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Chapters 1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The study of human speech sounds in a language that form systematized patterns is called (a)  

2.

How many vowels are there in the English alphabet?

(a)  

3.

How many consonant sounds are there in the English alphabet?

(a)  

4.

(a)   phonetics deals with how speech sounds are perceived by the listener.

5.

Which of the following is not considered as (an) articulator(s)?

a)

the tongue

b)

the lips

c)

the velum

d)

the jaws

6.

In describing articulation, we should know which articulators are involved in sound production.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Vowels are sounds produced with a obstructed oral cavity.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Where does the Speech Production Mechanism start?

a)

The lungs

b)

The back of the mouth

c)

The larynx

d)

The lips

9.

The two articulators used in vowel production are the...........(a).........and the.........(b)..........

a)

Tongue

b)

Lips

c)

Alveolar ridge

d)

Teeth

e)

Velum

10.

What is a diphthong?


a)

a constantly changing vowel where the beginning and the end are different

b)

a constantly changing vowel where the beginning and the end are the same

c)

two separate vowels produced one after the other

d)

hree vowels produced in a row

11.

How many types of diphthongs are there?

(a)  

12.

The bony structure that forms the roof of your mouth is known as the -----

(a)  

13.

Circle the word that has a different vowel sound.

a)

meat

b)

weak

c)

green

d)

theme

e)

steak

14.

......... is a tube which begins above the larynx.

a)

Pharynx

b)

Vocal tract

c)

Articulator

d)

Tongue

15.

When the tongue is in contact with the lower side of the velum, the sounds are (a)   consonants.

16.

Vowels are the class of sounds which makes the least obstruction to the flow of air.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following group words contain diphthongs?

a)

Foot

Hammer

b)

Throw

Day

c)

Feather

Horse

d)

Show

Cloud

18.

"Close", "Mid" and "Open" refer to the distance between the (a)   and the roof of the mouth.

19.

"Front", "Centre" and "Back" refer to _______.

a)

the position of the tongue

b)

the part of the tongue that rises or lowers

c)

the part of the mouth that is touched by the tongue

20.

Diphthongs are "a combination of two vowel sounds" that happens when there is a (a)   (or movement of the tongue, lips and jaw) from one pure vowel sound to another.