Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

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A CHECK - UP TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY
1. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other
segments ?
A. [z, d , ð, b ]
B. [ m, n, ŋ ,  ]
C. [ w, j , r, l ]
D. [ d, g, b, ð ]
2. Which of the following is the minimal pair ?

A. [ ð ] [ bet ] there – bet
B. [ t ] [ d ] tear - dare
C. [ bd ] [ bet ] bad - bet
D. [ dᴂb ] [ bᴂd ] dab - bad
3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

All the vowels are produced with
A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
B. no vibration of the vocal cords
C. the airstream from the lungs
D. the glottis spreading apart
4.Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

Palatal is the sound made
A. as a very rapidly articulated non-syllabic segment
B. with the tongue on or near the hard palate
C. at the alveolar rigde
D. with the identical articulation to that of the long vowel [ i: ]
5. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic
description : voiced labiodental fricative
A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [ð ] D. [ v ]

A. The phonetic representation of utterances shows what the speakers know about the
pronunciation of utterances.
B. The phonemic representation of utterances shows what speakers know about the abstract
underlying phonology.
C. The phonemic representation of utterances shows the finer points of the sounds or segments
in pronunciation
D. The phonetic representation of utterances shows the non-distinctive features of the
sounds
7. How many segments are there in the sound sequence [ 't∫ok l I t ] chocolate ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
8. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the alveolar [ d ] in this context
: [ d maI ] admire ?
A. [ d ] may be devoiced before the the voiceless stop [ m ]
B. [ d ] may be aspirated before the voiceless stop [ m ]
C. [ d ] may be labialised before the bilabial [ m ]
D. [ d ] may be nasalised before the bilabial [ m ]
description : long low back vowel
A. [ o: ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]
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10. Which of the following statements is correct ?
A. Phonology deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.
B. Phonology aims to provide the set of features, or properties, that can describe all sounds in
human language.
C. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language
D. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.
11. Which of the following is the phonetic transcription of this form “singing “ ?
A. [ 'sI ŋ I ng ]
B. [ 'sI ŋ I ŋ ]
C. [ 'sIng I ŋ ]
D. [ 'sI ŋ gIng ]

A. Minimal pairs help us establish which sounds contrast in a languge
B. Minimal pair test is a basic test for deciding which sounds are the allophones of the phoneme
C. Minimal pairs consist of forms that are placed along the horizontal axis with respect to their
place of articulation and the vertical axis to their manner of articulation
D. A minimal pair consists of two forms with distinct meanings that differ only by one segment
in the same position of each form.
13. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation
from the other segments ?
A. [ , k , s ]
B. [ w, r, j ]
C. [ p, b, d ]
D. [ t, d, g ]
14. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the nasal [ n ] in this
context : [ 'ga:dn ] garden ?
A. [ n ] becomes aspirated after voiced stop [ d ]
B. [ n ] becomes syllabic after voiced stop [ d ]
C. [ n ] becomes devoiced after voiced stop [ d ]
D. [ n ] becomes unaspirated after voiced stop [ d ]

The fricatives are
A. non-continuant consonants
B. consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air in the mouth which causes
explosion
C. consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate
D. consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the mouth
16. Which of the following coarticulation processes occurs to the voiceless alveolar [ t ] in this context
[ eIt jI  z ] eight years
A. [t ] is deleted before palatal [ j ]
B. [ t ] is aspirated before palatal [ j ]
C. [ t ] is palatalized before palatal [ j ]
D. [ t ] is velarized before palatal [ j ]
17. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic description:
voiced velar stop ?
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A. [ v ] B. [ k ] C. [ ð ] D. [g ]

When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or environment they
are said to be
A. different phonemes
B. in free variation
C. allophones of a phoneme
D. identical segments
19. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the alveolar [ t ] in this
context : [' hot 'metl ] hot metal ?
A. [ t ] may be aspirated before the bilabial [ m ]
B. [ t ] may become syllabic before the bilabial [ m ]
C. [ t ] may be labialized before the bilabial [ m ]
D. [ t ] may be deleted before the bilabial [ m ]
20. Which of the following segments corresponds to each of the following phonetic description ?
long low back unrounded vowel
A. [ i: ] B. [ o: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ a: ]

Progressive assimilation is a process by which
A. the change of a segment is brought about by the preceding segment
B. a sound copies one or more phonetic features from the following sound
C. the sound becomes more like the preceding sound
D. a sound copies one or more phonetic features from the preceding sound
22. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern of this word " topicality" ?
A. [,topI 'kᴂ l tI ]
B. [ 'topI ,kᴂ l tI ]
C. [ ,topIkᴂ l 'tI ]
D. [ 'topI 'kᴂ l tI ]
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23. Which of the following statement is correct ?
Sonorants include
A. vowels, nasals, fricatives and liquids
B. vowels, nasals, liquids and glides
C. vowels, nasals, and voiceless stops
D. vowels, nasals, and voiced affricates
24. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description : voiced bilabial nasal ?
A. [ m ] B. [ n ] C. [ŋ ] D. [ w ]
25. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the voiced stop [g ] in this context
: [ dog ] dog ?
A. [ g ] is aspirated after the front vowel [ o]
B. [ g ] is devoiced word finally
C. [ g ] is devoiced after the vowel [ o]
D. [ g ] is voiced in the final position of a stressed syllable
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A. An allophone is a predictable phonetic variant of an allophone
B. An allophone is a phonetic realisation or variant of a phoneme
C. An allophone is an abstract unit
D. An allophone is uttered in speech
27. Which of the following is correct ?

When a feature is predictable by the phonological rules, it is
A. a phonemic feature
B. a phonetic feature
C. a redundant feature
D. both B and C
28. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of articulation from the
other segments ?
A. [ k, w, ŋ, g ]
B. [ t, d, n, z, l ]
C. [ p , m, w , b ]
D. [ t , d, ∫, n ]
29. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic description :
voiceles interdental fricative
A. [ m ] B. [  ] C. [ t ] D. [ f ]
30. Which of the following assimilatory processes occurs to the sound sequence [ fᴂt gз:l ]
fat girl when [ t ] becomes [ k ] in the sound sequence [ fᴂk gз:l ] ?
A. regressive assimilation
B. velarization
C. nasalization
D. both A and B

Palato-alveolars are sounds made
A. at the soft area toward the rear of the roof of the mouth
B. just behind the alveolar rigde
C. at the teeth rigde
D. with the tongue placed against the teeth
phonetic description : voiced alveolapalatal affricate ?
A. [ t∫ ] B. [ d3 ] C. [ ∫ ] D. [ j ]
phonetic description : low back rounded lax vowel ?
A. [ o ] B. [ i: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ U ]

When a feature value is unpredictable by a general principle or rule, it is
A. a redundant feature for that class of segment
B. a phonetic feature for sounds that contrast
C. a distinctive feature for that class of segments
D. a non-distinctive or non-phonemic feature for that class of segments
35. Which of the following is the stress distribution for the compound word “ artificial” as in this
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context : “He has a diplomatic smile.” ?
A. [ ,dIpl'mᴂt Ik ]
B. [ 'dIpl,mᴂt Ik ]
C. [ dIpl'mᴂ,t Ik ]
D. [ ,dIplmᴂ't Ik ]
description : long high front vowel
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ o ] D. [  ]
37. Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may have in this context [ 'sᴂ t deI ]
Saturday ?
A. [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
B. [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [ᴂ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
C. [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
D. [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]

Oral sounds are produced with
A. the airstream stopped in the oral cavity
B. more sonority than the consonant
C. the continuous air flow through the mouth
D. the vibration of the vocal cords.
description : lax low front vowel
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ I ] D. [ᴂ ]
description : voiceless affricate
A. [ t ] B. [ t∫ ] C. [ d3 ] D. [ ∫ ]
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2. A CHECK - UP TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY
segments ?
A. [z, d , ð, b ]
B. [ m, n, ŋ ,  ]
C. [ w, j , r, l ]
D. [ d, g, b, ð ]

A. [ ð ] [ bet ] there - bet
B. [ t ] [ d ] tear - dare
C. [ bᴂd ] [ bet ] bad - bet
D. [ dᴂb ] [ bᴂd ] dab - bad


A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [ð ] D. [ v ]
A. [ t ] B. [ t∫ ] C. [ d3 ] D. [ ∫ ]
A. [ ,dIpl'mᴂt Ik ]
B. [ 'dIpl,mᴂt Ik ]
C. [ dIpl'mᴂ,t Ik ]
D. [ ,dIplmᴂ't Ik ]
8. Which of the following assimilatory processes occurs to the sound sequence [ fᴂt gз:l ]
fat girl when [ t ] becomes [ k ] in the sound sequence [ fᴂk gз:l ] ?
B. velarization
C. nasalization
D. both A and B
9. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the voiced stop [ g ] in this context
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: [ dog ] dog ?
A. [ i: ] B. [ o: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ a: ]

The fricatives are
explosion

human language.
A. [ o: ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]
A. [ m ] B. [ n ] C. [ŋ ] D. [ w ]
A. [ m ] B. [  ] C. [ t ] D. [ f ]

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A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ i: ] D. [ᴂ ]

A. [ o ] B. [ i: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ U ]
other segments ?
A. [ k, w, ŋ, g ]
B. [ t, d, n, z, l ]
C. [ p , m, w , b ]
D. [ t , d, ∫, n ]

Sonorants include

are said to be
A. [ , k , s ]
B. [ w, r, j ]
C. [ p, b, d ]
D. [ t, d, g ]
26. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the alveolar [ d ] in this
context : [ d maI ] admire ?
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27. How many segments are there in the sound sequence [ 't∫ok lIt ] chocolate ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

voiced velar stop ?
A. [ v ] B. [ k ] C. [ ð ] D. [g ]
A. [,topI 'kᴂ l tI ]
B. [ 'topI ,kᴂ l tI ]
C. [ ,topIkᴂ l 'tI ]
D. [ 'topI 'kᴂ l tI ]

D. both B and C
A. [ t∫ ] B. [ d3 ] C. [ ∫ ] D. [ j ]
33. Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may have in this context [ 'sᴂ t deI ]
Saturday ?
A. [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
B. [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [ᴂ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
C. [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
D. [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ o ] D. [ᴂ ]

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A. [ 'sI ŋ I ng ]
B. [ 'sI ŋ I ŋ ]
C. [ 'sIng I ŋ ]
D. [ 'sI ŋ gIng ]

in pronunciation
sounds
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segments ?
A. [z, d , ð, b ]
B. [ m, n, ŋ ,  ]
C. [ w, j , r, l ]
D. [ d, g, b, ð ]

B. [ t ] [ d ] tear - dare
C. [ bd ] [ bet ] bad - bet
D. [ db ] [ bd ] dab - bad


A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [ð ] D. [ v ]
A. [ t ] B. [ t∫ ] C. [ d3 ] D. [ ∫ ]
A. [ ,dIpl'mt Ik ]
B. [ 'dIpl,mt Ik ]
C. [ dIpl'm,t Ik ]
D. [ ,dIplm't Ik ]
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ i: ] D. [  ]

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11.Which of the following phonetic transcriptions that corresponds to each of the following
A. [ o ] B. [ i: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ U ]
12. Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may have in this context [ 's t deI ]
Saturday ?
A. [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
B. [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [  ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
C. [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
D. [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
A. [ t∫ ] B. [ d3 ] C. [ ∫ ] D. [ j ]
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ o ] D. [  ]



18.Which of the following is correct ?

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D. both B and C
A. [,topI 'k l tI ]
B. [ 'topI ,k l tI ]
C. [ ,topIk l 'tI ]
D. [ 'topI 'k l tI ]
other segments ?
A. [ k, w, ŋ, g ]
B. [ t, d, n, z, l ]
C. [ p , m, w , b ]
D. [ t , d, ∫, n ]

Sonorants include
A. [ m ] B. [  ] C. [ t ] D. [ f ]
A. [ m ] B. [ n ] C. [ŋ ] D. [ w ]
24. Which of the following assimilatory processes occurs to the sound sequence [ ft gз:l ]
fat girl when [ t ] becomes [ k ] in the sound sequence [ fk gз:l ] ?
B. velarization
C. nasalization
D. both A and B
: [ dog ] dog ?
A. [ i: ] B. [ o: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ a: ]

The fricatives are
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explosion
are said to be
A. [ , k , s ]
B. [ w, r, j ]
C. [ p, b, d ]
D. [ t, d, g ]
voiced velar stop ?
A. [ v ] B. [ k ] C. [ ð ] D. [ g ]

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A. [ 'sI ŋ I ng ]
B. [ 'sI ŋ I ŋ ]
C. [ 'sIng I ŋ ]
D. [ 'sI ŋ gIng ]

in pronunciation
sounds
37. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the alveolar [ d ] in this
context : [ d maI ] admire ?

human language.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
A. [ o: ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]
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segments ?
A. [z, d , ð, b ]
B. [ m, n, ŋ ,  ]
C. [ w, j , r, l ]
D. [ d, g, b, ð ]

B. [ t ] [ d ] tear - dare
C. [ bd ] [ bet ] bad - bet
D. [ db ] [ bd ] dab - bad


A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [ð ] D. [ v ]
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ o ] D. [  ]
A. [ t∫ ] B. [ d3 ] C. [ ∫ ] D. [ j ]
8. Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may have in this context
[ 's t deI ] Saturday ?
A. [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
B. [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [  ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
C. [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
D. [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ ] and unstressed vowel [  ]
A. [ t∫ ] B. [ d3 ] C. [ ∫ ] D. [ j ]
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A. [ o ] B. [ i: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ U ]


A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ i: ] D. [  ]
A. [ ,dIpl'mt Ik ]
B. [ 'dIpl,mt Ik ]
C. [ dIpl'm,t Ik ]
D. [ ,dIplm't Ik ]
15.Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic
A. [ t ] B. [ t∫ ] C. [ d3 ] D. [ ∫ ]



D. both B and C
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A. [,topI 'k l tI ]
B. [ 'topI ,k l tI ]
C. [ ,topIk l 'tI ]
D. [ 'topI 'k l tI ]
other segments ?
A. [ k, w, ŋ, g ]
B. [ t, d, n, z, l ]
C. [ p , m, w , b ]
D. [ t , d, ∫, n ]

Sonorants include
voiceless interdental fricative
A. [ m ] B. [  ] C. [ t ] D. [ f ]
A. [ m ] B. [ n ] C. [ŋ ] D. [ w ]
24. Which of the following assimilatory processes occurs to the sound sequence [ ft gз:l ]
fat girl when [ t ] becomes [ k ] in the sound sequence [ fk gз:l ] ?
B. velarization
C. nasalization
D. both A and B
: [ dog ] dog ?
A. [ i: ] B. [ o: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ a: ]

The fricatives are
explosion
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are said to be
A. [ , k , s ]
B. [ w, r, j ]
C. [ p, b, d ]
D. [ t, d, g ]
voiced velar stop ?
A. [ v ] B. [ k ] C. [ ð ] D. [g ]

A. [ 'sI ŋ I ng ]
B. [ 'sI ŋ I ŋ ]
C. [ 'sIng I ŋ ]
D. [ 'sI ŋ gIng ]
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human language.
37. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the alveolar [ d ] in this context : [ d maI ]
admire ?

in pronunciation
sounds
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
A. [ o: ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]
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A CHECK - UP TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY

2. Which of the following is the minimal pair ?

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

4.Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

6. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

15. Which of the following statements is correct ?

18. Which of the following statements is correct ?

21. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

27. Which of the following is correct ?

31. Which of the following statements is correct ?

34. Which of the following statements is correct ?

38. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

2. Which of the following is the minimal pair ?

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

4.Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

11. Which of the following statements is correct ?

12. Which of the following statements is correct ?

18. Which of the following statements is correct ?

20. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

23. Which of the following statement is correct ?

24. Which of the following statements is correct ?

28. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

31. Which of the following is correct ?

35. Which of the following statements is correct ?

36. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

37. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

40. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

2. Which of the following is the minimal pair ?

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

4.Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

9. Which of the following statements is correct ?

10. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

15. Which of the following statements is correct ?

16. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

17. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

18.Which of the following is correct ?

21. Which of the following statement is correct ?

27. Which of the following statements is correct ?

33. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

36. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

38. Which of the following statements is correct ?

2. Which of the following is the minimal pair ?

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

4.Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

11. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

12. Which of the following statements is correct ?

16. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

17. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

18. Which of the following is correct ?

21. Which of the following statement is correct ?

27. Which of the following statements is correct ?

30. Which of the following statements is correct ?

33. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

38. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

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