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MET 4 - SOUNDS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does IPA stand for?

a)

International Phonemic Activities

b)

International Phonetic Alphabet

c)

Interesting Parts of the Alphabet

2.

PHONETIC SYMBOLS represent...

a)

SOUNDS

b)

WORDS

c)

SYLLABLES

3.

The number of letters of a written word always match the number sounds that word has.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

What can happen if PHONEMES are mispronounced?

a)

You will have an accent

b)

You will sound funny

c)

The meaning of the idea you want to express can change

d)

You will not sound native

5.

Phonemes are divided in the following groups...

a)

american and british

b)

vowel and consonant

c)

easy and difficult

6.

What are ALLOPHONES?

a)

variations in pronunciation of phonemes

b)

phonemes that are difficult to pronounce

c)

phonemes that do not exist in Spanish

7.

These sounds are produced without any closure or friction, so that there is no restriction to the flow of air from the lungs

a)

CONSONANTS

b)

DIPHTHONGS

c)

VOWELS

8.

These sounds are the result of a glide from one sound to another within a single syllable

a)

VOWELS

b)

DIPHTHONGS

c)

CONSONANTS

9.

American and British phonemes are exactly the same

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which is NOT true about phonemic symbols?

a)

Phonemic chartss organize sounds in a visual manner.

b)

Becoming familiar with them helps autonomous learning

c)

Are important as long as learners know which sounds they are refering to

d)

They match the way the sound is written as a letter.

11.

Charts showing SPEECH ORGANS are important to...

a)

become aware of sound articulation

b)

have good pronunciation

12.

Which is NOT a possible problem students might have with phonemes?

a)

Some phonemes seem to have the same sound /iy/ /i/

b)

Some phonemes don't exist in the students own language

c)

Most phonemes are too difficult to pronounce

13.

In this game, student unscramble phonemes to discover a word

a)

ANAGRAMS

b)

BINGO

c)

CATEGORY WORDS

14.

This game resembles 'tutti-frutti' but phonemes are used instead of letters.

Students must come up with one word for each category in the chart (animals, food, country, etc.)

a)

BINGO

b)

CATEGORY WORDS

c)

ANAGRAMS

15.

Which is NOT an idea for working with phonemes?

a)

Students watch how you and they make particular sounds (observation of mechanics)

b)

Using tongue twisters to work with particular sounds.

c)

Transliteration: Writing a word or sentence in phonemic script.

d)

Having students memorize all phonemic symbols and their correct order in a chart.