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DEVOICING

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Allophones are

a)

the smallest contrastive phonological unit which can produce a difference in meaning

b)

the variants of each phoneme

2.

Fortis consonants...

a)

are voiceless.

b)

are voiced.

c)

have no energy counterpart.

d)

are voiceless plosives, fricatives and affricates.

3.

Devoicing

a)

 occurs when voiced consonants lose their voice when they are followed or preceded by voiceless consonants

b)

occurs when voiceless consonants  lose either part or all their voice,

c)

occurs when voiced consonants  lose either part or all their voice, according to the phonetic environment

4.

/m/   /n/   /ŋ/   /j/   /w/   /l/   /r/

a)

are lenis consonants

b)

are voiced and have no energy counterpart

c)

are plosive consonant sounds

d)

All the options are correct!

5.

The devoiced sounds here /hɪ hæd ten bɒksɪz/ are:

(a)  

6.

This [ɦ] is the ... h

(a)  

7.

Intervocalic h occurs

a)

when voiceless h gets voiced when surrounded by vowels

b)

when voiced h loses part or all their voice when followed or preceded by voiceless consonants

c)

when voiced h loses part or all their voice when followed or preceded by a pause

8.

Smooth transition is a linking feature which consists of...

4 lines
9.

The difference between linking /r/ and intrusive /r/ is...

4 lines
10.

"He reached out and changed it" is pronounced as...

a)

/hɪ riːʧt aʊt ən ʧeɪnʤd ɪt/

b)

/hɪ riːʧ taʊt ən ʧeɪnʤ dɪt/

c)

/hɪ riːʧ taʊtən ʧeɪnʤ dɪt/