PART 1

1.Give the phonetic symbols for the following English sounds

a. voiceless stops: /p/, /t/, /k/

b.voiced fricatives: /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/

c.approximants: /j/, /w/, /r/, /l/

d.alveolar stops: /t/

e.nasals: /m/, /n/, /ŋ/

2. The following groups consist of sounds that share a phonetics feature plus one sound that
does not belong to this group. Underline the sound that does not belong to the group, and
identify the feature shared by the remaining sounds of the group.

Example: /l,d,s,t,k,z/ /k/ is a velar, the rest are alveolars

a./f, ∫, t∫,z, , ð, ʒ/ /t∫/ is an affricate, the rest are fricatives.

b. /t,z,n,m,d,l,s/ /m/ is a labial, the rest are alveolars.

c./n,g,v,s,z,r,m/ /s/ is a voiceless, the rest are voiced.

d./m,w,p,b, ŋ/ /p/ is a voiceless, the rest are voiced.

3. Fill in the boxes with the appropriate label for the final sounds of each word.

sipped latex triumph bridge rough fought dogs palm

Place Labial Alveolar Labio- Palato- Labio- Alveolar Alve Labi
of dental alveolar dental olar al
articul
ation
Manne Stop Fricative Fricative Fricativ Fricative Stop Fricat Nasa
r of e ive l
articul
ation
Voicin Voiceless Voiceles Voiceles Voiced Voiceles Voiceles Voice Voic
g s s s s d ed

4. Now do the same for the initial sounds of the same words.

sipped latex Triump bridg rough fought dogs palm

h e
Place of Alveola Alveol Alveola Labia Alveolar Labial- Alveol Labi
articulati r ar r l dental ar al
on
Manner Fricativ Lateral Stop Stop Approxima Fricativ Stop Stop
of e nt e
articulati

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Voicing Voicele Voiced Voicele Voice Voiced Voicele Voiced Labi
ss ss d ss al

5.Fill in the boxes for the first vowels of the following words

park ocean make ember hamper fought hypocrit chew

e
Tongue Low Mid Mid Mid Low Mid High High
height
Tongue Back Central Front Front Front Back Front Centr
part al
The Round Round Unround Unround Unround Round Unround Roun
shape ed ed ed ed ed ed ed d
of lips
Length Short Short Short Short Short Long Short Long
tensene Lax Lax Lax Lax Lax Tense Lax Tense
ss

PART 2

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to the following

phonetic description: voiced palato-alveolar affricate?
A. [ʒ] B. [∫ ] C. [dʒ ] D. [ j ]

2. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description:

voiceless dental fricative?
A. [  ] B. [ m ] C. [ t ] D. [ t∫ ]

3. Which of the following segments corresponds to the following phonetic description? long
low back vowel
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ u: ] D. [ a: ]

4. Which of the following phonetic variations may happen to the lateral [ l ] in this
context: [ ' pi:pl] people?
A. [ l ] becomes devoiced after voiceless stop [ p ]
B. [ l ] becomes syllabic after voiceless stop [ p ]
C. [ l ] becomes unaspirated after voiced stop [ p ]
D. [ l] becomes aspirated after voiced stop [ p ]

5. Which of the following statements is correct?

Nasal sounds are produced with
A. the airstream released through the oral cavity
B. the continuous air flow through the mouth
C. with the velum being lowered
D. A & B

6. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

description: short mid front vowel
A. [ e ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]

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description: lax low front vowel?
A. [ i: ] B. [ e ] C. [ u: ] D. [ᴂ]

8. Which of the following statements is correct? Palatal is made

A. at the hard palate
B. at the soft area toward the rear of the roof of the mouth
C. at the teeth ridge
D. with the tongue placed against the teeth – dental

9. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description: voiced
velar nasal?
A. [ g ] B. [ k ] C. [ŋ ] D. [n ]
10. Which of the following is not considered (an) articulator(s)?

A.the tongue

B.the lips

C.the velum

D. the ears

11. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of articulation
from the other segments?
A. [ k, w, n, g ] B. [ t, d, n, s ]
C. [ p, m, w, b ] D. [ t, d, z, n ]

12. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to the following

phonetic description: voiced bilabial nasal ?
A. [ m ] B. [ n ] C. [ŋ ] D. [ w ]

13. Which of the following statements is correct?

All the consonants are produced with
A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled -> âm bh
B. an obstruction of the airstream (complete or partial)
C. no vibration of the vocal cords -> vô thanh
D. vibration of the vocal cords -> hthanh

14. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation
from the other segments?
A. [ , f, s, z ] B. [ w, r, j, l ]
C. [ p, b, z, d ] D. [ t, d, g, p ]

15. Which of the following statements is correct?

Affricates are
A. consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the mouth
B. consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air in the mouth which
causes explosion -> stop
C. consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate -> nasal
D. produced with an initial stop then with a slow separation of the tongue to make
friction

16. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

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 description: voiceless labiodental fricative
A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [d ] D. [ v ]

17. Which of the following statements is correct?

Palato- alveolars are sounds made
A.as a very rapidly articulated non-syllabic segment
B.just behind the alveolar ridge
C.with the identical articulation to that of the long vowel [ i: ]
D.with the tongue at the alveolar ridge

18. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other
segments ?
A. [z, d , θ, b ] B. [ m, n, ŋ , ð ] C. [ w, j , r, l ] D. [ b, d, g, z ]
19. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following phonetic
description:
long mid back vowel
A. [ ɔ: ] B. [ a: ] C. [ i: ] D. [ u: ]

20. Which of the following segments corresponds to each of the following phoneti
description?
long high back rounded vowel
A. [ i: ]  B. [ ɔ: ]  C. [ u: ]  D. [ ɑ: ]

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