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COMD3500 Exam 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which words are minimal pairs?

a)

though

cough

b)

start

cart

c)

fine

rhyme

d)

sheep

ship

2.

An (a)   is the variation of a phoneme.

Hint: All of the family members under one family name. Joe, Sally, and Tom all share the last name "Smith."

3.

What is the onset, nucleus, coda, and rhyme in the first syllable of the word "stoplight"?

a)

O: st

N: o

C: p

Rhyme: op

b)

O: l

N: i

C: t

Rhyme: li

c)

O: s

N: o

C: p

Rhyme: op

d)

O: l
N: i

C: ght

Rhyme: ight

4.

What does IPA stand for?

a)

International Phonetic Alphabet

b)

Iambic Pentameter Alphabet

c)

Internal Phonemes Alphabet

d)

Individual Phonetic Alphabet

5.

True or False: The only pulmonic consonants in the English language are /p/, /b/, /t/, /f/, and /k/?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is a consonant cluster?

a)

“nd” in Kind

b)

“st” in Fast


c)

“sp” in Speech


d)

All of the above

7.

How many phonemes are in the word "fox"?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

8.

True or False: The word "why" is an open syllable word

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The vowel in a syllable is called the coda

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following is the rhyme in the word "dog"?

a)

do

b)

og

c)

d

d)

g

11.

What is the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word?

a)

Allograph

b)

Nucleus

c)

Phoneme

d)

Syllable

12.

What is a virgule?

a)

A nickname for professors who teach in the speech department.


b)

A punctuation mark “[ ]” .


c)

A punctuation mark “/”.


d)

A made up word to confuse college students on exams.


13.

A virgule is used...

a)

in phonemic transcription

b)

in impressionistic transcription

c)

in allophonic transcription

d)

in narrow transcription

14.

Which syllable(s) of the word "information" is closed?

a)

in

b)

for

c)

ma

d)

tion

15.

How many morphemes does "unacceptable" have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which word(s) contains a digraph?

a)

think

b)

sleep

c)

loop

d)

dearest

17.

Which syllable has the primary stress in the word "marketer"

a)

First syllable

b)

Second syllable

c)

Third syllable

18.

Which syllable has the primary stress in the word "heartbreak"?

a)

first syllable

b)

second syllable

c)

both

d)

none of the syllables

19.

How many graphemes are in the word "ship"?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

20.

How many syllables are in the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

a)

14

b)

13

c)

15

d)

12