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Mid- Phonetics and Phonology

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Are son and sun pronounced the same way?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Are where and were pronounced the same way?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
What sound does it represent?
a)
nn
b)
n
c)
gn
d)
ng
4.
What sound does it represent?
a)
TH as in "that"
b)
TH as in "think"
c)
TH as in "both"
d)
TH as in "Math"
5.
In which word is this sound present?
a)
crisp
b)
church
c)
mash
d)
stop
6.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'

a)

ALVEOLAR

b)

VELAR

c)

LABIODENTAL

d)

ALVEOLARPALATAL

7.

Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'

a)

/'græb/

b)

/'graed/

c)

/'græd/

8.
The study of speech as a physical process
a)
phonetics
b)
photography
c)
morphology
d)
pragmatics
9.
IPA stands for
a)
Interval Pronunciation Association
b)
International Phoneme Alphabet
c)
International Phonetic Alphabet
d)
International Phonetic Association
10.

Sounds in language can be divided into two groups: _______ and _________ .

a)

vowels and consonant

b)

ear and mouth

c)

syllables and word

d)

syllable and phoneme

11.
vowels are always ___________
a)
voiced
b)
unvoiced
c)
okay
d)
open mouth
12.

/ˈbɑː ˌkəʊd/

a)

baked

b)

bar-code

c)

barracuda

13.

/ˈaɪ.lənd/

a)

island

b)

air land

c)

alien

14.

The study of speech production is called ....

a)

acoustic phonetics

b)

articulatory phonetics

c)

auditory phonetics

d)

agricultural phonetics

15.

/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/

a)

telling

b)

calling

c)

challenge

16.

/ɪˈfekt/

a)

infect

b)

effect

c)

ipecac

17.

/ðoʊ/

a)

though

b)

thought

c)

tough

18.

/lɑːf/

a)

love

b)

laugh

c)

lave

19.

A word that consists of /dʒ/ below is ...

a)

image

b)

achieve

c)

exchange

20.

A word that consists of /θ/ below is ...

a)

thousand

b)

they

c)

further

21.

A word that consists of /ŋ/ below is ...

a)

increase

b)

plant

c)

grand

22.

What is a phoneme?

a)

the smallest unit of sound

b)

a blend of phone and meme

c)

a single letter

d)

the volume of your voice

23.

p b t d k g are all examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

24.

th sh f s are examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

25.

What is a glottal stop?

a)

a combination of a plosive and a fricative

b)

how you make an L sound

c)

making a fricative sound last a long time

d)

closing vocal cords instead of pronouncing a T

26.

....................are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another.

a)

Segments

b)

Morphemes

c)

Orthography

d)

Phonemes

27.

choose the correct transcription for 'went'

a)

/'went/

b)

/'wənt/

c)

/'wɜːnt/

28.

Choose the correct transcription for'mood'

a)

/'mud/

b)

/'mʊd/

c)

/'muːd/

29.
What is the primarily importance of the vocal tract?
a)
Because it allows people to speak clearly and be easily understood  
b)
To make sure words are said correctly 
c)
The fact that phonological units and rules are described in terms of physical properties of the vocal mechanism
30.
True or false: A phoneme is the segment we perceive when we hear speech
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Systematic variations are called what
a)
Allophones
b)
Phonemes
c)
Segments
32.

Write each line in normal English orthography.

(a)  

33.

Write each line in normal English orthography.

(a)  

34.

Write each line in normal English orthography.

(a)  

35.

Place of articulation that is shown in the picture is called....

a)

bilabial

b)

alveolar

c)

palatal

d)

dental

36.

Place of articulation that is shown in the picture is called....

a)

bilabial

b)

labiodental

c)

dental

d)

velar

37.

The allophonic transcription of kind girl is

a)

[kʰɑind ̚gəːl]

b)

[k=ɑind ͡gəːl]

c)

[kæind̚gə:l̩]

38.

The linking consonants here are

a)

[ə hai (j)aʊstændiŋ sta: (r) in ðə skai]

b)

[ə hai (w)aʊstændiŋ sta: (...) in ðə skai]

c)

[ə hai (...)aʊstændiŋ sta: (w) in ðə skai]

39.

1. What is an allophone?

a)

The various ways that an allophone can be pronounced

b)

A set of speech sounds that are perceived to be variants of the same sound

c)

Two sounds with different meanings

d)

All of the above

40.

A sound given in square brackets is a/an __________

a)

Allophone

b)

Phoneme

41.

Every language has the same number of phoneme consonants.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Allophone is the variation of sound that distinguishes meanings.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

1. what is the smallest sound unit in a language that can convey its own meaning?

a)

Allophone & Phoneme

b)

Allophone

c)

Phoneme

d)

vowel

44.

3. In English the t-sounds of “hit”, “tip”, and “little” are?

a)

phonetic environment & allophones

b)

phonetically

c)

variants of a phoneme

d)

allophones

45.

7. .... a unit larger than the phoneme but smaller than the word

a)

syllable

b)

syllable structures

c)

Phoneme

d)

vocal cords

e)

Phonotactic

46.

9. (sawn) called a .... syllable,

included from category?

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

consonant

d)

Vowel

e)

closed & consonant

47.

All vowels are voiced.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Allophone is a variant of a phoneme.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is Phonology?

a)

The study of rhythm, pitch, volume, and intonation

b)

The study of the sound system of a particular language

c)

The study of the telephone

d)

Refers to cultural rules of a community

50.

What does phonetics refer to?

a)

The complete loss of a sound in rapid connected speech

b)

A condition where you are constantly attached to your phone

c)

Areas such as rhythm, pitch, volume, and intonation

d)

Study of sounds on an individual basis and how they are articulated

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