Test 2 a) qualitative

b) quantitative
Practical Phonetics c) zero
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7. What words go under reduction in the sentence
Score____________ “She had asked some of them to come and sit down”.
a) she, asked, some, of, to, had, sit
Variant II
b) she, and, to, come, of, them, some
Choose one correct variant to complete the rule: c) to, she, and, had, some, them, of
1. Quantitative reduction is ___________________of a vowel sound.
8. Group the words according to the number of stresses
a) the changing of the quality
1) primary or 2) primary and secondary
b) the changing of the length
c) the omission
Word Number
2. How many forms of function words do you know? a) fourteen 2
a) 1 b) princess 1
b) 2 c) cloudless 2
c) 3 d) dark-eyed 2
d) 4 e) reduction 1
f) behave 1
3. Reduction deals with:
9. Put the tick (✔) in the correct column according to the number of syllables
a) only nouns
b) only parts of speech with meaning 1) monosyllabic, 2) disyllabic, 3) polysyllabic
c) only adjectives Word Monosyllabic Disyllabic Polysyllabic
d) function words a) illegal !
b) pale !
4. Reduction – is the ____________, ____________ and ____________ of a vowel c) screenplay !
or a consonant sound. d) shade !
a) shortening, reduction and omission e) louder !
b) shortening, weakening and disappearance f) examination !
c) shortening, joining and disappearance
10. Put down the word in the correct column according to the described type
5. Which words in isolation can have two stresses: and direction of assimilation:
a) compound parts of speech free, twins, glad, think, gets
b) monosyllabic words Description Word
c) disyllabic words
1) regr., affecting the manner of the prod. of noise,
lateral plosion
Choose the correct variant to complete practical part.
2) double, regr., affecting lip position, progr.
6. What type of reduction can be found in all following words “it’s, I’ve, must, affecting the work of the vocal cords
am, she’d”? 3) regr., affecting the manner of the prod. of noise,
fricative plosion b) them, the, I’ll, at
4) progr. affecting the work of the vocal cords c) them, meet, at
5) regr., affecting the point of articulation and the
active organ of speech 18. Define the word with different consonant sound in the ending
a) heroes
11. Choose the correct transcription of the verb to record b) dishes
a) [reˈkɔːd] c) leaves
b) [rɪˈkɔːd] d) cities
c) [rɪˈkəd]
19. Define the word with different vowel sound
12. Choose the correct transcription of the word perhaps a) load
a) [pəˈhæps] b) low
b) [pɜːˈhæps] c) won’t
c) [pəˈheps] d) loud

13. Choose the correct transcription of the word prefer 20. Identify the type of reduction of the given words
a) [preˈfɜː] 1) qualitative, 2) quantitative 3) zero:
b) [prɪˈfɜːr]
c) [prɪˈfɜː] Word Type of reduction
a) [du•] 2
14. What words go under reduction in the sentence
“We need to give that back to me tomorrow”. b) [jə] 1
a) need, that, to, me
b) we, to, me, that c) [ðəm] 1
c) to, we, me, to
d) [ə] 1
15. Which words are always strong?
a) then, where, in, of e) [məst] 2
b) will, from, can, that
c) when, off, then, on f) [m] 3

16. Define the degree of assimilation in the following words: g) [ðɪ] 1

1) complete 2) partial 3) intermediate
Word Number h) [d] 2
a) swim 2
b) failed down 1
c) drugs 3

17. What words go under reduction in the sentence

“I’ll meet them at the swimming pool”.
a) the, them, at