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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the study of speech sounds?

a)

Phonology

b)

Morphology

c)

Syntax

d)

Semantics

e)

Pragmatics

2.

Which of the following is a consonant sound?

a)

[p]

b)

 [e]

c)

 [ɪ]

d)

 [æ]

e)

[u:]

3.

What is the term for the reduction or weakening of sounds in unstressed syllables?

a)

Vowel reduction

b)

Consonant strengthening

c)

Stress intensification

d)

Pitch elevation

e)

Articulation enhancement

4.

What is the term for the phenomenon where one phoneme is replaced by another in speech?

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Assimilation

e)

Epenthesis

5.

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language?

a)

Phoneme

b)

Morpheme

c)

Syllable

d)

Grapheme

e)

Lexeme

6.

Which of the following is a place of articulation?

a)

Bilabial

b)

Lungs

c)

Inspiration

d)

Aspiration

e)

Voiced

7.

Which English consonant is produced with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate?

a)

[k]

b)

 [t]

c)

 [d]

d)

 [p]

e)

 [f]

8.

What is the IPA symbol for the sound at the beginning of the word “shoe”?

a)

[ʃ]

b)

 [t]

c)

 [s]

d)

 [ʒ]

e)

 [f]

9.

 Which of the following IPA symbols represents the "ng" sound in the word "sing"?

a)

[ŋ]

b)

 [n]

c)

[ɡ]

d)

 [k]

e)

 [dʒ]

10.

Which term refers to the omission of sounds or syllables in speech?

a)

Elision

b)

Epenthesis

c)

Metathesis

d)

Assimilation

e)

Affixation

11.

Which term refers to the modification of a sound based on its surrounding sounds?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Elision

c)

Suffix

d)

Epenthesis

e)

Metathesis

12.

What is the IPA symbol for the voiced dental fricative?

 

a)

 [ð]

b)

 [θ]

c)

 [ʃ]

d)

 [ʒ]

e)

 [t]

13.

What term describes the feature of a sound being produced without vibration of the vocal cords?

 

a)

Voiceless

b)

Voiced

c)

Sonorant

d)

Tongue

e)

Aveolar

14.

What grammatical class does the word "carefully" belong to?

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Verb

e)

Preposition

15.

Which of the following describes a speech sound produced by narrowing but not completely blocking the airflow?

 

a)

Fricative

b)

Plosive

c)

Nasal

d)

Sonorant

e)

Affricate

16.

What is the term for the phenomenon where sounds or segments take on the characteristics of neighboring sounds or segments?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Vowel reduction

c)

Elision

d)

Diphthongization

e)

Nasalization

17.

What is the term for the distinctive sound unit in a language that has no meaning by itself but can differentiate meaning when combined with other phonemes?

 

a)

Phoneme

b)

Allophone

c)

Morpheme

d)

Syllable

e)

Grapheme

18.

What is the term for the phenomenon where a sound is omitted in rapid speech?

a)

Elision

b)

Assimilation

c)

Insertion

d)

Epenthesis

e)

Metathesis

19.

Which term describes a vowel sound produced with a continuous airflow and no obstruction in the vocal tract?

a)

Sonorant

b)

Mouth

c)

Plosive

d)

Nasal

e)

Liquid

20.

 How many letters and sounds are there in the English language?

a)

26 letters and 44 sounds

b)

26 letters and 26 sounds

c)

30 letters and 30 sounds

d)

 24 letters and 44 sounds

e)

26 letters and 40 sounds

21.

Which of the following words consists of two syllables?

 

a)

Noisy

b)

Not

c)

But

d)

Coat

e)

Cost

22.

Which of these words is a conjunction?

a)

And

b)

Blue

c)

Run

d)

Quickly

e)

Table

23.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word "thank"?

a)

[θ]

b)

 [ð]

c)

 [t]

d)

 [d]

e)

 [f]

24.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word “phone”?

a)

[f]

b)

 [v]

c)

 [p]

d)

 [θ]

e)

 [b]

25.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word “judge”?

a)

 [dʒ]

b)

 [ʒ]

c)

 [tʃ]

d)

 [j]

e)

 [ʃ]

26.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word “ship”?

a)

 [ʃ]

b)

 [s]

c)

 [tʃ]

d)

 [ʒ]

e)

 [z]

27.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word “this”?

a)

 [ð]

b)

[θ]

c)

 [d]

d)

 [z]

e)

 [t]

28.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of the word “thunder”?

a)

 [θ]

b)

 [ð]

c)

 [d]

d)

 [z]

e)

 [t]

29.

What is the term for the change in pitch level within a word or phrase?

a)

Intonation

b)

Stress

c)

Pitch

d)

Tone

e)

Accent

30.

What is the grammatical class of the word "elephant"?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

e)

Conjunction

31.

What is the term for the reduction of unstressed vowels to a neutral sound?

a)

Schwa

b)

Epenthesis

c)

Elision

d)

Assimilation

e)

Metathesis

32.

Which of these is a voiced dental fricative?

a)

 [ð]

b)

 [s]

c)

 [ʃ]

d)

 [ʒ]

e)

[t]

33.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the end of the word “laugh”?

a)

[f]

b)

 [v]

c)

 [θ]

d)

[ð]

e)

 [p]

34.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the end of the word “ring”?

a)

[ŋ]

b)

 [n]

c)

[ɜː]

d)

 [g]

e)

 [k]

35.

Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the end of the word “close”?  

a)

[z]

b)

 [s]

c)

 [ʃ]

d)

[ʒ]

e)

[tʃ]

36.

Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the middle of the word “bird”?

a)

 [ɜː]

b)

 [ɪ]

c)

 [eɪ]

d)

 [ʊ]

e)

 [ɑː]

37.

Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the middle of the word “team”?

a)

 [iː]

b)

 [ɪ]

c)

 [e]

d)

 [æ]

e)

 [ɒ]

38.

Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the middle of the word “cup”?

 

a)

 [ʌ]

b)

 [e]

c)

[æ]

d)

 [ɜː]

e)

 [uː]

39.

Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the middle of the word “boot”?

a)

[uː]

b)

 [ʌ]

c)

 [ɒ]

d)

 [ɔː]

e)

 [ɑː]

40.

 Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the middle of the word “pen”?

 

a)

 [e]

b)

 [æ]

c)

 [ɪ]

d)

 [ʌ]

e)

[ɒ]

41.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “face”?

a)

[eɪ]

b)

 [ɪə]

c)

 [aɪ]

d)

[ɔɪ]

e)

 [əʊ]

42.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “go”?

a)

 [əʊ]

b)

[eɪ]

c)

[aʊ]

d)

[ɔɪ]

e)

 [ɪə]

43.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “my”?  

a)

[aɪ]

b)

 [eɪ]

c)

 [ɒɪ]

d)

[aʊ]

e)

 [ɜː]

44.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “boy”?

a)

 [ɔɪ]

b)

 [aɪ]

c)

 [əʊ]

d)

 [eə]

e)

[ɪə]

45.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “now”?

a)

 [aʊ]

b)

 [əʊ]

c)

 [ɔɪ]

d)

[eɪ]

e)

 [ɪə]

46.

Which IPA symbol represents the diphthong sound in the word “high”?

a)

 [aɪ]

b)

[eɪ]

c)

[ɔɪ]

d)

 [aʊ]

e)

 [ɪə]

47.

Which of these is a voiced alveolar nasal sound?

a)

 [n]

b)

 [m]

c)

 [b]

d)

 [p]

e)

 [t]

48.

Which of these is a voiced labiodental fricative?

a)

 [v]

b)

 [f]

c)

 [θ]

d)

 [ʃ]

e)

 [h]

49.

What grammatical class does the word "happily" belong to?

a)

Adverb

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Noun

e)

Conjunction

50.

What is the term for the process of adding an extra sound to a word?

a)

Epenthesis

b)

Elision

c)

Assimilation

d)

Metathesis

e)

Insertion

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