Phonetics Exercises

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1. The schwa is the most common sound in English.

TRUE
FALSE

2. A diphthong is a combination of...

two consonant sounds.
two vowel sounds.
a vowel and a consonant sound.

3. In which of these words, the final sound is a diphthong?

Go.
Ten.
Car.

4. If there is a vowel between two consonants, the vowel sound...

is short.
is long.
is voiceless.

5. What is the transcription of Station?

/steiʒn/
/steiʃɒn/
/steɪʃn/

6. /uː / is a short vowel.

TRUE
FALSE

7. Which word is represented by /dʒʌdʒ/?

Juice.
Judge.
Choice.
8. Falling Intonation indicates...
how the voice rises.
how the voice falls.
the stressed syllables.

9. Symbols are used to represent sounds.

TRUE
FALSE

10. Woman (w)

/wʊmən/
/wɔːman/
/wumʌn/

11. What does 'silent e' mean?

It’s not written.
It’s not pronounced.
It's next to a schwa.

12. If you are looking for a Yes/No answer, which tone would you use?
Rising Intonation.
Falling Intonation.
Fall-rise Intonation.

13. Trap (æ)

/tɹæ/
/tæp/
/tɹæp/

14. In words ending with -er, the final sound is...

/ɑː/
/ə/
/ʌ/

15. We always use the same tone when speaking.

TRUE
FALSE
16. Which (I)
/wtʃ/
/wɪʃ/
/wɪtʃ/

17. The Schwa appears in stressed syllables.

TRUE
FALSE

18. /k/ represents the sound of the Hard C.

TRUE
FALSE

19. Mother (ʌ)

/mʌðə(ɹ)/
/mʌð(ɹ)/
/mðə(ɹ)/

20. When we speak, the voice falls and rises all the time.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct Answers
1. ​TRUE 
2. two vowel sounds. 
3. Go. 
4. is short. 
5. /steɪʃn/ 
6. FALSE 
7. Judge. 
8. how the voice falls. 
9. TRUE 
10. /wʊmən/ 
11. It’s not pronounced. 
12. Rising Intonation. 
13. /tɹæp/ 
14. /ə/ 
15. FALSE 
16. /wɪtʃ/ 
17. FALSE 
18. TRUE 
19. /mʌðə(ɹ)/ 
20. TRUE 

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