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Linguistics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This refers to the horizontal relationship between the articulators. It specifies the position of the highest point of the active articulators

a)

Manner of Articulation

b)

Place of Articulation

c)

Speech sound

d)

Supra-segmental

2.

This refers to the vertical relationship between the active and passive articulators

a)

manner of articulation

b)

place of articulation

c)

speech sound

d)

supra-segmental

3.

These are characterized by involving complete closure in the oral tract, preventing the air flow from exiting through the mouth

a)

consonants

b)

the production of stops

c)

the release stage

d)

stops

4.

Which of the following segments corresponds to each of the following phonetic description : long high back rounded tense vowel?

a)

[ɪ]

b)

[ɔ:]

c)

[u:]

d)

[a]

5.

Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phoneticdescription: voiced velar nasal?

a)

[g]

b)

[k]

c)

[ð̠]

d)

[ŋ]

6.

Which of the following statements is correct? palatal is made...

a)

at the hard palate

b)

at the teeth ridge

c)

at the soft area toward the rear of the mouth

d)

with the tounge placed against teeth

7.

which of the foloowing symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic description: low front unrounded vowel

a)

[i:]

b)

[e]

c)

[i]

d)

[æ]

8.

which of the foloowing symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic description: voiced palato-alveolar fricative ?

a)

[ʒ]

b)

[ t̠ʃ ]

c)

[ d̠ʒ ]

d)

[ ʃ ]

9.

The speech sound is focused on the physical

properties of the sounds of language

a)

Acoustic Phonetics

b)

Auditory Phonetics

c)

Articulatory Phonetics

d)

Phonetic Alphabet

10.

The speech sound is focused on how listeners

perceive the sounds of language

a)

acoustic phonetics

b)

auditory phonetics

c)

articulatory phonetics

d)

phonetic alphabet

11.

The speech sound is focused on how the vocal

tract produces the sounds of language

a)

acoustic phonetic

b)

auditory phonetic

c)

articulatory phonetic

d)

phonetic alphabet

12.

The speech sound is produced by bringing both lips together.

a)

labiodentals

b)

dentals

c)

bilabials

d)

interdentals

13.

The speech sound articulation is produced by touching the bottom lip to the upper teeth.

a)

Labiodentals

b)

Alveolars

c)

Velars

d)

Glottals

14.

These speech sounds are those produced with the

vocal cords apart so the air flows freely through

the glottis.

a)

Voiceless

b)

Voiced

c)

aspirated

d)

unaspirated

15.

As to manner of articulation for the consonants, this will produce with very little oobstruction of the airstream and are always followed by a vowel. as in [ j ] [ w ]

a)

Glides

b)

Affricates

c)

Liquids

d)

plosives

16.

The airstream has partial or full obstruction.

a)

Obstruents

b)

Sonorants

c)

Continuants:

d)

Consonantal:

17.

The symbol [ i: ] /iy/ for the word beat is classified as what?

a)

unrounded high front vowel

b)

unrounded mid vowel

c)

rounded low vowel

d)

rounded central vowel

18.

What is this an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form.

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19.

A pair of words like tip and dip that differ only in one phone is called?

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20.

What is this visual representation of speech sounds (or phones) by means of symbols?

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