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Total questions: 136

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Name
Class
Date
1.

how many types of sounds there are?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

how many consonant sounds there are?

(a)  

3.

consonant sound name includes:

a)

voicing place of articulation manner of articulation consonant sound

b)

x

4.

vowel sound name includes:

a)

x

b)

long/short, tongue height, part of the tongue which is raised, degree of lip rounding

5.

phonemes

a)

distinguise meaning

b)

distinguise pronunciation

6.

allophones

a)

distinguise pronunciation

b)

distinguise meaning

7.

identify phonemes by looking for...

(a)  

8.

phonemes

a)

/ /

b)

[ ]

9.

allophones

a)

/ /

b)

[ ]

10.

dấu phụ là gì

(a)  

11.

phonemic/broad transcription

a)

/ /

b)

[ ]

12.

phonetic/narrow transciption

a)

/ /

b)

[ ]

13.

what are three main areas of phonetics?

a)

articulatory

b)

acoustic

c)

auditory

14.

what are three main subjects of phonology?

a)

phonemic system

b)

phoneme sequences and syllable structure

c)

suprasegmental phonology

15.

types of sound

a)

consonant/vowel

b)

oral/nasal

c)

voiced/voiceless

16.

Phonetics is the linguistic science that studies speech sounds (the way in which they are produced, the way in which they are perceived, and their physical characteristics.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Phonology is the study or description of the distinctive sound units of a language and their relationship to one another.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Oral sound

a)

Oral tract

b)

Nasal tract

19.

Nasal sound

a)

Oral tract

b)

Nasal tract

20.

Consonant sound

a)

obstructed airstream

b)

no obstructed

21.

Vowel sound

a)

obstructed airstream

b)

non obstruction

22.

Voiced sound

a)

vibration of vocal cords

b)

no vibration of vocal cords

23.

Voiceless sound

a)

vibration of vocal cords

b)

no vibration of vocal cords

24.

Vowel sounds are normall VOICED

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

Vowel sounds depend mainly on the variations of toungue positions

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

26.

Dipthongs

a)

glide from one vowel to another

b)

first part - longer/stronger

c)

second part - shorter/quieter

27.

centering dipthongs

a)

ending in /ə/

b)

ending in /ɪ/

c)

ending in /ʊ/

28.

Closing dipthongs

a)

ending in /ə/

b)

ending in /ɪ/ or /ʊ/

29.

Tripthongs

a)

glide from one vowel to another and to a third one

b)

end with /ə/

30.

A phoneme is the smallest segment of sound which

can distinguish two words.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

31.

Stress is an (a)   exerted on a particular syllable or word in spoken language

32.

The stressed syllable/word is said with GREATER ENERGY, and stands out in a word/phrase/sentence

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

How many types of stress are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

types of stress

a)

word stress

b)

sentence stress

35.

Is word stress fixed?

a)

YES

b)

NO

36.

Is sentence stress fixed?

a)

YES

b)

NO

37.

We study NATURE OF STRESS from what perspective?

a)

production

b)

perception

38.

Nature of stress from the PRODUCTION point of view

a)

the production of stress is generally depend on speakers' using more muscular energy than for unstressed syllable

b)

x

39.

Nature of stress from the PERCEPTION point of view

a)

all stressed syllables have one thing in common: PROMINENCE

b)

4 factors (loudness, length, pitch, vowel quality)

c)

not always 4

40.

How many levels of stress are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Name levels of stress

a)

primary stress (tonic/nuclear)

b)

secondary stress (non-tonic)

c)

unstressed

42.

Primary stress is marked by a small VERTICAL LINE high up before the syllable it relates to

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Secondary stress is marked by a low mark and usually in words of 4-5 syllables

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

44.

We place stress within words depend on

a)

word is simple/derived/compound

b)

grammatical category the word belongs

c)

the number of syllables in the word

45.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS on two-syllable verb/adj/adv/prep

a)

2nd syllable contains a long vowel/dipthong/ends with more than one consonant -> 2nd syllable stressed

b)

2nd syllable contains a short vowel/ends with one or no consonant -> 1st syllable stressed

c)

2nd syllable contains /əʊ/

-> 1st syllable stressed

46.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS in two-syllable nouns

a)

2nd syllable contains a short vowel -> 1st syllable strssed

b)

otherwise - 2nd syllable stressed

47.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS on three-syllable verbs

a)

3rd syllable contains a short vowel/ends with one or no consonant -> 2nd syllable stressed

b)

3rd syllable contains a long vowel/dipthong/ ends with more than one consonant -> 3rd syllable stressed

48.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS on three-syllable noun/adj

a)

3rd syllable contains a short vowel -> 3rd syllable unstrssed

b)

2nd syllable contains a long vowel/dipthong/ends with more than one consonant -> 2nd syllable strssed

c)

3rd syllable contains a short vowel + 2nd syllable contains a short vowel and ends with one or no consonant -> 1st syllable stressed

d)

3rd syllable contain a long vowel/dipthong/ends with more than one consonant -> 1st syllable strssed

49.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS on derived words

a)

stress on the affix

b)

no change in stress placement

c)

stress remains on the stem but is shifted to a different syllable

50.

PLACEMENT OF STRESS on compound words

a)

primary stress on 2nd element

(TT-DT)

b)

primary stress on 1st element (DT-DT)

51.

Word class pairs are pairs of TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS with IDENTICAL SPELLING which differ from each other in stress placement according to word class

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

Word class pairs rule

a)

verb -> 2nd syllable stressed

b)

noun/adj -> 1st syllable stressed

53.

Certain well-known English words can be pronounced in 2 different way: weak n strong

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

54.

Strong form is used when

a)

at the end of a sentence

b)

a weak from is being CONSTRASTED with another word

(co-ordinate use of prep)

c)

a weak form word is stressed to emphasise

d)

a weak form word is being "cited"/"quoted"

55.

Rhythm is the relatively ... between stressed syllables

(a)  

56.

Stress-timed rhythm in English?

a)

x

b)

stressed syllables tend to occur at relatively intervals

(seperated by unstressed syllables or not)

57.

Syllable-timed rhythm?

a)

all syllaables tend to occur at a regular intervals of time

b)

time between stressed syllables will be shorter/longer depend on the number of unstressed syllables

58.

Stressed group

a)

a stressed syllable + following unstressed syllable

b)

stress group within a word group is given the SAME amount of TIME

59.

Rhythm unit (foot) begin with a stressed syllable and includes all following unstressed syllables up to the following stressed syllable.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

Does a rhythm unit include the following stressed syllable?

a)

YES

b)

NO

61.

Stresses are altered according to context

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

62.

Stress-timed rhythm is the characteristic of one style of

(a)  

63.

It is widely claimed that English speech tends towards a regular alternation between stronger and weaker, and tends to adjust stress levels to bring this about, called...

(a)  

64.

Assimilation is the process which takes place when one sound adapts itself to become similar to a neighbouring sound in one or more aspects

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

65.

Assimilation is the (a)   of one phoneme upon another neighbouring phoneme so that they become more alike

66.

Assimilation may occur across

a)

word boundaries

b)

between words

c)

across morpheme bounderies

d)

whithin a morpheme/word

67.

2 kinds of assimilations across word boundaries in terms of direction of change are

a)

regressive assimilation

(Cf->Ci)

b)

progressive assimilation (Ci->Cf)

68.

3 kinds of assimilations across word boundaries in terms of the way in which phonemes change are

a)

Assimilation of place

b)

assimilation of manner

c)

assimilation of voice

d)

Cf->Ci

69.

/t/ becomes [p] before bilabials

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

70.

/d/ becomes [b] before bilabials

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

71.

/n/ becomes [m] before bilabials

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

72.

/t/ becomes [k] before /k/ and /g/

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

73.

/d/ becomes [g] before /k/ and /g/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

/n/ becomes [ŋ] before /k/ and /g/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

75.

alveolar + dental = dentalised

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

76.

/s/ becomes [ʃ] before /ʃ/ and /j/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

77.

/z/ becomes [ʒ] before /ʃ/ and /j/

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

78.

alveolar stops + /j/ -> affricate

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

79.

/t/ + /s/ = [s]

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

80.

/t/ + /z/ = [z]

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

/d/ + /s/ = [s]

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

82.

/d/ + /z/ = [z]

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

83.

/t/ + /n/ = [n]

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

84.

/d/ + /n/ = [n]

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

85.

Cf (lenis) + Ci (fortis) -> Cf devoiced

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

86.

Cf (fortis) + Ci (lenis) -> Cf voiced

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

87.

Elision is the ... of sounds in speech

(a)  

88.

Under certain circumstances, sounds disppear. A phoneme may be realised as ... or have zero realisation

(a)  

89.

Weak vowel /ə/ disappears before syllabic consonants /n,l,r/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

90.

aspirated stops + (weak vowel /ə/) = aspirated stops

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

91.

stop + (stop) + stop

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

92.

stop + (stop) + fricative

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

93.

fricative + (stop) + fricative

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

94.

/-st/ + stop/nasal/fricative = /-s/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

95.

/-ft/ + stop/nasal/fricative = /-f/

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

96.

/-nd/ + lenis stop/nasal = /-n/

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

97.

/-md/ + lenis stop/nasal = /-m/

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

98.

Loss of final /v/ in "of" + consonant

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

99.

types of linking

a)

linking final consonant to initial vowel

b)

linking identical consonants

c)

linking /r/ and instrusive /r/

d)

intrusive /j/

e)

intrusive /w/

100.

Tone is the overall behaviour of ... in a syllable

(a)  

101.

intonation language DO NOT use tone to distinguish meaning

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

102.

English is an intonation language

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

103.

tone languages DO use tone to distinguish meaning

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

104.

Vietnamese is NOT a tone language

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

105.

descriptions of tones

a)

the level tone

b)

the falling tone

c)

the rising tone

d)

the fall-rise tone

e)

the rise-fall tone

106.

Level tone

a)

is the one in which the pitch remains at a constant level

b)

is one which descends from a higher to a lower pitch

c)

is a movement from a lower pitch to a higher one

d)

is one in which the pitch falls and then rises

107.

The falling tone

a)

is one in which the pitch rises and then falls

b)

is one which descends from a higher to a lower pitch

c)

is one in which the pitch falls and then rises

d)

is the one in which the pitch remains at a constant level

108.

The rising tone

a)

is a movement from a lower pitch to a higher one

b)

is the one in which the pitch remains at a constant level

c)

is one in which the pitch falls and then rises

d)

is one which descends from a higher to a lower pitch

109.

The fall-rise tone

a)

is one in which the pitch rises and then falls

b)

is one which descends from a higher to a lower pitch

c)

is one in which the pitch falls and then rises

d)

is the one in which the pitch remains at a constant level

110.

The rise-fall tone

a)

is one in which the pitch falls and then rises

b)

is a movement from a lower pitch to a higher one

c)

is one which descends from a higher to a lower pitch

d)

is one in which the pitch rises and then falls

111.

FUNCTION

the level tone almost always convey a feeling of saying something

a)

routine

b)

uninteresting

c)

boring

112.

FUNCTION

the falling tone

a)

~neutral

b)

give an impression of FINALITY

113.

FUNCTION

the rising tone conveys

a)

an impression that sth more is to follow

b)

an invitation to continue

114.

FUNCTION

the rise-fall tone is usually used to show

a)

response with reservations

b)

limited agreement

115.

FUNCTION

the rise-fall tone is used to convey rather

a)

strong feelings sof approval/disapproval

b)

surprise

116.

A ... is a group of syllables over which a tone extends

(intonation group/tone group)

(a)  

117.

The syllable which carries the tone in a tone unit is called the "..."

(a)  

118.

Which one is the obligatory component of the tone unit?

a)

pre-head

b)

head

c)

tonic syllable

d)

tail

119.

How many tonic syllable can one tone unit have?

a)

one

b)

multiple

120.

The HEAD is all that part of a tone-unit that extends from the ... up to but not including the tonic syllable

(a)  

121.

If there is no stressed syllable before the tonic syllable, can there be a HEAD?

a)

YES

b)

NO

122.

The PRE-HEAD is composed of all the unstressed syllables in a tone-unit preceding the first stresses syllable

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

123.

Any syllables between the tonic syllable and the end of the tone unit are called ...

(a)  

124.

Rules for identifying tone-unit boundaries

a)

detect sudden change from the pitch level at the end of one tone-unit to the pitch level that starts the following tone unit

b)

rhythmical way: within the tone unit, speech has a regular rhythm

125.

Intonation is the pattern of ... that occurs over a phrase wich may be a complete sentence

(a)  

126.

The part of a sentence over which a particular pattern extends is called a ...

(a)  

127.

It is usually impossible to predict which syllable will be the tonic syllable in a tone group. It depends on what the speaker considers important. In general, ... is more likely to receive a tonic stress than meterial that has already been mentioned.

(a)  

128.

tune shapes depend on

a)

the number of important words in the group

b)

the exact attitude u wish to express

129.

important words are words that

a)

carry the most meaning in a word group

b)

must be stressed

130.

NOT all stressed words are important

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

131.

Functions of intonation

a)

attitudinal

(express emotions x attitudes -> special meaning)

b)

accentual

(produce the effect of prominence on syllables)

c)

grammatical

(help listener recognise the grammar and syntatic structure)

d)

discourse

(new vs given info)

132.

Basic English tunes

a)

the falling tune/glide down

b)

the rising tune/glide up

c)

the second rising tune/take off

d)

the falling-rising tune/dive

133.

The... is the intonation pattern consisting a fall in the voice from a fairly high pitch to a very low one

(a)  

134.

The... is the intonation pattern consisting of a rise at the end of a sentence but the tune starts at a high pitch

(a)  

135.

The... is the intonation pattern that ends with a rise in the voice but any words/syllables before the rise are low

(a)  

136.

The... is the intonation pattern consisting of a fall from a rather high pitch to a low one and then rise to about the middle of the voice

(a)  

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