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фонетика 3

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the length English vowels are subdivided into:

a)

huge

b)

rounded & unrounded

c)

monophthongs & diphthongs

d)

free & checked​

2.

 According to the stability of articulation English monophthongs are subdivided into:

a)

monophthongs & diphthongs

b)

Short & long

c)

free&checked

d)

huge

3.

According to the degree of muscular tense English vowels are subdivided

a)

Huge

b)

Free & checked

c)

Tense & lax

d)

Short & long

4.

Which of the following groups of sounds are monophthongs?​

a)

[ei, au, ou]

b)

[e:, i:, ә:, u:]

c)

[әu, ai, εә, iә]

d)

[uә, ai, ph, th, מi, oә, uә]

5.

Sound realizations of one & the same phoneme that cannot distinguish words in a definite language & occur only in certain positions or in combinations with certain all sounds are called its:

a)

Lexemes

b)

Phonemes

c)

Allophone

d)

Morphemes

6.

phonemic phenomenon of the weakening of articulation & shortening of the duration of unstressed vowels, resulted in modification of their quality & quantity is called

a)

Reductions

b)

Accommoda

c)

Assimila

d)

Elision

7.

 Which of the following is an example of the covered syllable type?

a)

Long,shore

b)

Art,sit

c)

Tar,sea,tie

d)

Apt,eat

8.

 Which of the following is an example of the uncovered syllable type?

a)

Long,shore

b)

Tar,sea,tie

c)

Apt,eat,art

d)

A,at,on

9.

What is the smallest articulatory unit?

a)

Syllable

b)

Words

c)

Phonemes

d)

Morphemes

10.

 Which of the following groups of sounds are diphthongs?

a)

bilabial, labiodental, apical

b)

labial, lingual, pharyngeal

c)

occlusive, constrictives, occlusive-constrictives

d)

dental, palatal, velar

11.

Pronunciation of the words “empty”, “castle”, “Christmas” are the examples of:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accomoda

c)

Elision

d)

Dental

12.

How many syllable structures are there in the English language?

a)

28

b)

26

c)

29

d)

23

13.

 Point out the examples of the double-peaked type of consonants

a)

Penknife,that time,mid-day

b)

Me,tie

c)

Us,sad,it

d)

Both,these

14.

English word stress is created by:

a)

interactions: intensity, fundamental frequency, duration & formant structure

b)

intensity alone

c)

fundamental frequency alone

d)

duration alone

15.

The largest prosodic unit is:

a)

The combination

b)

The word

c)

The syllable

d)

The unterance

16.

 According to the relative sonority theory the opensonorous sounds are:

a)

Open vowels

b)

Close vowels

c)

Mid sonants

d)

Voiceless stops

17.

The number of syllables is determined by the number of:

a)

Sonants

b)

Consonants

c)

Peaks in prominence

d)

Fricatives

18.

 English word stress is:

a)

Quantitative

b)

Uncomplex nature

c)

Dynamic

d)

Qualitative

19.

English closed vowels occur only in:

a)

Closed syllable

b)

Open syllable

c)

Complex nature

d)

Dynamic

20.

 English open vowels can occur in:

a)

Open syllable

b)

Complex nature

c)

Dynamic

d)

Accent

21.

Point out the sonorants:

a)

f, v, ð, θ, s

b)

c, p, t, k

c)

m, n, l, r, w

d)

b, d, g, h

22.

The English consonants [p, b, t, d, k] belong to:

a)

Unclusive

b)

Constrictive

c)

Occlusive

d)

Lingual

23.

The English consonants [p, b, m, w, v, f] belong to:

a)

Constrictive

b)

Labial

c)

Pharyngeals

d)

Occlusives

24.

 Phonemic (broa<variant>transcription contains:​

a)

Allophones of each phoneme

b)

As many symbols as there are phonemes in the language

c)

Vowel

d)

Consonant

25.

 Phonetic (narrow) transcription contains:

a)

Allophones in each phoneme

b)

As many symbols as there are phonemes of the language

c)

Vowels only

d)

Consonants only

26.

Definition of Intonation:

a)

variations of the pitch of the voice

b)

variations of the word stress

c)

complex unity in speech melody, sentence stress, tempo, timber, paused rhythm

d)

variations of loudness.​

27.

 Definition of Prosody:

a)

Pitch,loudness,duration and pauses

b)

Variations of pitch only

c)

Variations of loudness only

d)

Variations of duration only

28.

 Consecutive elements of the intonation groups are:

a)

word stress

b)

pre-head, head, nucleus and tail

c)

Pause

d)

Syllable

29.

Intonation performs:

a)

5 basic functions

b)

3(constitutive,distinctive,recognitive)

c)

6 basic functions

d)

7 basic functions

30.

The notion of styles of pronunciation was introduced by:

a)

Lomonosov

b)

Palmer

c)

Pike

d)

Abercrombie

31.

Styles of pronunciation were introduced in the:

a)

14th century

b)

15th century

c)

18th century

d)

13th century

32.

 The speaker is governed by:​

a)

by various types of devices

b)

his/her family

c)

his/her supervisor

d)

his/her audience in choice of vocabulary units, grammatical structures, tempo of speech, distinctiveness of articulation & so on

33.

Each phonetic style is characterized by:

a)

specific combination of tones​

b)

specific combination of morphemes

c)

specific combination in segmental prosodic features

d)

specific combination of lexemes

34.

The intonation group is

a)

lower than the “syntagm”

b)

higher in the rhythmic group

c)

lower than the “sense group”

d)

lower than “breath group”.

35.

Obligatory elements of Intonation group:

a)

Prehead

b)

unnuclear stress & the terminal tone

c)

Head

d)

Tail

36.

 Phonetic system of a language contains:

a)

2 levels

b)

5 levels

c)

6 levels

d)

8 levels

37.

Segmental units are:

a)

Pause

b)

Melody

c)

Vowels and consonants

d)

Word stress

38.

 Prosodic units are:

a)

Syllables,accentual units,intonation groups,utterances

b)

Phonemes

c)

Morphemes

d)

Grammatical units

39.

 Sound phenomena has different

a)

Syllables

b)

Word stress

c)

Sentence stress

d)

Articulatory,acoustic,auditory and linguistic

40.

 Sound production consists of:

a)

6 alternating phases

b)

2 alternating phases

c)

7 alternating phases

d)

5 alternating phases

41.

Choose correct variant: Berik was working in ______.

a)

Had worked

b)

Glasgow

c)

Is working

d)

Am working

42.

Put into Present Continuous Tense: Arina ______ now.

a)

Is washing up

b)

Are

c)

Sing

d)

Washing

43.

Complete the sentence:  Are those the people ______

a)

But

b)

Because

c)

Who are selling their house?

d)

Which

44.

Find Present Perfect

a)

Sandra hasn’t cooked dinner yet.

b)

Nancy has the longest hair.

c)

She can play tennis.

d)

A lot of students go to college.

45.

Choose correct form: Are you going ________

a)

Have

b)

Look

c)

Has

d)

To have a holiday this summer?

46.

Find correct article: Не took some great photos ___ the party.

a)

At

b)

From

c)

For

d)

Free

47.

Choose correct form: They _____ like clothes which have a bright color.

a)

What

b)

Don’t

c)

When

d)

Where

48.

Choose correct form: You were _______ when I took the photo.

a)

Laughing

b)

Was laughing

c)

Is laughing

d)

Has laugh

49.

Choose the right word “Open your _____ and write down”

a)

Dinner

b)

Pencil

c)

Desk

d)

Copybook

50.

Choose the right word “My _____car is on the road”

a)

Father’s

b)

Plate

c)

Table

d)

Desk

51.

Choose the right word “_____  magazine”

a)

Jump

b)

My sister’s

c)

Eat

d)

Make

52.

Choose the right word “____ of apples”

a)

What kind

b)

Tool

c)

Trip

d)

Drop

53.

Choose the right word “I _____French”

a)

Work

b)

Can’t speak

c)

When

d)

Cry

54.

Choose the right word “I usually stay in bed ________”

a)

Vegetable

b)

Science

c)

Transport

d)

Until 10.30

55.

Complete the sentence: My _____ Nurzhanov.

a)

Life

b)

Live

c)

Come

d)

Surname’s

56.

Choose the right word “Their parents live near _____ ”

a)

Toy

b)

St.Peterburg

c)

Hard

d)

Dive

57.

Choose the right word “Her birthday is in  _____”

a)

December

b)

Sale

c)

Sun

d)

Fun

58.

Choose the correct answer: “What date is today?”

a)

It was drawn yesterday

b)

He can swim

c)

I like a dog

d)

Today’s September 12th

59.

Choose the correct answer: Do you speak English?

a)

I can

b)

I speak

c)

Yes,I do

d)

I dream

60.

Choose the correct answer: Does she like bananas?

a)

No,she doesn’t

b)

She plays

c)

We are builders

d)

She is painter