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PHONETICS

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Kenneth Pike (1947) which one gathers raw material?

a)

phonetics

b)

phonology

2.

According to Kenneth Pike (1947) which one cooks the raw material?

a)

phonetics

b)

phonology

3.

/w and j/ are called... (two ways)

(a)  

4.

Which one studies the sounds made in the speech processes from an acoustic and physiological perspective?

a)

phonetics

b)

phonology

5.

Which one studies the distinctive sounds especially different patterns in different languages or different patterns in different positions in words?

a)

phonetics

b)

phonology

6.

"unaccented syllables contain either a centralized vowel or none though historically they have strong vowels"

a)

gradation

b)

assimilation

c)

elision

d)

palatalization

e)

rhoticity

7.

"2 phonemes occurring together are influenced by each other make both sounds more alike"

a)

gradation

b)

assimilation

c)

elision

d)

palatalization

e)

rhoticity

8.

"the omission of a sound under certain circumstances"

a)

gradation

b)

assimilation

c)

elision

d)

palatalization

e)

rhoticity

9.

"a modification to the articulation of a consonant which means that the middle of the tongue is raised toward the hard palate and the alveolar ridge during the articulation of the consonant"

a)

gradation

b)

assimilation

c)

elision

d)

palatalization

e)

rhoticity

10.

"/r/ whenever appears in spelling"

a)

gradation

b)

assimilation

c)

elision

d)

palatalization

e)

rhoticity

11.

When a voiced plosive /d/ is followed by a voiceless sound /s/ the first one is devoiced.

How is this called?

a)

assimilation depending on the place of articulation

b)

assimilation depending on the position of the vocal folds

c)

avoidance of complex consonant clusters by elision

d)

alveolar plosive elision

12.

When an alveolar /t/ is followed by a dental fricative /θ/, the first one becomes more dental.

How is this called?

a)

assimilation depending on the place of articulation

b)

assimilation depending on the position of the vocal folds

c)

avoidance of complex consonant clusters by elision

d)

alveolar plosive elision

13.

When 3 plosives or 2 plosives are followed by a fricative there is an elision of the middle plosive.

How is this called?

a)

assimilation depending on the place of articulation

b)

assimilation depending on the position of the vocal folds

c)

avoidance of complex consonant clusters by elision

d)

alveolar plosive elision

14.

South West of England, Scotland, Ireland, the US, Canada are countries in which exists...

a)

rhoticity

b)

non-rhoticity

c)

vocalic-l

d)

h-dropping

e)

no pronunciation of (ju:)

15.

England, Wales, Australia, N. Zealand, S Africa, African-Amer Vernacular English (AAVE), some US states are countries in which exists...

a)

rhoticity

b)

non-rhoticity

c)

vocalic-l

d)

h-dropping

e)

no pronunciation of (ju:)

16.

Cockney, Estuary, New York English, New Zealand, Australia, General American when it is followed by /f or v/ are countries in which exists...

a)

rhoticity

b)

non-rhoticity

c)

vocalic-l

d)

h-dropping

e)

no pronunciation of (ju:)

17.

General American is country in which exists...

a)

rhoticity

b)

non-rhoticity

c)

vocalic-l

d)

h-dropping

e)

no pronunciation of (ju:)

18.

most England, Wales, Jamaica are countries in which exists...

a)

rhoticity

b)

non-rhoticity

c)

vocalic-l

d)

h-dropping

e)

no pronunciation of (ju:)

19.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: long close front unrounded

a)

/i:/

b)

/a:/

c)

/u:/

d)

/ɔː/

e)

/ɜː/

20.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: long open back unrounded

a)

/i:/

b)

/a:/

c)

/u:/

d)

/ɔː/

e)

/ɜː/

21.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: long open-mid central unrounded

a)

/i:/

b)

/a:/

c)

/u:/

d)

/ɔː/

e)

/ɜː/

22.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: long open-mid back rounded

a)

/i:/

b)

/a:/

c)

/u:/

d)

/ɔː/

e)

/ɜː/

23.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short close-mid front unrounded

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/æ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

24.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short near-close near-front unrounded

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/æ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

25.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short mid central unrounded

a)

/ə/

b)

/ʌ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

26.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short open-mid back unrounded

a)

/ə/

b)

/ʌ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

27.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short close-mid near-back rounded

a)

/ə/

b)

/ʌ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

28.

Choose the vowel corresponding to this definition: short open back rounded

a)

/ə/

b)

/ʌ/

c)

/ʊ/

d)

/e/

e)

/ɒ/

29.

What type of diphthong is this? /eɪ/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

30.

What type of diphthong is this? /aɪ/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

31.

What type of diphthong is this? /ɔɪ/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

32.

What type of diphthong is this? /əʊ/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

33.

What type of diphthong is this? /aʊ/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

34.

What type of diphthong is this? /ɪə/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

35.

What type of diphthong is this? /eə/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

36.

What type of diphthong is this? /ʊə/

a)

closing

b)

centring

c)

narrow

d)

wide

37.

How many short vowels are in RP?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

38.

How many long vowels are in RP?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

39.

How many diphthongs are in RP?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

40.

How many triphthongs are in RP?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

41.

How many lax vowels are in General American English?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

42.

How many wide diphthongs are in General American English?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

43.

How many tense vowels are in GenAm?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

8

d)

3

e)

6

44.

Which of these are the wide diphthings of the General American English?

a)

b)

ɔɪ

c)

d)

ʊə

e)

45.

Name the articulatory features of the English vowels

(a)  

46.

How many vowel sounds are in Spanish?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

8

d)

12

e)

5

47.

How many diphthongs are in Spanish?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

8

d)

12

e)

5

48.

Why is lengthing an important feature to teach our students when they are learning English?

(a)  

49.

Which are the main problems for our students in relation to vowel sounds?

a)

/ɪ, iː/ for /iː/

b)

/æ, aː, ʌ/ for /a/

c)

schwa is usually replaced by spelling pronunciation

d)

/ə/ isn't accentuated

e)

/ei, ai, oi, au/ do not occur in the unaccented final position

50.

Why General American English does not have triphthongs?

(a)  

51.

Why do the grammar words usually have two forms in English?

we /wiː/ or /wɪ/

(a)  

52.

What type of sounds make the cords vibrate when we produce a sound?

a)

voiced sounds

b)

voiceless sounds

53.

What type of sounds make the cords DO NOT vibrate when we produce a sound?

a)

voiced sounds

b)

voiceless sounds

54.

voiced and voiceless sounds are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

55.

bilabial is part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

56.

labiodental is part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

57.

dental is part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

58.

alveolar is part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

59.

plosives or stops are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

60.

fricatives are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

61.

affricates are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

62.

nasals are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

63.

liquids are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

64.

glides are part of which articulatory feature?

a)

place of articulation

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

65.

Which are the manner of articulation?

a)

affricates

b)

glides

c)

nasals

d)

palatal

e)

velar

66.

Which are the place of articulation?

a)

affricates

b)

glides

c)

nasals

d)

palatal

e)

velar

67.

voiceless bilabial plosive

(a)  

68.

voiced bilabial plosive

(a)  

69.

voiced bilabial nasal

(a)  

70.

voiced bilabial glide

(a)  

71.

voiceless labiodental fricative

(a)  

72.

voiced labiodental fricative

(a)  

73.

voiceless dental fricative

(a)  

74.

voiced dental fricative

(a)  

75.

voiceless alveolar fricative

(a)  

76.

voiced alveolar fricative

(a)  

77.

voiceless glottal fricative

(a)  

78.

voiced alveolar lateral approximant (liquid)

(a)  

79.

voiced palatal rhotic (liquid)

(a)  

80.

voiced alveolar fricatives

(a)  

81.

voiced alveolar nasal

(a)  

82.

voiceless velar plosive

(a)  

83.

voiced velar plosive

(a)  

84.

voiceless palatal affricate

a)

b)

c)

ʒ

d)

ʃ

85.

voiced palatal affricate

a)

b)

c)

ʒ

d)

ʃ

86.

voiceless palatal fricative

a)

b)

c)

ʒ

d)

ʃ

87.

voiced palatal fricative

a)

b)

c)

ʒ

d)

ʃ