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English phonology I

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The study of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract is called:

a)

Acoustic phonetics

b)

Phonetics

c)

Articulatory Phonetics

d)

Auditory phonetics

2.

Which of the following is NOT a speech organ involved in sound production?

a)

Larynx

b)

Tongue

c)

Teeth

d)

Stomach

3.

In the word "beat," the underlined vowel sound /i/ is a:

a)

Diphthong

b)

Short monophthong

c)

Long monophthong

d)

Nasal vowel

4.

Monophthongs are vowel sounds produced with:

a)

A single, continuous movement of the tongue

b)

Two distinct vowel sounds combined

c)

Blocking the airflow completely

d)

Releasing air through the nose

5.

Which of the following vowel classifications refers to the tongue height during articulation?

a)

Tense

b)

Rounded

c)

Low

d)

Long

6.

In the word "ship," the underlined vowel sound /ɪ/ is classified as:

a)

High, front, unrounded

b)

Mid, central, rounded

c)

Low, back, rounded

d)

High, back, rounded

7.

Allophones are:

a)

Completely different sounds with distinct meaning

b)

Variations of the same phoneme depending on context

c)

Sounds produced by the nose

d)

Combinations of two consonant sounds

8.

Three of the four words include the same phoneme /i:/ . Which word is different from the others?

a)

meet

b)

seat

c)

meat

d)

sit

9.

Three of the four words include the same vowel sound. Which word is different from the others?

a)

Mother

b)

Up

c)

Took

d)

Bus

10.

Choose the odd one out. Which has a different vowel sound?

a)

dear

b)

fear

c)

pear

d)

hear

11.

Choose the odd one out. Which has a different vowel sound?

a)

seen

b)

keep

c)

feel

d)

bear

12.

Find the odd one out (vowel sound)

a)

ouch

b)

house

c)

show

d)

town

13.

True or False. The words "feel" and "fit" are minimal pairs

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following words does not contain the vowel sound /ɪ/?

a)

Hit

b)

Bit

c)

Hot

d)

Fit

15.

True or False. The words "sip" and "zip" are minimal pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following words has a different vowel sound from the rest?

a)

Book

b)

Look

c)

Boot

d)

Boat