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WorksheetsCOMD3500 Exam 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which words are minimal pairs?
though
cough
start
cart
fine
rhyme
sheep
ship
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."
What is the onset, nucleus, coda, and rhyme in the first syllable of the word "stoplight"?
O: st
N: o
C: p
Rhyme: op
O: l
N: i
C: t
Rhyme: li
O: s
N: o
C: p
Rhyme: op
O: l
N: i
C: ght
Rhyme: ight
What does IPA stand for?
International Phonetic Alphabet
Iambic Pentameter Alphabet
Internal Phonemes Alphabet
Individual Phonetic Alphabet
True or False: The only pulmonic consonants in the English language are /p/, /b/, /t/, /f/, and /k/?
True
False
Which of the following is a consonant cluster?
“nd” in Kind
“st” in Fast
“sp” in Speech
All of the above
How many phonemes are in the word "fox"?
2
3
4
5
True or False: The word "why" is an open syllable word
True
False
The vowel in a syllable is called the coda
True
False
Which of the following is the rhyme in the word "dog"?
do
og
d
g
What is the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word?
Allograph
Nucleus
Phoneme
Syllable
What is a virgule?
A nickname for professors who teach in the speech department.
A punctuation mark “[ ]” .
A punctuation mark “/”.
A made up word to confuse college students on exams.
A virgule is used...
in phonemic transcription
in impressionistic transcription
in allophonic transcription
in narrow transcription
Which syllable(s) of the word "information" is closed?
in
for
ma
tion
How many morphemes does "unacceptable" have?
1
2
3
4
Which word(s) contains a digraph?
think
sleep
loop
dearest
Which syllable has the primary stress in the word "marketer"
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Which syllable has the primary stress in the word "heartbreak"?
first syllable
second syllable
both
none of the syllables
How many graphemes are in the word "ship"?
2
3
4
1
How many syllables are in the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?
14
13
15
12
