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PHONETIC & PHONOLOGY QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

English (considering American and British dialects) has 24 consonant sounds and 20 vowel sounds.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

There are 7 short vowel sounds, 5 long vowel sounds and 8 diphthong in English.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does phonetics study?

a)

It is the study of the patterns words and how they are used to make meaning

b)

It is the study of the sounds produced by the human voice in speech.

4.

The tongue is a very important articulator

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Lips are not important in speech

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the study of the sound system of languages called?

a)

Phonetics

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonology

d)

Morphology

7.

What is the smallest contrastive unit in the sound system of a language called?

a)

Minimal pair

b)

Allophone

c)

Phoneme

d)

Phone

8.

The unstressed vowel sound represented by the symbol /ə/.

a)

articulation

b)

schwa

c)

received pronunciation

d)

assimilaiton

9.

where is the primary stress in this word: jungle?

a)

/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ - on the first syllable

b)

/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ - on the second syllable

c)

/dʒʌŋɡˈl/ - on the second syllable

10.

Which word has this sound?

a)

photo

b)

white

c)

think

11.

which word has this sound?

a)

climb

b)

sit

c)

see

12.

You can find this sound in...

a)

pool

b)

sun

c)

put

13.

This is the Spanish sh sound

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Where can you find these sounds?

a)

cat- bar

b)

apple-sad

c)

car-bath

15.

What is phonology?

a)

The study of historical events

b)

The study of mathematical equations

c)

The study of written language

d)

The study of how the human vocal tract produces sound

16.

What is phonetics?

a)

The study of human behavior

b)

The study of computer programming

c)

The study of plant biology

d)

The study of how sounds can be recorded and studied

17.

What does phonetic transcription use to represent speech sounds?

a)

Square brackets

b)

Curly brackets

c)

Parentheses

d)

Angle brackets

18.

How many letters are there in the written English alphabet?

a)

100

b)

10

c)

50

d)

26

19.

How many phonemes are there in spoken English?

a)

44

b)

20

c)

50

d)

30

20.

Which of the following is not a plosive sound in English?

a)

p

b)

g

c)

k

d)

m

21.

What is the vowel sound / ɔ: /?

a)

Central, half-open, spread, high, long

b)

back, half-open, rounded, mid, long

c)

Front, open, rounded, high, long

d)

. Back, close, neutral, mid, long

22.

1. What are vowels?

a)

sounds in which there is no obstruction to the flow of air as it passes from the larynx to the lips.

b)

sounds in which the speed organs with stable vowel quality throughout the duration of the vowel’s articulation.

c)

Sounds that consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another and then to a third.

23.

1. How many types of diphthongs are there?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

4

d)

5

24.

What is a phoneme?

a)

the smallest unit of sound

b)

a blend of phone and meme

c)

a single letter

d)

the volume of your voice

25.

what is the difference between phonetics and phonology

a)

phonetics = individual sounds

phonology = sound patterns

b)

phonetics = sound patterns

phonology = individual sounds

c)

phonetics = IPA

phonology = individual sounds

d)

phonetics = individual sounds

phonology = IPA