Choose the correct one to transcribe: "I present this present for you"

a)

/ai prɪˈzent ðɪs ˈprez.ənt fo: jʊ/

b)

/ai ˈprez.ənt ðɪs prɪˈzent fo: jʊ/

17.

(a)   sounds are those sounds made by the articulation of the lips against each other.

18.

The sound produced when the air stream is completely stopped for a moment, after which it is allowed to rush out of the mouth with an explosive sound called as (a)   ?

19.

What are the diferrences of voiced and voiceless?

(a)  

20.

sounds created by gliding from one vowel sound to another are (a)   (complete the sentence)