WorksheetsEnglish phonology I
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The study of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract is called:
Acoustic phonetics
Phonetics
Articulatory Phonetics
Auditory phonetics
Which of the following is NOT a speech organ involved in sound production?
Larynx
Tongue
Teeth
Stomach
In the word "beat," the underlined vowel sound /i/ is a:
Diphthong
Short monophthong
Long monophthong
Nasal vowel
Monophthongs are vowel sounds produced with:
A single, continuous movement of the tongue
Two distinct vowel sounds combined
Blocking the airflow completely
Releasing air through the nose
Which of the following vowel classifications refers to the tongue height during articulation?
Tense
Rounded
Low
Long
In the word "ship," the underlined vowel sound /ɪ/ is classified as:
High, front, unrounded
Mid, central, rounded
Low, back, rounded
High, back, rounded
Allophones are:
Completely different sounds with distinct meaning
Variations of the same phoneme depending on context
Sounds produced by the nose
Combinations of two consonant sounds
Three of the four words include the same phoneme /i:/ . Which word is different from the others?
meet
seat
meat
sit
Three of the four words include the same vowel sound. Which word is different from the others?
Mother
Up
Took
Bus
Choose the odd one out. Which has a different vowel sound?
dear
fear
pear
hear
Choose the odd one out. Which has a different vowel sound?
seen
keep
feel
bear
Find the odd one out (vowel sound)
ouch
house
show
town
True or False. The words "feel" and "fit" are minimal pairs
True
False
Which of the following words does not contain the vowel sound /ɪ/?
Hit
Bit
Hot
Fit
True or False. The words "sip" and "zip" are minimal pairs.
True
False
Which of the following words has a different vowel sound from the rest?
Book
Look
Boot
Boat
