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English Phonetics and Phonology Final Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vocal folds are also known as

a)

vocal cords

b)

cavities

c)

airstreams

d)

nostrills

2.

The soft palate is also known as

a)

hard palate

b)

alveolar ridge

c)

glottis

d)

velum

3.

What is articulatory phonetics?

a)

The study of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract.

b)

The study of sounds and airstream

c)

The study of sound wave which consists of vibrating particles.

d)

The study of voiced and voiceless sounds

4.

vine” and “have” are

a)

alveolar

b)

dental

c)

labiodental

d)

velar

5.

chick” and “match” are

a)

alveolar

b)

labiodental

c)

bilabial

d)

dental

6.

Check the picture and complete the missing places of articulation

a)

1 is bilabial, 3 is alveolar and 5 is palatal

b)

1 is alveolar, 3 is palatal and 5 is bilabial

c)

1 is bilabial, 3 is palatal and 5 is alveolar

7.

This word contains /ɔ:/

a)

warm

b)

australia

c)

draught

d)

word

8.

The following words contain diphthongs

a)

fine, boys and house

b)

cheap, cup and door

c)

man, deep, art

d)

shirt, arm, thing

9.

A diphthong is

a)

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another.

b)

a sound formed by the combination of three syllables in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one consonant and moves towards a vowl

c)

a sound formed by the combination of different syllables in at least two syllables, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another.

10.

The Study of the way Humans make, Transmit, and Receive Sounds

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonology

c)

Phoneme

d)

Mnemotechnics

11.

the study of sound systems of languages

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonology

c)

Phoneme

d)

Mnemotechnics

12.

A phonological segment that can be phonetically predicted by a rule – /b/ in bit and /p/ in pit.

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonology

c)

Phoneme

d)

Allophone

13.

Sounds are made by vibrating the vocal cords (______)

a)

high pitch

b)

Vocaling

c)

Voicing

d)

Phonation

14.

Vowels can be

single sounds :

a)

monophthongs or pure vowels

b)

Diphthongs

c)

Triphthongs

d)

unisyllable words

15.

Vowels can be

Double sounds

a)

single sounds

b)

Diphthongs

c)

Triphthongs

d)

Doubled sounds

16.

In English orthography the phonetic transcription // translates to:

a)

council.

b)

console.

c)

cancel.

d)

concern

17.

In English orthography (regular spelling) the phonetic transcription translates to:

a)

page

b)

paste

c)

cage

d)

rage

18.

In English orthography the phonetic transcription translates to:

a)

mistaken.

b)

mystical.

c)

misguided.

d)

mishappen

19.

In English orthography the phonetic transcription translates to:

a)

wishful.

b)

witches.

c)

wasteful.

d)

wilful

20.

In English orthography the phonetic transcription translates to:

a)

fourteen.

b)

fourth.

c)

fortune.

d)

fourteenth

21.

The main constituents within a syllable are:

a)

onset

b)

rhyme

c)

nucleus

d)

coda

e)

phoneme

22.

Minimum syllable is the one that has...

a)

only a consonant.

b)

only a vowel.

c)

only the rhyme.

d)

only the onset.

23.

When we have two or more consonants together we call them...

a)

a consonant cluster.

b)

a diphthong.

c)

onset.

d)

rhyme.

24.

The most frequently occurring vowel in English is...

a)

/ə/

b)

/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

25.

Which words have the same stress pattern?

a)

apple, table, hotel

b)

suspect (verb), import (verb), record (noun)

c)

hairbrush, football, boyfriend

d)

memorial, computer, flexible