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Phonetics 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Phonemes

a)
Phonemes are visual representations of sounds.
b)
Phonemes are only used in written language.
c)
Phonemes are interchangeable between different languages.
d)
Phonemes are the basic units of sound in a language.
2.

voiced sound

a)
Voiced sound is only heard in animals.
b)
Voiced sound is produced with the vibration of the vocal cords.
c)
Voiced sound is silent.
d)
Voiced sound is produced by wind instruments.
3.

unvoiced sound

a)
Unvoiced sounds are sounds produced without the vibration of the vocal cords.
b)
Unvoiced sounds are produced by the vibration of the vocal cords.
c)
Unvoiced sounds are always louder than voiced sounds.
d)
Unvoiced sounds are only heard in whispering.
4.

The set of phonemes consists of two categories...

a)
Vowels and consonants
b)
Numbers and letters
c)
Verbs and adjectives
d)
Nouns and pronouns
5.

What is the phonetic transcription of SHEEP?

a)
/ʃiːt/
b)
/ʃiːp/
c)
/ʃɛp/
6.

What is the phonetic transcription of HILL?

a)
/hɪɫl/
b)
/hɪɫi/
c)
/hɪl/
7.

What is the phonetic transcription of CHEESE?

a)
/tʃiːs/
b)
/tʃiːzɛ/
c)
/tʃiːz/
d)
/tʃiːzə/
8.

What is the phonetic transcription of SLEEVE?

a)
/sliːv/
b)
/sliːvə/
c)
/sliːvɛ/
d)
/sliːf/
9.

The main features of suprasegmental are

a)
stress, intonation, timing
b)
pitch, volume, articulation
c)
syllable, consonant, vowel
d)
grammar, vocabulary, syntax
10.

What is the phonetic transcription of BIN?

a)
/bin/
b)
/bɪŋ/
c)
/bɪm/
d)
/bɪn/