WorksheetsQuiz#1_English Phonetics and Phonology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The branch of Linguistics that studies the human speech sound
Morphology
Syntax
Phonetics
Semantics
Sociolinguistics
In producing consonants, we should think about these features, except from
the manner of articulation
the voiced distiction
the place of articulation
the way of speaking
the non voiced distinction
Sounds in language can be divided into two groups: _______ and _________ .
vowels and consonant
ear and mouth
syllables and word
syllable and phoneme
Which is an example of a bilabial consonant?....
What is meant by 'minimal pairs'?....
pairs of words that have the same meaning
word pairs that have one phoneme difference
word pairs that have two phoneme differences
word pairs that have three phoneme differences
What is the phonemic transcription of the underlined words:
"I'm going to meet her father next month."
ˈfɑːðər/ mɒnθ
ˈfɑːðər/ mʌnθ
ˈfɑːθər/ mʌnð
ˈfɑːθər/mʌnθ
which of the following is a minimal pair:
bag / back
van / very
were / wash
What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?
They both mean the same
Phonetics is the study of human sounds and phonology is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages.
Phonetics is the classification of the sounds within the system of a particular language or languages and phonology is the study of human sounds.
None of the above
The following sounds are fricative, except
/f/
/v/
/θ/
/p/
What is a phoneme?
the smallest unit of sound
a blend of phone and meme
a single letter
the volume of your voice
[wɑɹʃəɹ məʃin]
Stressed syllables are recognised as stressed because they are more prominent than unstressed syllables.
TRUE
FALSE
