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Quiz#1_English Phonetics and Phonology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The branch of Linguistics that studies the human speech sound

a)

Morphology

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonetics

d)

Semantics

e)

Sociolinguistics

2.

In producing consonants, we should think about these features, except from

a)

the manner of articulation

b)

the voiced distiction

c)

the place of articulation

d)

the way of speaking

e)

the non voiced distinction

3.
Are son and sun pronounced the same way?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
In which word is this sound present?
a)
crisp
b)
church
c)
mash
d)
stop
5.

Sounds in language can be divided into two groups: _______ and _________ .

a)

vowels and consonant

b)

ear and mouth

c)

syllables and word

d)

syllable and phoneme

6.

Which is an example of a bilabial consonant?....

a)

b)

c)

d)

7.
  1. What is meant by 'minimal pairs'?....

a)

pairs of words that have the same meaning

b)

word pairs that have one phoneme difference

c)

word pairs that have two phoneme differences

d)

word pairs that have three phoneme differences

8.

What is the phonemic transcription of the underlined words:

"I'm going to meet her father next month."

a)

ˈfɑːðər/ mɒnθ

b)

ˈfɑːðər/ mʌnθ

c)

ˈfɑːθər/ mʌnð

d)

ˈfɑːθər/mʌnθ

9.

which of the following is a minimal pair:

a)

bag / back

b)

van / very

c)

were / wash

10.

What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?

a)

They both mean the same

b)

Phonetics is the study of human sounds and phonology is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages.

c)

Phonetics is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages and phonology is the study of human sounds.

d)

None of the above

11.
The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘shampoo’, ‘soon’, and ‘blue’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?
a)
root
b)
tooth
c)
suite
d)
who
12.

The following sounds are fricative, except

a)

/f/

b)

/v/

c)

/θ/

d)

/p/

13.

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

14.

[wɑɹʃəɹ məʃin]

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Stressed syllables are recognised as stressed because they are more prominent than unstressed syllables.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE