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English Phonetics Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Phonetics?

a)

Phonetics is the scientific study of speech sounds. 

b)

Phonetics is the study of sound productions.

c)

Phonetics is the science of sound classifications.

d)

Phonetics is the scientific study of language sounds system.

2.

Which domain of phonetics concerned with sound structure?

a)

Articulatory Phonetics

b)

Acoustic Phonetics

c)

Auditory Phonetics

d)

Physiological Phonetics

3.

Which linguistics field of study concerned with the grammartical structure?

a)

Morphology

b)

Phonology

c)

Semantics

d)

Syntax

4.

Which linguistics field of study concerned with language use?

a)

Phonetics

b)

Syntax

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Semantics

5.

Segmental features are concerned with _________.

a)

Consonants

b)

Vowels

c)

Phonemes

d)

length of intonation

6.

Which domain of phonetics concerned with sound perception?

a)

Articulatory Phonetics

b)

Auditory Phonetics

c)

Acoustic Phonetics

7.

Which domain of phonetics concerned with sound production?

a)

Articulatory Phonetics

b)

Acoustic Phonetics

c)

Auditory Phonetics

8.

Which linguistics field of study concerned with the meaning of words, sentences, and phrases? 

a)

Pragmatics

b)

Semantics

c)

Morphology

d)

Syntax

9.

Which linguistics field of study concerned with word formation?

a)

Pragmatics

b)

Morphology

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

10.

A part indicating the articulatory positions is called _____.

a)

Manner of Articulation

b)

Place of Articulation

c)

Phonemes

d)

Speech Gestures Classification

11.

A part indicating how the airstream is constricted is called _____.

a)

Manner of Articulation

b)

Place of Articulation

c)

Phonemes

d)

Speech Gestures Classification

12.

Which is not considered as phonemes?

a)

/p/

b)

/ɫ/

c)

/ˈ/

d)

/ɛ/

13.

how many processes of speech mechanisms?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Which is different from others?

a)

Articulatory process

b)

Oral process

c)

Airstream process

d)

Oro-nasal process

15.

The process of pronouncing sounds is called _____.

a)

Articulatory process

b)

Airstream process

c)

Phonation process

d)

Oro-nasal process

16.

The beginning process of speech mechanisms is called _____.

a)

Articulatory process

b)

Airstream process

c)

Phonation process

d)

Oro-nasal process

17.

The process of sounds determination is called _____.

a)

Articulatory process

b)

Airstream process

c)

Phonation process

d)

Oro-nasal process

18.

The process of sounds vibration is called _____.

a)

Articulatory process

b)

Airstream process

c)

Phonation process

d)

Oro-nasal process

19.

Which is wrong about the vocal tract?

a)

The parts of the vocal tract that can be used to form sounds.

b)

Articulators are parts of the vocal tract.

c)

The air passages above the pharynx are known as the vocal tract.

d)

The vocal tract has 2 subparts: oral and nasal tract.

e)

Help me, please!

20.

The state of the vocal folds or vocal cords on the left side of the picture means that sounds being produced are ______.

a)

Voiced

b)

Unvoiced