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Phonetic Coach 30

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The relation between sounds and letters in English is ---------

a)

consistent

b)

reliable

c)

inconsistent

d)

predictable

2.

The word ------------- is transcribed as /keə/.

a)

car

b)

cure

c)

cow

d)

care

3.

The vowel sound /e/ is found in----------------

a)

head

b)

friend

c)

bed

d)

all of them

4.

A --------------- is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract

a)

Vowel

b)

consonant

c)

phoneme

d)

diphthong

5.

There are ---------- vowel phonemes in English.

a)

24

b)

5

c)

20

d)

44

6.

--------------------is the study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages

a)

Phonology

b)

Morphology

c)

Phonetics

d)

Phonics

7.

------------------is a method for teaching people how to read and write an alphabetic language

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonics

c)

Phonology

d)

Morphology

8.

A--------------is a written symbol that represents a sound (phoneme). This can be a single letter, or could be a sequence of letters

a)

grapheme

b)

phoneme

c)

letter

d)

vowel

9.

Which of the following words has a consonant cluster?

a)

shoe

b)

chair

c)

speak

d)

write

10.

---------------are two letters that together make one sound

a)

Phonemes

b)

Trigraphs

c)

Digraphs

d)

Homographs

11.

In -------------- lessons, a pronunciation problem which arises in class is dealth with there and then.

a)

Accumulative

b)

Reactive

c)

Integrated

d)

Practice

12.

-------------------means listening to a model, provided by the teacher, or a tape or another student, and repeating what is heard.

a)

Chaining

b)

Front Chaining

c)

Back Chaining

d)

Drilling

13.

In teaching pronunciation, ------------- means encouraging students to bring up a previously studied word or phrase.

a)

Drilling

b)

Eliciting

c)

Chaining

d)

Deduction

14.

Drilling is divided into----------

a)

Choral and individual

b)

front and back

c)

choral and collective

d)

forward and backward

15.

The following technique in teaching pronunciation is termed --------------.

Teacher: I‘m studying the present progressive. (Students find it difficult to reproduce the sentence.)

Teacher: Progressive.

Student: Progressive.

Teacher: The present progressive. (Students imitate.)

Teacher: I’m studying the present progressive. (Students imitate the whole sentence correctly.)

a)

Back chaining

b)

Front chaining

c)

Drilling

d)

Eliciting

16.

The following teaching technique is termed ------------------.

Teacher: Angela gets the pink toothbrush (student repeats)

from her cup (student repeats)

and the toothpaste (student repeats)

from the top vanity drawer. (student repeats)

Finally, the student can read the whole sentence

Angela gets the pink toothbrush from her cup and the toothpaste from the top vanity drawer.

a)

Back Chaining

b)

Front Chaining

c)

Eliciting

d)

Choral Drilling

17.

Choose the word which has the sound /ʌ/.

a)

cute

b)

done

c)

put

d)

comb

18.

--------is the branch of linguistics that studies sound patterns in a language.

a)

Phonology

b)

Phonetics

c)

Phonics

d)

Pragmatics

19.

Which of the following words does not have the sound /eɪ/?

a)

weigh

b)

later

c)

latter

d)

great

20.

The two words heard and herd are........

a)

Homophones

b)

Homographs

c)

Minimal Pairs

d)

Homonyms

21.

The letter A in the word orange is pronounced as

a)

ɑː

b)

ɪ

c)

eɪ

d)

æ

22.

The two words policeman and policemen are

a)

homographs

b)

homonyms

c)

Minimal Pairs

d)

Homophones

23.

The letter A in the word many is pronounced as

a)

ɜ:

b)

a:

c)

æ

d)

e

24.

The letter A in the word car is pronounced as

a)

ɜ:

b)

a:

c)

æ

d)

e

25.

---------------are three letters that together make one sound

a)

Phonemes

b)

Trigraphs

c)

Digraphs

d)

Homographs

26.

The vowel sound /e/ is NOT found in the word ----------------

a)

head

b)

Women

c)

many

d)

bread

27.

Compound vowel phonemes are phonetically termed------.

a)

Monophthongs

b)

Digraphs

c)

Diphthongs

d)

Graphemes

28.

There are ---------- consonant phonemes in English.

a)

24

b)

5

c)

20

d)

44

29.

This application is called----

a)

Say it

b)

Speakometer

c)

Phonemic chart

d)

Jolly Phonics

30.

-------- in phonics is combining broken up sounds to make a word.

a)

Eliciting

b)

Blending

c)

Drilling

d)

Chaining

31.

A----------is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly, and can be used as a type of spoken word game.

a)

Nursery Rhyme

b)

Tongue Twister

c)

Choral activity

d)

Homophones

32.

A---------is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries.

a)

Nursery Rhyme

b)

Tongue Twister

c)

Choral activity

d)

Homophones

33.

A --------------- is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.

a)

Vowel

b)

consonant

c)

Semi-vowel

d)

Homophone

34.

A --------------- is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.

a)

Vowel

b)

consonant

c)

Semi-vowel

d)

Homophone

35.

This application is called----

a)

Say it

b)

Speakometer

c)

Phonemic chart

d)

Jolly Phonics

36.

This application is called----

a)

Say it

b)

Speakometer

c)

Phonemic chart

d)

Jolly Phonics

37.

Which of the following has a tetragraph?

a)

Through

b)

School

c)

enough

d)

Cough

38.

This application is called----

a)

Say it

b)

Speakometer

c)

Phonemic chart

d)

ABC KIDS

39.

The two words heal and heel are........

a)

Homophones

b)

Homographs

c)

Minimal Pairs

d)

Homonyms

40.

The two words week and weak are........

a)

Homophones

b)

Homographs

c)

Minimal Pairs

d)

Homonyms

41.

Spellings can clearly affect pronunciation performance

-------

a)

positively

b)

neutrally

c)

mildly

d)

adversely

42.

What type of Pronunciation Lesson is it?

a)

Remedial

b)

Reactive

c)

Integrated

d)

Practice

43.

What type of Pronunciation Lesson is it?

a)

Remedial

b)

Reactive

c)

Integrated

d)

Practice

44.

A --------feature is a speech feature, such as stress or pitch, that affects more than one speech sound.

a)

Segmental

b)

Suprasegmental

c)

Phonemic

d)

Phonetic

45.

Which is the correct transcription for the word

Breakfast ?

a)

/ˈbrekfæst/

b)

/ˈbrekfəst/

c)

/breɪkfɑ:st/

d)

/breɪkfæst/

46.

Which of the following words has a Monophthong?

a)

Say

b)

says

c)

hi

d)

Though

47.

Which of the following words has a Diphthong?

a)

great

b)

bread

c)

Bury

d)

greet

48.

What is the best definition of "synthetic phonics"?

a)

Teaching phonics through music

b)

Using visual aids to teach phonics

c)

Focusing on sight words without sound-letter correspondence

d)

Teaching how to blend individual sounds to form words

49.

What is the accurate term of

"a detailed visual representation of speech sounds that includes more phonetic detail, often using IPA symbols and diacritics. For example, the phonetic transcription of “cat” would be [kʰæt], showing the aspiration of the initial “k” sound.

a)

Phonemic transcription

b)
Syllabic notation
c)
Orthographic transcription
d)
Phonetic transcription
50.

Which of the following words has a split digraph?

a)

cat

b)

ship

c)

cake

d)

pain

51.

Words that do not follow common phonetic patterns (e.g., said, enough, friend) are termed...........

a)
phonetic words
b)

minimal pairs

c)

sight words

d)
regular words
52.

What is this method of pronunciation teaching termed ?

Example:

Teaching the word "dog": - First, students learn the individual sounds: /d/ (d), /o/ (o), /g/ (g). - Then, they blend the sounds together: /d/ + /o/ + /g/ = "dog".

a)

Analogy Phonics

b)

Analytic Phonics

c)

Embedded Phonics

d)

Synthetic Phonics

53.

What is this method of pronunciation teaching termed ?

Example:

Teaching the word "cat": - Students are shown the whole word "cat" and taught to recognize the sounds within it. - They learn that the word "cat" has three sounds: /k/, /æ/, /t/.

a)

Analogy Phonics

b)

Analytic Phonics

c)

Embedded Phonics

d)

Synthetic Phonics

54.

What is this method of pronunciation teaching termed ?

Example:

During a story reading session, students encounter the word "ship": - The teacher pauses to discuss the sounds in "ship": /sh/ + /ɪ/ + /p/. - The teacher then helps students identify other words in the story with similar sounds or patterns, like "shop" and "shell".

a)

Analogy Phonics

b)

Analytic Phonics

c)

Embedded Phonics

d)

Synthetic Phonics

55.

What is this method of pronunciation teaching termed ?

Example:

Teaching the word "cake": - Students learn the word "cake" and recognize the rime "-ake". - They use this knowledge to read new words such as "bake",

a)

Analogy Phonics

b)

Analytic Phonics

c)

Embedded Phonics

d)

Synthetic Phonics

56.

The centre of a syllable

is called ........................

It is most often a vowel, but it can also

be a syllabic nasal or lateral.

a)
nucleus
b)
coda
c)
onset
d)

stress

57.

Consonants that follow

the centre of a syllable are called .............

a)
nucleus
b)
coda
c)
onset
d)

syllabic

58.

Consonants that come before

the centre of a syllable are called .............

a)
nucleus
b)
coda
c)
onset
d)

syllabic

59.

Therefore, the smallest syllable structure in English is ..................

a)

CVC

b)

CV

c)

V

d)

VC

60.

The maximum syllable structure in the English language is ...................

a)

CCCCVCCC

b)

CCCVCC

c)

CCCVCCCC

d)

CVCCC

61.

The US American standard pronunciation is called .......................

a)
General American
b)
Southern American
c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

BBC English

62.

The standard pronunciation of British English is ........................

a)
General American
b)

Cockney

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Estuary English

63.

...................is the process in which one sound becomes more similar to its neighboring sounds.

a)
Dissimilation
b)

Catenation

c)
Assimilation
d)
Elision
64.

When you possess --------------------- you are aware of individual sounds or phonemes as objects.

a)
phonetic awareness
b)

phonological awareness

c)

linguistic competence

d)
phonemic awareness
65.

When you possess --------------------- you are aware of individual words and syllables as objects.

a)
phonetic awareness
b)

phonological awareness

c)

linguistic competence

d)
phonemic awareness
66.

A learner pronounces "park" as /bark/. What is the underlying reason for this substitution?

a)
The learner has not been exposed to the /p/ sound in any context.
b)

Arabic lacks the /p/ sound, so learners substitute it with /b/.

c)

Arab learners have problems with the pronunciation of plosives.

d)
Arabic speakers often confuse /p/ with /t/.
67.

An Arab learner pronounces "very" as /feri/. What is the main cause of this substitution?

a)
The learner has not practiced enough with native speakers.
b)

Arabic lacks the /v/ sound, leading to substitution with /f/.

c)
Arabic speakers often confuse /v/ with /b/.
d)

Stress misplacement in English words.

68.

The following words (gem, jeans, job) start with .........

a)

the sound /g/

b)

the sound /ʒ/

c)

the sound /j/

d)

the sound /dʒ/

69.

When pronouncing the word "think," an Arab ESL learner might replace /θ/ with /s/ or /t/. What is the most effective teaching strategy to address this?

a)

Provide minimal pair practice with words like "think" and "sink."

b)

Avoid using words with /θ/ in class.

c)
Introduce complex vocabulary with /θ/ sounds.
d)
Encourage the use of /θ/ in everyday conversation.
70.

A common problem for Arab learners is the insertion of a vowel between consonant clusters, such as saying /kɪla:s/ for "class." What linguistic phenomenon explains this issue?

a)
Dissimilation
b)

Epenthesis

c)

Assimilation

d)

Elision