Free Printable фонетика3

1.

Choose the word corresponding to the transcription ['garaʒ]:

a)

George

b)

Garage

c)

Game

d)

Gorgeous

e)

Giggle

2.

Identify the correct transcription of the word available:

a)

[ə'veɪləbəl]

b)

[ai'veɪləbəl]

c)

[ou'veɪləbəl]

d)

[aɪ'veɪləbəl]

e)

[aɪ'vələbəl]

3.

Identify the correct transcription of the word convenient:

a)

[kən'viːnjənt]

b)

[kən'viːnənt]

c)

[kənvinient]

d)

[kən'vnəjənt]

e)

[kən'vnjənt]

4.

Choose the correct transcription for “grab”:

a)

['græb]

b)

['graed]

c)

['græd]

d)

['greb]

e)

['græd]

5.

Choose the correct transcription for 'pluck':

a)

['plʌk]

b)

['plæk]

c)

['plæk]

d)

['pleck]

e)

['pleck]

6.

Choose the correct transcription for 'stream':

a)

['striːm]

b)

['strim]

c)

['stri:m]

d)

['strem]

e)

['strem]

7.

Are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another:

a)

Segments

b)

Phonemes

c)

Morphemes

d)

Orthography

e)

Orography

8.

Orthography is......

a)

The pronunciation of a word that represents the alphabetics spelling

b)

The production of any speech

c)

The study of the phonetics symbols

d)

The alphabetic spelling of words that represents the way they are pronounced

e)

the way they are pronounced

9.

Choose the correct transcription for 'mood':

a)

['muːd]

b)

['mud]

c)

['məd]

d)

['mood]

e)

['mɔd]

10.

Choose the correct transcription for 'went':

a)

['went]

b)

['wənt]

c)

['wɜːnt]

d)

['wvnt]

e)

['wvnt]

11.

The study of human speech sounds in a language that form systematized patterns is called

a)

PHONETICS

b)

PHONOLOGY

c)

PHONETICS

d)

ARTICULATORS

e)

PHONOLOGY

12.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'

a)

ALVEOLARPALATAL

b)

ALVEOLAR

c)

VELAR

d)

LABIODENTAL

e)

DENTAL

13.

Choose the correct number of the syllables of the word [ri'kwaia]

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

e)

3

14.

How many vowel sounds in the English alphabet?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

e)

2

15.

Find the word with the different vowel

a)

Cow

b)

Start

c)

Now

d)

House

e)

Horse

16.

Which letter has the sound [kw]

a)

kw

b)

k

c)

w

d)

q

e)

none of the mentioned above

17.

Choose the plosives

a)

[ p,b,k ]

b)

[ p,i,k ]

c)

[ g,a,d ]

d)

[ c,t,v ]

e)

[ d,t,v ]

18.

The position of the tongue is characterized from two aspects

a)

Horizontal and vertical movements

b)

Straight and curve movements

c)

Horizontal and curve movements

d)

Vertical and straight movements

e)

Straight movements

19.

Any back vowel in English is produced with

a)

Rounded lips

b)

Raised part of the tongue

20.

........are vowels the articulation of which is almost unchanging

a)

Monophongoids

b)

Diphthongs

c)

Diphthongoids

d)

Monophthongs

e)

Diphthongoid

21.

According to the horizontal movements of the tongue vowels are divided into

a)

High, mid, low

b)

Front, central, back

c)

High, low

d)

Back, front

e)

lip, nose

22.

According to the vertical movements of the tongue vowels are divided into

a)

High,

low

b)

Front, back

c)

Front, central, back

d)

High, mid, low

e)

low, high

23.

Long vowels are

a)

[iː: aː: oː: uː: əː:]

b)

[i a o u a]

c)

[gː: pː: uː:]

d)

[jː: yː:]

e)

[gː: pː: uː:]

24.

Short vowels are

a)

[i e o ʌ a]

b)

[iː: aː: oː: uː: əː:]

c)

[j o ɒm]

d)

[w f]

e)

[j o ɒm]

25.

Choose rounded vowels

a)

[o, ɔː, u, uː:]

b)

[i, iː:, e, eː:]

c)

[ə, ɜ]

d)

[ʌ, ʔ]

e)

[ə, ɜ]

26.

Choose dental or interdental consonants

a)

[θ, ð]

b)

[m, l]

c)

[o, a]

d)

[p, k]

e)

[o, a]

27.

Choose alveolar consonants

a)

[t, d, n, l, s, z]

b)

[ð]

c)

[f, v]

d)

[e, i]

e)

[f, v]

28.

Choose post-alveolar consonant

a)

[r]

b)

[t]

c)

[θ]

d)

[ʒ]

29.

Choose palatal-alveolar consonants

a)

[ʃ, tʃ, ʒ, dʒ]

b)

[f, v]

c)

[p, b]

d)

[k]

e)

[p, b]

30.

Choose velar consonants

a)

[o, I, e]

b)

[k, g, ɳ]

c)

[m, n]

d)

[Θ, ð]

e)

[m, n]

31.

Choose the palatal consonant

a)

[t]

b)

[l]

c)

[j]

d)

[p]

e)

[f]

32.

…… Is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract

a)

Consonant

b)

Vowel

c)

Pronunciation

d)

Power

e)

Low

33.

Three lip positions are distinguished

a)

High, low

b)

Spread, neutral, rounded

c)

Vertical, horizontal

d)

High, vertical

e)

Vertical, horizontal

34.

What acoustic parameter is measured in decibels (dB)?

a)

Intensity

b)

Amplitude

c)

Duration

d)

Fundamental frequency

e)

frequency

35.

The place of articulation of nasal sound in the word ‘seventh’

a)

Alveolar

b)

Labio-dental

c)

Velar

d)

Dental

e)

Alveoli

36.

Manner of articulation fare- chare, fail – jail

a)

Constrictive vs. affricates

b)

Lingual vs. glottal

c)

Labial vs. lingual

d)

Voiceless forties vs. voiced lenis

e)

voiced lenis

37.

…. are used to express emotions

a)

Emphatic pauses

b)

Rhythm

c)

Variation in pitch

d)

Loudness

e)

Voiceless

38.

Choose the word with the sound /i/:

a)

think

b)

breakfast

c)

leap

d)

idiot

e)

mean

39.

Choose the word with the sound /ə/

a)

Easy

b)

Enter

c)

Locked

d)

Adding

e)

Try

40.

Choose the word with the sound /ʃ/

a)

Look

b)

Church

c)

Think

d)

Vision

e)

Wish

41.

Choose the word with the sound /æ/

a)

Apple

b)

Aardvark

c)

Hare

d)

Weight

e)

Watch

42.

Choose the word with the sound /ð/

a)

Fire

b)

Through

c)

Udder

d)

Dense

e)

This

43.

Choose the word with the sound /ʌ/

a)

Puppy

b)

Shoe

c)

Should

d)

Moon

e)

Light

44.

Choose the word with the sound /j/

a)

Jet

b)

Yes

c)

German

d)

Bay

e)

Buy

45.

Choose the word with the sound /ʒ/

a)

Leisure

b)

Wish

c)

Change

d)

Shout

e)

Cow

46.

………………... are words with varied pronunciation and the same spelling (e.g. read /ri:d/ – read /red/)

a)

Homographs

b)

Homophones

c)

Allophones

d)

monophthongs

e)

Diphthongs

47.

……………… are words that written differently but we read them in the same way as another word (e.g. sun /sʌn/ – son /sʌn/)

a)

Homophones

b)

Homographs

c)

Diphthongs

d)

Allophones

e)

Diphthongs

48.

We distinguish two basic types of phonemes

a)

short

b)

High and low

c)

Fortis and lenis

d)

long and short

e)

Vowels and consonants

49.

Choose from the words containing /ʃ/ and /ʒ/

a)

You do not understand anything, are you in Confucians or in confusion?

b)

Some work refers to some other work, is it allusion or illusion?

c)

You want to know the exact size of something, do you have to mix it or measure it?

d)

Something is bright blue, is it measure or azure?

e)

Is it measure or azure?

50.

Find the words with the sound /j/

a)

Jogging, jam, gym

b)

Yesterday, unique, queue

c)

Jealous, jacket

d)

Jasmine, jeans

e)

Jacket, jeans

51.

…………… represent the upper and the lower limits of human voice or the range of the voice

a)

Two parallel lines (staves)

b)

Square brackets [ ]

c)

Two bars l

d)

Slash /

e)

dot .

52.

Two vertical bars || denote …… which usually occurs at the end of a sentence

a)

a pause

b)

a short pause

c)

a comma

d)

a stress

e)

a long pause

53.

A single vertical bar | denotes ……………… inside a sentence

a)

a short pause

b)

the beginning

c)

the fall

d)

the rise

e)

the low

54.

Includes unstressed and half-stressed syllables preceding the first stressed syllable

a)

The head

b)

The pre head

c)

The neck

d)

The center

e)

The tail

55.

The last stressed syllable is called _________.

a)

the low pre-head

b)

the pre-head

c)

the head

d)

the low pre-head

e)

the nucleus

56.

………. includes the stressed and unstressed syllables beginning with the first stressed syllable up to the last stressed syllable

a)

The tail

b)

The head

c)

The nucleus

d)

The syllable

e)

The vowel

57.

the unstressed and half-stressed syllables that follow the nucleus are called

a)

The tail

b)

The head

c)

The top

d)

The nucleus

e)

The vowel

58.

the rises and falls that take place in the nucleus or start with it are called

a)

Nuclear tones

b)

The tail

c)

The rise

d)

The fall

e)

The vowel

59.

……… is the most important part of the intonation pattern as it defines the communicative type of the sentence, determines the semantic value of the intonation-group, indicated the communicative center of the intonation–group or of the whole sentence

a)

The lip

b)

The tail

c)

The head

d)

The arrow

e)

The nucleus

60.

……………… is a complex unity of variations in pitch, stress, tempo and timber

a)

Lip

b)

Head

c)

Sentence

d)

Word

e)

Intonation

61.

…… is the relative speed with which sentences and intonation-groups are pronounced in connected speech

a)

Tempo

b)

Stress

c)

Pitch

d)

Accent

e)

Tongue

62.

……………. is a special coloring of voice which shows the speaker’s emotions, i.e. pleasure, displeasure, sorrow, etc.

a)

Speech timber

b)

Speech sound

c)

Speed

d)

Strength

e)

Speech

63.

………. shows that the non-final intonation-group is complete, important by itself and is not so closely connected with the following intonation-group

a)

The falling nuclear tone

b)

The rising nuclear tone

64.

.......... shows that the non-final intonation-group is closely connected in meaning with the following intonation-group, is not important by itself and implies continuation

a)

The rise

b)

The falling

c)

The word

d)

The pause

e)

The rising nuclear tone

65.

Unstressed syllables are represented by

a)

Dashes

b)

Dots

c)

Curves

d)

Brackets

e)

Slashes

66.

Which word has the primary stress on the FIRST syllable?

a)

COveR

b)

aLLoW

c)

poLICE

d)

aGREE

e)

reLAX

67.

Which word contains a SHORT vowel sound?

a)

sheep

b)

ship

c)

harp

d)

caught

e)

board

68.

Which sentence shows the prominent (focused) word correctly?

a)

I asked you to CALL her.

b)

I asked YOU to call her.

c)

I ASKED you to call her.

d)

I asked you to call HER.

e)

I ASKED YOU to call her.

69.

Which pair shows minimal pairs for /ɪ/ and /iː/?

a)

bin – bean

b)

sit – seat

c)

live – leave

d)

ship – sheep

e)

lick – leak

70.

Which transcription is correct for the diphthong in “face”?

a)

/e/

b)

/a/

c)

/əʊ/

d)

/aɪ/

e)

/eɪ/

71.

Which word contains a glottal stop in many accents of English?

a)

leader

b)

piano

c)

narrow

d)

button

e)

motto

72.

Which option shows correct linking between words?

a)

go_out

b)

go_in

c)

go_and_I

d)

go_of

e)

go_upstairs_it

73.

Which of these includes an example of assimilation?

a)

green park → greem park

b)

take off → tay kof

c)

in time → in taim

d)

run up → run ap

e)

pick it → pik it

74.

Which example shows intrusive R?

a)

Asia(r) is

b)

idea(r) of

c)

law(r) and order

d)

media(r) event

e)

draw(r) it

75.

Which word has falling intonation in a neutral statement?

a)

He’s coming, isn’t he?

b)

Is he coming tomorrow?

c)

Maybe he’s coming?

d)

He’s coming tomorrow

e)

He’s coming?

76.

Which form shows weak pronunciation of “can”?

a)

/kən/

b)

/kæn/

c)

/kaːn/

d)

/ken/

e)

/kʌn/

77.

Which sentence stresses the contrast correctly?

a)

I said TEA, not coffee.

b)

I said tea, NOT coffee.

c)

I SAID tea, not coffee.

d)

I said tea, not COFFEE?

e)

I said tea not coffee.

78.

Which word uses the /θ/ sound?

a)

mother

b)

though

c)

them

d)

thick

e)

bathe

79.

Which pair demonstrates schwa /ə/?

a)

teacher – about

b)

team – beat

c)

coat – note

d)

behind – kind

e)

matter – math

80.

Which consonant is voiceless?

a)

/n/

b)

/v/

c)

/m/

d)

/f/

e)

/l/

81.

Which sentence shows correct tonic stress?

a)

I can’t BELIEVE it!

b)

I CAN’T believe it.

c)

I can’t believe IT.

d)

I can’t BELIEVE IT?

e)

I CAN’T BELIEVE it?

82.

Which word contains a tense vowel?

a)

foot

b)

fit

c)

put

d)

good

e)

food

83.

Which option shows correct linking R after /ə/?

a)

idea of

b)

idea(r) of

c)

idea and

d)

idea in

e)

idea is

84.

Which pair shows consonant elision?

a)

next week → nex week

b)

must go → mus go

c)

last year → las year

d)

cold day → col day

e)

stand up → stan up

85.

Which word has a silent consonant?

a)

happy

b)

honest

c)

history

d)

hungry

e)

honorarium

86.

Which word shows correct stress placement?

a)

PHOtograph

b)

phoTOgraph

c)

photoGRAPHY

d)

phoTOgrapher

e)

photogRAphic

87.

Which word ends with the /ŋ/ sound?

a)

long

b)

finger

c)

sing

d)

hungry

e)

thingy

88.

Which word uses a weak form of “to”?

a)

/tə/

b)

/tuː/

c)

/tɔ/

d)

/tʊː/

e)

/toʊ/

89.

Which sentence uses a rising tone?

a)

You’re coming tomorrow

b)

You’re coming.

c)

You’re coming ?

d)

You’re coming now.

e)

You’re coming soon.

90.

Which pair demonstrates palatalisation?

a)

did you → didʒu

b)

could you → kud ju

c)

would you → wud ju

d)

had you → had ju

e)

should you → shud ju

91.

Which option illustrates stress shift?

a)

A. COMfort → comFORTable

b)

B. PROtest → proTEST

c)

C. REcord → reCORD

d)

D. IMport → imPORT

e)

E. CONduct → conDUCT

92.

Which word has stress on the SECOND syllable?

a)

TAble

b)

beGIN

c)

FOrum

d)

HAppy

e)

BROther

93.

Which is the correct strong form of “some”?

a)

/sʌm/

b)

/səm/

c)

/sm/

d)

/sam/

e)

/sa:m/

94.

Which sentence shows secondary stress correctly marked?

a)

ˌindiˌviDUality

b)

indiˌVIDuality

c)

ˌindividualˈITY

d)

indiˈVISuality

e)

individualˈITY

95.

Which example contains a consonant cluster at the beginning of the word?

a)

long

b)

long

c)

open

d)

spring

e)

eat

96.

. A standard illustrative example should clarify this further\: as we have already seen, in English, word-initial voiceless plosives – such as in pit, pot, put, tip, top, etc. – are generally considered to be ………., i.e. they are produced with a slight hissing sound immediately after the plosive burst and before the onset of the following vowel

a)

Voiceless

b)

Underlined

c)

Aspirated

d)

Omitted

e)

Voiced

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