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PART 1: PHONETICS

1. The organs of articulation are located in:


A. Along the vocal tract B. The chest
C. The throat D. The head
2. The vocal sounds are produced in the:
A. Trachea B. Larynx
C. Lungs D. Pharynx
3. The produced vocal sounds are resonated and modified in the:
A. Nose B. Pharynx
C. Mouth D. Resonators
4. The vocal tract is the air passage beginning with the lungs and ending in:
A. The mouth and the nose B. The front
C. The head D. Pharynx
5. Vocal folds are two elastic bands of tissue located in the:
A. Larynx B. Pharynx
C. Trachea D. Mouth
6. The velum is the front part of the roof of the mouth which is formed by a
bony structurE.
A. False B. True
7. Vibration happens when......
A. Vocal folds are under tension & partially opened
B. The glottis is narrow
C. The vocal bands are wide apart
D. Vocal bands are tightly closed
8. Soft palate which can be touched by the tongue, at the back of the mouth is
called:
A. Alveolar B. Velum
C. Uvula D. Palate
9. ........... is (are) considered the most important speech instrument inside the
larynx.
A. Adam’s apple B. Glottis
C. Trachea D. Vocal cords
10.When the glottis is wide apart, we can......
A. Breathe normally and produce some consonants
B. Porduce vowels
C. Produce all consonants
D. Produce vowels & diphthongs
11.For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the glottis is ........
A. Narrow B. Mi-open
C. Wide apart D. Tightly closed
12.The most movable speech instrument along the vocal tract is:
A. Tongue B. Lips
C. Teeth D. Vocal folds
13.A sound produced while the vocal folds are not vibrating is called:
A. Voiced
B. Consonants
C. Voiceless
D. Vowels
14.English vowels and consonants are different from each other in:
A. Manner of articulation & distribution
B. Voicing
C. Place of articulation
15.Which of the follwing words contains a short vowel?
A. Touch
B. Smooth
C. Mere
D. Bear
16.The English ................... end in /ɪ/
A. Closing diphthongs
B. Centering diphthongs
C. Triphthongs
17.Diphthongs
A. are the combinations of two single vowels
B. consist a glide from one vowel to another
C. are two single vowels appearing within a syllable.
18.Which of the followings is not a criterion to classify English simple vowels?
A. Tongue of height
B. Tongue part
C. Voicing
D. Length of sound
19.Vowels followed by nasal consonants are:
A. Lengthened
B. Devoiced
C. Shortened
D. Nasalized
20./i:/ & /u:/ are different in:
A. Tongue position
B. Length
C. Muscle tension
D. Lip shape
21.Which of the following diphthongs is pronounced differently from the
others?
A. Really
B. Hear
C. Fear
D. Bear
22.Which of the vowels in the following words is pronounced differently from
the others?
A. Pour
B. Touch
C. Double
D. Country
23./i:/ in .............. is shorter than the others.
A. Mean
B. Meat
C. Bead
D. Bee
24.The sound beginning with a mid central vowel, then gliding towards a high
back vowel is
A. ɪə
B. aɪ
C. əʊ
D. aʊ
25.Diphthongs
A. consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another, the former of
which is much longer and stronger than the other.
B. are the combinations of two single vowels.
C. are two simple vowels appearing within a syllable.
26.Which of the following is not included in the criteria to classify English
vowels?
A. Place of articulation
B. Tongue height
C. Lip shape
D. Muscle tension
27.A vowel is ......... when preceding a final fortis/voiceless sound
A. Devoiced
B. Nasalized
C. Shortened
D. None of the above
28.The vowel in .................... is pronounced differently form the others.
A. Fool
B. Food
C. Pool
D. Foot
29.Which of the following words does not contain a central vowel?
A. Hat
B. Worm
C. But
D. Ago
30.Which of the statement is true?
A. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in relation to how much they
obstruct the air flow and what position they can occupy.
B. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in their distribution.
C. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in the way the air flow is
obstructed
when producing the sound.
31./ɔː/ in .................. is the longest.
A. Thought
B. Store
C. Fork
D. Port
32.Both ............. are front vowels
A. /i:/ & /e/
B. /i:/ & /u:/
C. /a:/ & /ɜː/
D. /a:/ & /u:/
33.Which of the following is true?
A. All vowels are the centers of syllables
B. Consonants are produced without obstruction of the air stream.
C. All consonants are voiced.
D. Vowels are produced with a complete closure in the vocal tract.
34.Which of the following words begins with a voiceless, post-alveolar, fricative
sound?
A. Enough
B. Soldier
C. Shoes
D. Phenomenon
35.Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Plosives are produced with the total or partial obstruction of the air stream.
B. Nasals are continuant vowels.
C. Hissing sound is a characteristic of fricatives.
D. The fortis fricatives and plosives in final position often shorten the vowel
preceding them.
36.The consonant /n/ & /z/ are different from each other in their
A. Length
B. Place of articulation
C. Voicing
D. Manner of articulation
37.The main difference between /d/ & /z/ is
A. Manner of articulation
B. Place of articulation
C. Voicing
D. Length
38.Sounds produced with a momentarily total obstruction to the airflow are
A. Plosives
B. Fricatives
C. Nasals
D. Approximants
39.Which of the following is the final sound in “debt”
A. /e/
B. /b/
C. /bt/
D. /t/
40................. are pronounced with the contact made between lower lip & upper
teeth
A. Labio-dentals
B. Alveolars
C. Bilabials
D. Dentals
41....................... consonants have the effect of shortening a preceding vowel or
diphthong
A. Lenis
B. Fortis
C. Voiced
D. Fortis/voiceless
42.Voiceless stops are aspirated when occuring after the initial /s/.
A. True B. False
43.Lips can be pressed together, brought into contact with the teeth or rounded
to produce the lip-shape for........
A. Vowels and some consonants
B. Consonants
C. Bilabial plosives
D. Vowels
44.In manner of articulation, the important factor to help distinguish consonants
& vowels is ........
A. Voicing
B. Obstruction to airflow
C. Lip shape
D. Tongue height
45.The most important difference between initial voiceless and voiced plosives
is the ........
A. Aspiration
B. Voicing
C. Plosion
D. Length
46.The initial sound of “cold” is a(n)..........
A. Alveolar
B. Palatal
C. Dental
D. Velar
47.Consonants are classified according to their place of articulation, manner of
articulation
and:
A. Vibrations of vocal bands
B. Position of occurence
C. Position of tongue
D. Lip shape
48.For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the vocal cords are ............
A. Mi-closed
B. Wide apart
C. Partially open
D. Completely closed
49.When plosives are made, the escape of the compressed air will produce a
small .........
A. Hissing noise
B. Friction
C. Plosion
50.Lenis consonants are produced with ........... force than the fortis ones.
A. Less
B. More
C. Same
D. Most
51.Fortis consonants at final position have the effects of ...... a preceding vowel.
A. Shortening
B. Lengthening
C. Devoicing
D. Nasalizing
52.The final sound in “ache” is a(n) .......
A. Voiceless velar plosive
B. Voiced palato-alveolar plosive
C. Voiced velar plosive
D. Voiceless palato-alveolar plosive
53.The sounds articulated with a strong hissing noise are called .........
A. Plosives
B. Groove fricatives
C. Slit fricatives
D. Sibilants
54.Phonetically, the fricative /h/ is similar to
A. Vowel
B. Consonant
C. Diphthong
D. Triphthong
55.The initial sound in “chef” is a(n) .......
A. Approximant
B. Affricate
C. Fricative
D. Plosive
56.Homorganic sounds have the same ...........
A. Organ of articulation
B. Manner
C. Voicing
D. Sound
57.In speech, the .......... is raised so that the air cannot escape through the nose.
A. Palate
B. Uvula
C. Velum
D. Tongue
58.The final sound of “laugh” is a(n) .........
A. Labio-dental
B. Dental
C. Glottal
D. Velar
59.When fricatives are made, the escape of the air through a small passage
produces a(n) ......
A. Plosion
B. Loud hissing noise
C. Soft hissing noise
D. Friction noise
60.To be an affricate, the two component sounds must ............
A. Be hamorganic
B. Have the same voice
C. Have the same manner
61.The fricatives articulated with a strong hissing noise are also called .......
A. Groove fricatives
B. Sibilants
C. Slit fricatives
D. Plosives
62.Phonologically, the fricative /h/ is similar to .......
A. Consonant
B. Vowel
C. Diphthong
D. Triphthong
63............. is not a type of consonant classified according to the place of
articulation
A. Plosive
B. Palatal
C. Velar
D. Dental
64................... are pronounced with the air flow escaping through a narrow
passage
A. Fricatives
B. Approximants
C. Affricates
D. Plosives
65.By distribution, the fricative /h/ is similar to .................
A. Consonant
B. Vowel
C. Diphthong
D. Triphthong
66.The initial sound in “chief” is a(n) ............
A. Plosive
B. Approximant
C. Fricative
D. Affricate
67.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Hissing noise is one of the characteristics of fricatives.
B. Nasals are not continuant sounds.
C. Plosives are produced with the total or partial obstruction of the air stream.
D. The fortis fricatives and plosives at initial position often shorten the vowel
following
them.
68.Phonemically, the fricative /h/ is similar to ..........
A. Vowel
B. Consonant
C. Diphthong
D. Triphthong
69.The initial sound of “jam” is a(n) .........
A. Affricate
B. Approximant
C. Fricative
D. Plosive
70./ŋ/ never occurs at
A. Initial position
B. Medial position
C. Final position
71.The sound /l/ when occuring after a vowel is called .........
A. Devoiced
B. Clear
C. Dark
D. Syllabic
72.To let the air escape through the nose, the velum must be ........
A. Lowered
B. Raised
C. Pushed forwards
D. Drawn back
73.The sound /l/ when following an initial fortis plosive is called .........
A. Devoiced
B. Dark
C. Clear
D. Syllabic
74.The sounds that never occur in final position are
A. /w, j, h/
B. /m, n, l, g/
C. /r, w, h, k/
D. /h, w, j, p/
75.The sound /l/ when preceding a vowel is called ........
A. Dark
B. clear
C. devoiced
D. syllabic
76.to prevent the air from escaping through the nose, the soft palate must be:
A. closed
B. lowered
C. raised
D. A & C
77.In British English, the approximant sound in “card” is ........
A. non-rhotic
B. rhotic
C. devoiced
D. shortened
78.The main difference between /b/ & /m/ is ..........
A. Manner of articulation
B. Voicing
C. Place of articulation
79.Which of the following is the final sound in “climb”
A. /b/
B. /m/
C. /mb/
80.A syllabic consonant stands as the center of a week syllable instead of a
vowel
A. True
B. False
81.The underlined sound in .................. is phonetically similar to a vowel.
A. Hat
B. Honor
C. Plow
D. Jam
82.Vowels occuring before final /m, n, ŋ/ are .........
A. Velarized
B. Labialized
C. Dentalized
D. Nasalized
83.The underlined sound in “lantern” is
A. Not syllabic
B. Syllabic
C. Nasalized
D. Devoiced
84.The ......... consonant is made with the air escaping along the sides of the
tongue.
A. Approximant
B. Lateral
C. Semi-vowel
D. Semi-consonant
85.The initial sound in .......... is a voiced, bilabial, approximant.
A. Bin
B. Wet
C. Red
D. Man
86.Clear [l] only occurs before:
A. Vowels
B. Consonants
C. Diphthongs
D. A & C
87.The underlined sound in London is:
A. Not syllabic
B. Syllabic
C. Nasalized
D. Devoiced
88.The underlined sound in initial is:
A. Oral
B. Nasal
C. Nasalized
D. Devoiced
PART 2: PHONOLOGY
1. Phonetic transcription is the symbol for
A. A precise pronunciation of a sound
B. A phoneme
C. A & B
2. Phonemic transcription is written between
A. Parentheses
B. Square brackets
C. Slanted lines
3. Broad transcription is written between
A. Slanted lines
B. Square brackets
C. Parentheses
4. Phonemic transcription is the symbol for
A. A precise pronunciation of a sound
B. A phoneme
C. A & B
5. An allophone of a phoneme is another pronunciation of that phoneme which
does not
cause a difference in .................
A. Meaning
B. Pronunciation
C. Spelling
D. Stress
6. [t] & [th] are called the ........... of the phoneme /t/
A. Transcription
B. Allophones
C. Minimal pair
D. Homophones
7. How many phonemes are there in the word “would”
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
8. A minimal pair is
A. A pair of words of the same pronunciation
B. Two allophones of the same phoneme
C. A pair of words which differ from each other by only one phoneme at the
same position
D. A & C
9. Bean and dean are a minimal pair because
A. They contain the same vowel sound.
B. They are both singular nouns.
C. They differ in only one sound segment that occurs in the same place in the
string.
10.Which of the followings does not form a minimal pair with night?
A. Height
B. Kite
C. Light
D. Knight
11.A consonant is a ........... phoneme
A. Segmental
B. Super-segmental
C. Over-segmental
D. B & C
12.Stress, able to cause a change in meaning of a word, is a ......... phoneme.
A. Segmental
B. Super-segmental
C. Over-segmental
D. B & C
13.Which of the following is an allophone?
A. t
B. /t/
C. [t]
D. {t}
14.Which of the following is a phoneme?
A. t
B. /t/
C. [t]
D. {t}
15.The phonetic transcription is written between:
A. [ ]
B. / /
C. { }
D. ( )
16.The broad transcription is written between:
A. [ ]
B. / /
C. { }
D. ( )
17.In a weak syllable, the vowel is usually pronounced as
A. Schwa
B. Approximant
C. Syllabic
D. Semi-vowel
18.The shortest English syllable consists of
A. CV
B. C
C. V
D. VC
19. ONSET consonants in an English syllable are
A. Consonants preceding the PEAK
B. Consonants following the CENTER
C. Sound(s) in the center of a syllable
D. Vowels or diphthongs
20.The maximum number of consonants in ONSET of an English syllable is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
21.In an English syllable, the consonants following the NUCLEUS are called
A. CODA
B. ONSET
C. PEAK
D. NUCLEUS
22.The prominence of a stressed syllable is made up by the length, pitch,
quality, and
A. Loudness
B. Tension
C. Strength
D. Pronunciation
23.A syllable in English is identified by
A. Consonant
B. Vowel
C. Stress
D. Semi-vowel
24.The peak of an English syllable should always be a vowel, diphthong or a(n)
A. Syllabic consonant
B. Appoximant
C. Semi-vowel
D. Consonant
25.The longest syllable structure in English may be
A. CCCVCCC
B. CCCVCCCC
C. CCVCCCC
D. CCCCVCCC
26.The shortest English syllable consists of
A. One sound
B. One consonant
C. One vowel and a consonant
D. A & B
27.When not emphasized, most ........ words are pronounced with a weal form
A. Functional
B. Lexical
C. Auxiliary
D. Preposition
28.Auxiliaries are in strong form in
A. Final position
B. Mediun position
C. Initial position
D. All positions
29.The maximum number of consonants in CODA of an English syllable is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
30.A simple word is a word consisting of
A. 1 syllable
B. 1 morpheme
C. A base and affix(es)
D. 2 words joined together
31.A complex word contains at least
A. 1 syllable
B. 1 affix
C. 1 suffix
D. 1 prefix
32.Which one is not a factor making up the prominence of a stressed syllable?
A. Strength
B. Pitch
C. Quality
D. Loudness
33.The stress in on the penultimate syllable in words ending in
A. –iar
B. –oon
C. –een
D. –ette
34.The stress is placed on the last syllable in words ending with
A. –ic
B. –ness
C. –ese
D. –er
35.................. always occurs in English syllable
A. Vowel
B. Consonant
C. Onset
D. Coda
36.Which of the following is not true?
A. A minimum syllable would be a single vowel and a coda.
B. Some syllables may have no onset but have a coda.
C. Some syllables have an onset.
D. Some syllables have an onset and a coda.
37.The stress is on the ......... syllable in the word uncomfortable
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Last
38.When not emphasized, most ........... words are pronounced with a weak form
A. Auxiliary
B. Lexical
C. Functional
D. Preposition
39.Auxiliary is in strong form in
A. Negative form
B. Medial position
C. Initial position
D. All positions
40.The underlined word in the sentence “You must study hard to pass the exam”
is in
A. Strong form
B. Weak form
C. Normal form
D. B & C
41.The underlined word in the sentence “You must’t put ‘and’ at the end of a
sentence” is in
A. Strong form
B. Weak form
C. Normal form
D. B & C
42.The underlined word in the sentence “You must’t put ‘and’ at the end of a
sentence” is in
A. Strong form
B. Weak form
C. Normal form
D. B & C
43.The underlined word in the sentence “You haven’t eaten anything all day;
you must be hungry now” is in:
A. Strong form
B. Weak form
C. Normal form
D. B & C
44.Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. In a sentence, functional words are always weak.
B. In a sentence, usually lexical words are stressed.
C. When being in weak form, the vowe is usually pronounced as /ə/.
45.In rapid and casual speech, “and you” can be pronounced as /ənʤu/ as a
result of
assimilation of
A. Manner & place
B. Voice
C. Place
D. Manner
46.In natural connected speech, “today” can be pronounced as /tˈdeɪ/ as a result
of
A. Linking
B. Assimilation
C. Elision
D. Dissimilation
47.In rapid and casual speech, “hit you” can be pronounced as /hɪʧu/ as a result
of assimilation of
A. Manner, place & voice
B. Elision
C. Assimilation
D. Dissimilation
48.The pronunciation /kʌm ən si:/ of “come and see” is the result of
A. Linking
B. Elision
C. Assimilation
D. Dissimilation
49.The assimilation in “dogs” is:
A. Progressive assimilation of voice
B. Progressive assimilation of place or articulation
C. Progressive assimilation of manner
D. Regressive assimilation of voice
50.The tone used to convey strong feeling is:
A. Rise-fall
B. Rise
C. Fall-rise
D. Fall

The word that begins with a voiceless velar consonant is:

a. know !!
b. cot
c. gnat !!
d. got

Circle the word that begins with a voiceless labiodental fricative consonant.

a. vat
b. than
c. shine
d. feast

The phonemic transcription for the last sound of “bleached” is……….

a. / d /
b. / t /
c. / id /
Circle the word that the consonant in the middle is a voiced velar nasal
consonant.

a. bigger
b. thinner
c. longing

d. swimming
The vowel in the third syllable of the word “solidarity” is ………

a. low, front
b. short, central
c. mid, central
d. low, central

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / j /
b. / w /
c. / r /
d. / ʃ /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / ʒ /
b. / d /
c. / s/
d. / l /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / n /
b. / d /
c. / k /
d. / t /
The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / b /
b. / d /
c. / g /
d. / s /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / s /
b. / f /
c. / /
d. / ð /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / ð /
b. / /
c. / z /
d. / v /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / b /
b. / p /
c. / t /
d. . / m /

The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / r/
b. / ʤ /
c. / ʒ /
d. . / ʧ /
The phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more
common properties is …….

a. / m /
b. / w /
c. / n /
d. / ŋ /

Circle the word that ends with a voiceless dental fricative consonant.

a. wife
b. with
c. breathe
d. bombs

Circle the word that ends with a voiced alveolar nasal consonant.

a. mining
b. bat
c. known
d. picked

Circle the word that the consonant in the middle is a voiceless velar plosive
cosonant.

a. talking
b. ladder
c. passive
d. telling

The word in which the consonant in the middle is voiced alveolar fricative is:

a. razor
b. father
c. ladder
d. leisure

The word that begins with a voiceless alveolar stop consonant is:

a. lead
b. nine
c. time
d. sick
Circle the word that the consonant in the middle is a voiced palato-alveolar
fricative.

a. teaching
b. judging
c. vision
d. wishing

The word in which the consonant in the middle is voiceless labio-dental fricative
is:

a. closing
b. either
c. loving
d. coughing

The word that begins with a voiced labio-dental consonant is:

a. that
b. fight
c. chat
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The word that begins with a voiced alveolar plosive consonant is:

a. keep
b. day
c. glad
d. sip

Circle the word that begins with a voiced velar plosive consonant.

a. goggle
b. could
c. gnat
d. want

The vowel sound in the second syllable of the word “provocative” is ………

a. / Ɔ: /
b. . / ə /
c. / Ɔ /
d. / ə: /
Circle the word that ends with a voiced palato-alveolar affricate consonant.

a. speech
b. judged
c. manage
d. clothe

The phonemic transcription for the last sound of “breath” is……….

a. / θ /
b. / ð /
c. / h /

Circle the palato-alveolar voiceless fricative:

a. / ʤ /
b. / ʒ /
c. / ʃ /
d. / ʧ /

The initial sound of the second syllable of the word “acknowledge” is ………

a. velar, plosive
b. voiceless, plosive
c. alveolar, plosive
d. voiced, nasal

The phonemic transcription for the first sound of “ought” is……….

a. / o /
b. / Ɔ: /
c. / Ɔ /

The vowel sound in the second syllable of the word “sedative” is ………

a. / æ /
b. / ə /
c. / e /
d. / ei /

The phonemic transcription for the first sound of “Thomas” is……….


a. / ð /
b. / t /
c. //th/
d. / θ /

Circle the word that ends with a voiceless labio-dental fricative consonant.

a. vests
b. . lines
c. tough
d. believe

Circle the word that begins with a voiceless alveolar fricative consonant.

a. sky
b. kind
c. lateral
d. word

The phonemic transcription for the first sound of “jeans” is……….

a. / ʤ /
b. / ʧ /
c. . / z /
d. . / j /

The word in which the consonant in the middle is voiceless dental fricative is:

a. nothing
b. within
c. longing
d. laughing

The word that ends with a voiced velar nasal consonant is:

a. handbag
b. long
c. line
d. kick

Circle the word that begins with a voiced labio-dental fricative consonant.
a. sure
b. vine
c. sent
d. thy

The word that contains low front unrounded vowel is:

a. born
b. ban
c. balm
d. coin

The phonemic transcription for the first sound of “physics” is……….

a. / f /
b. / p /
c. / ph /

The word in which the consonant in the middle is voiced palato-alveolar


fricative is:

a. racing
b. breathing
c. pleasure Câu trả lời đúng
d. pension

The word that begins with a voiceless bilabial consonant is:

a. said
b. pay
c. bat
d. mate

The word that begins with a voiced bilabial plosive is:


.

a. meat
b. guy
c. beat
d. kite
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The stress pattern of the word afternoon is:

a. /, _ _ ‘ _ /
b. / _’ _ _ /
c. / _ _ ‘ _ /
d. / ‘ _ _ _ /

The stress pattern of the word indistinguishable is:

a. / _ _ ‘ _ _ _ _ /
b. /, _ _ ‘ _ _ _ _ /
c. /, _ _ _ ‘ _ _ _ /
d. /_ _ _ ‘ _ _ _ /

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


Phonetically, a syllable is a unit which consists of a ….. as the centre and/or
onsonant(s) before and after it.

a. phoneme
b. consonant
c. allophone
d. vowel

The word dynamic is pronounced as:

a. /di’næmik/
b. /’dainəmik/
c. /dai’næmik/
d. /di’neimik/

The word administrative is pronounced as:

a. / ,ædmi’nistrətiv /
b. / əd’ministrətiv /
c. / ədmi’nistrətiv /
d. / ‘ædministrətiv /

The word presidential is pronounced as:

a. /,prezi’dentl/
b. /,prezi’den∫l/
c. /,presi’dentl/
d. /,presi’dentiəl/
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
When there are three consonants at the beginning of a syllable, the first
consonant must be an …..

a. /l/
b. /s/
c. /m/
d. /n/

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


A group of consonants at the beginning or end of a syllable is called a consonant
……

a. cluster
b. initial
c. coda
d. onset

The word reliable is pronounced as:

a. /re’laiəbl/
b. /’reliəbl/
c. /ri’laiəbl/
d. /re’laieibl/

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


A syllable can be part of a …… or it can coincide with a word.

a. sentence
b. phrase
c. word
d. clause

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


In a three-consonant sequence at the end of a syllable, such as ‘banks’ bæŋks we
say that the ŋ is in ……….. position,.

a. final
b. medial
c. initio-final
d. inital
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
In the three-consonant sequences at the beginning of a syllable like ‘spray’ spreɪ
we say that the s consonant is in ………..position.

a. final
b. initio-final
c. initial
d. medial

The word narrative is pronounced as:

a. / nə’rætiv/
b. / ‘næreitiv/
c. / ‘nærətiv/
d. . / nə’reitiv/

The word vacillate is pronounced as:

a. /,væsi’leit/
b. /’væsileit/
c. /vəsi’leit/
d. /’væsilət/

The word superimpose is pronounced as:

a. /,sju:pə’rimpəuz/
b. /’sju:pəimpəus/
c. /,sju:pə’impəus/
d. /,sju:pərim’pəuz/

The word selectivity is pronounced as:

a. / sə,lek’tivəti /
b. /,silek’tivəti /
c. / silik’tivəti /
d. /si,lek’tiviti /
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Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
According to the English phonological rules, the sound shown by “t” in “last
week” can be:

a. elided
b. assimilated
c. aspirated
d. linked

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


According to the English phonological rules, the sound shown by “r” in “for
Ann” can be:

a. assimilated
b. linked
c. aspirated
d. elided

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The weak form of a word is used when it is ……… and not ……….

a. stressed, initial
b. unstressed, initial
c. . stressed, final
d. unstressed, final

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


If the ……… content word of an utterance is a repetition of one that has already
occurred in the utterance, the penultimate …….. word takes the tonic.

a. last, content
b. final, grammatical
c. last, grammatical
d. final, content
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
According to the English phonological rules, the sound shown by “n” in “ten
keys” can be:

a. assimilated
b. aspirated
c. elided
d. linked

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


/ r / may be pronounced in:

a. for hours and hours


b. our house
c. for one or two
d. . for you and me

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


/ r / may be pronounced in:

a. for years and years


b. her young son
c. score one
d. her English

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


There may be elision and assimilation in saying:

a. left wing
b. strictly
c. wind mill
d. Saint George

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


There may be elision and assimilation in saying:

a. closed book
b. ground cover
c. cents
d. chest nut
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Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
When you say “Don’t be too long” as a pleading request ……… is used.

a. the take off


b. the dive
c. the glide down
d. the glide up

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The falling intonation is used in……

a. Don’t be late. (strong command)


b. You like English?
c. Really?
d. How’s your wife?

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The rising intonation is not used in …..

a. This time we say nothing.


b. You went there?
c. Good morning!
d. Where does his live?

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The rising intonation is used in …..

a. You did it.


b. Don’t worry
c. I shan’t be long.
d. (in an examination) Time’s nearly over.

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The rising intonation is often used in …..

a. Take it and go out


b. What a beautiful girl!
c. It’s a very hot today.
d. Are you ready?
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
If you say “You’ll be late” as a warning ………. Is used.

a. the glide up
b. the dive
c. the take off
d. the glide down

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The falling intonation is used in……

a. What a very nice dress!


b. You want me to lend you it?
c. Can you help me?
d. Good night!

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


The strong form of a word is used when it is ………. or when it is at the end of a
sentence or when it is said in isolation.

a. unstressed
b. final
c. stressed
d. zero

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Assimilation is the influence of one ……………… upon another neighbouring
phoneme, so that they become more alike.

a. phoneme
b. syllable
c. vowel
d. consonant

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The take off is used in ………….

a. Close your book


b. Thank you very much for your advice!
c. You can take it if you really like it.
d. I don’t want to go anyway.
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
For Tag-question, when you don’t want to force the other person to agree with
you, but to give his/her opinion, use ……….

a. glide up
b. dive
c. take off
d. glide down

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


If someone says “Good day, sir!” unexpectedly, he uses ………

a. the glide up
b. the glide down
c. the take off
d. the dive

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Elision is the complete ……….. of a sound.

a. presence
b. lack
c. disapearance
d. apearance

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


A …………. is the smallest unit of sound in a language which can distinguish
two words.

a. letter
b. word
c. phoneme
d. phrase

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Elision is typical of rapid casual speech. Foreign learners do not need to learn to
produce ………, but the perception of elision is important

a. elision
b. rhythm
c. linking
d. assimilation
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:
Only the ………. words like auxiliary verbs, pronouns, prepositions,
conjunctions may have the weak forms.

a. semantic
b. content
c. functional
d. grammar

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Consonants are classed as VOICED if they are produced with vibration of the
………. and VOICELESS if they are produced without vibration.

a. tounge
b. nose
c. mouth
d. vocal cords

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


A ………….. is a sound in producing it the airstream coming from the lungs is
stopped, impeded, constricted or otherwise interfered with in its passage to the
outside air.

a. vowel
b. consonant
c. allophone
d. minimal pair

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Assimilation is more likely to be found in …….., casual speech and less likely
in slow, careful speech

a. rapid
b. spoken
c. written
d. slow

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The falling intonation is not used in……

a. Wonderful!
b. Only when the wind blows.
c. I’ll phone you tomorrow.
d. Did you?

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Stress is the degree of force used in producing a …….. ..

a. clause
b. phrase
c. word
d. syllable

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


The ………..words like nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs have no weak forms.

a. semantic
b. functional
c. content
d. grammar

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The falling intonation is not used in……

a. Thank you very much!


b. They did a very good job on it.
c. Did you see him leave the house?
d. Who on earth was that?

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


Use ………. when wh-questions sound more business-like and the speaker is
only interested in the subject, not the person spoken to.

a. glide down
b. glide up
c. take off
d. dive
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
When someone says “I don’t think so” as a grumble, he/she uses ………..

a. the glide up
b. the dive
c. the glide down
d. the take off

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


A ………. is a speech sound in which the airstream from the lungs is not
blocked in any way in the mouth or throat and which is usually pronounced with
vibration of the vocal cords.

a. A syllable
b. A vowel
c. A consonant
d. A word

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:


Syllabic consonants are the ones which can form syllable without ……

a. A syllable
b. A consonant
c. A vowel
d. A word

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.


The dive is used in …..

a. I need a couple of shirts.


b. Really?
c. I didn’t hurt you.
d. Do mention my name if you like
Welcome to your Phonetics Phonology Sample Test 2
1. 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 ]
2. Which of the following is closest to the minimal pair ?
A. [ fæt ] [ hɪt ] fat – hit
B. [ fæt ] [ væt ] fat – vat
C. [ fæt ] [ kæt ] fat – cat
D. [ fæt ] [ kɪt ] fat – kit
3. Which of the following statements is correct ?
All the consonants are produced with
A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
B. an obstruction of the airstream ( complete or partial )
C. no vibration of the vocal cords
D. vibration of the vocal cords
4. Which of the following statements is correct ?
Palato – alveolar is the sound 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
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 ]
6. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
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 [, ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl ] artificial ?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
8. Which of the following assimilatory processes that may happen to the voiced
alveolar stop [ g ] in this context : My grandfather has a dog [ maɪ grændˌfɑːðə ‘
hæz ə ‘ dɒg ]
A. [ g ] may be devoiced after the vowel [ ɒ ]
B. [ g ] may be devoiced at the end of the word [ dɒg ]
C. [ g ] may be labialised after the vowel [ ɒ ]
D. [ g ] may be voiced at the end of the word [ dɒg ]

9. 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 : ]

10. Which of the following statements is correct ?


A. Phonology aims to provide the set of features, or properties that can describe
all sounds in human language .
B. Phonology đơn hàng with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech
sounds .
C. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds .
D. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language

11. Which of the following is the phonetic transcription of this form “ tank ” ?
A. [ ‘ tængk ] B. [ ‘ tænk ] C. [ ‘ tæŋk ] D. [ ‘ th æŋk ]
A. [ ‘ tængk ]
B. [ ‘ tænk ]
C. [ ‘ tæŋk ]
D. [ ‘ thæŋk ]

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?


A. A minimal pair consists of two forms with distinct meanings that differ only
by one segment in the same position of each form .
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. Minimal pairs help us establish which sounds contrast in a language
13. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of
articulation from the other segments ?
A. [ θ, ð, s, z ]
B. [ w, r, j, l ]
C. [ p, b, z, d ]
D. [ t, d, g, p ]

14. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the lateral
[ l ] in this context : [ ‘ æŋkl ] ankle ?
A. [ l ] becomes devoiced after voiced stop [ k ]
B. [ l ] becomes syllabic after voiced stop [ k ]
C. [ l ] becomes unaspirated after voiced stop [ k ]
D. [ l ] becomes aspirated after voiced stop [ k ]

15. Which of the following statements is correct ?


The affricates[ t ∫]and[ʤ]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
C. consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate
D. produced with an initial stop then with a slow separation of the tongue to
make friction

16. Which of the following assimilatory processes occurs to the voiceless


alveolar [ t ] in this context [ that jɪə ] that year
A. [ t ] is aspirated before palatal [ j ]
B. [ t ] is palatalized before palatal [ j ]
C. [ t ] is deleted 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 nasal
A. [ g ]
B. [ k ]
C. [ ð ]
D. [ ŋ ]
18. Which of the following statements is correct ?
When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or
environment they are said to be
A. allophones of a phoneme
B. different phonemes
C. identical segments
D. in không tính tiền variation

19. Which of the following assimilatory processes that may happen to the
alveolar [ t ] in this context : [ ‘ fæt ‘ gɜːl ] fat girl ?
A. [ t ] may be deleted before the velar [ g ]
B. [ t ] may be aspirated before the velar [ g ]
C. [ t ] may be velarized before the velar [ g ]
D. [ t ] may become syllabic before the velar [ g ]

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 : ]
21. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
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 spreads one or more phonetic features to the following sound
22. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern of this word “
grasshopper ” ?
A. [ ˈgrɑːs ‘ hɒpə ]
B. [ grɑːs ‘ hɒpə ]
C. [ ˈgrɑːshɒpə ]
D. [ ˌgrɑːs ‘ hɒpə ]
23. Which of the following statement is correct ?
Sonorants include
A. vowels, nasals, and voiced affricates
B. vowels, nasals, and voiceless stops
C. vowels, nasals, liquids and glides
D. vowels, nasals, fricatives and liquids
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 [ v
] in this context : Give me your gun [ ‘ let mi : du : ɪt ] ?
I think the right context is: Let me do it!
A. [ t ] is aspirated at the end of the word [ ‘ let ]
B. [ t ] is devoiced word finally
C. [ t ] is labialized before the bilabial [ m ]
D. [ t ] is voiced in the final position of a stressed syllable

26. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?


A. An allophone is a predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme
B. An allophone is an abstract unit
C. An allophone is a phonetic realisation or variant of a phoneme
D. An allophone is uttered in speech
27. Which of the following is incorrect ?
When a feature is predictable by the phonological rules, it is
A. a redundant feature
B. a phonetic feature
C. a phonemic feature
D. both A and B
28. 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 ]
29. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description :
voiceless dental fricative?
A. [ m ]
B. [ θ ]
C. [ t ]
D. [ ð ]
30. Which of the following assimilatory processes may occur to the sound
sequence [ ‘ fætju : əl ] factual ?
A. regressive assimilation
B. progressive assimilation
C. mutual assimilation
D. None of the ab

31. 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
32. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions that corresponds to each of
the following phonetic description :
voiced palato-alveolar affricate?
A. [ ʧ ]
B. [ ʤ ]
C. [ ʃ ]
D. [ j ]

33. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions that corresponds to each of


the following phonetic description :
high back rounded tense vowel ?
A. [ ɒ ]
B. [ i : ]
C. [ u : ]
D. [ ʊ ]
34. Which of the following statements is correct ?
When a feature value is unpredictable by a general principle or rule, it is
A. a distinctive feature for that class of segments
B. a non-distinctive or non-phonemic feature for that class of segments
C. a phonetic feature for sounds that contrast
D. a redundant feature for that class of segment
35. Which of the following is the stress distribution for the compound word “
green house ” [ gri : n haʊs ] ?
A. [ ‘ gri : n ‘ haʊs ]
B. [ gri : n ‘ haʊs ]
C. [ ‘ gri : n haʊs ]
D. [, gri : n ‘ haʊs ]
36. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description :
long high front vowel?
A. [ i : ]
B. [ æ ]
C. [ e ]
D. [ ɪ ]

37. Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may
have in this context ( in terms of American pronunciation ) [ ˈlɪtəl ] litle ?
A. [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ ɪ ] and unstressed vowel [ ə ]
B. [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ ɪ ] and unstressed vowel [ ə ]
C. [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ ɪ ] and unstressed
vowel [ ə ]
D. [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [ ɪ ] and unstressed
vowel [ ə ]
38. 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 và B

39. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description :
lax low front vowel?
A. [ i : ]
B. [ e ]
C. [ ɪ ]
D. [ æ ]
40. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description:
voiced palato-alveolar fricative?
A. [ ʒ ]
B. [ ʧ ]
C. [ ʤ ]
D. [ ʃ ]
A CHECK – UP TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY 1 – NO
KEY
1. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to each of the
following phonetic
description: high back rounded lax vowel?
a. [ ʊ ] b. [ æ ] c. [ i ] d. [ ɒ ]

2. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to each of the


following
phonetic description: voiceless alveolar-palatal affricate?
a. [ th ] b. [ t∫ ] c. [ d ] d. [ j ]

3. Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following


phonetic description: voiceless bilabial stop?
a. [ v ]
b. [ g ]
c. [ ð ]
d. [ p ]

4. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of


articulation from the other segment?
a. [ t, r, d, s ]
b. [ k, g, ŋ, j ]
c. [ p, b, w ]
d. [ t, d, n, z ]

5. Which of the following groups contains a segment differs in voicing from the
other segments?
a. [ d, g, b, m ]
b. [ m, n, ŋ, v ]
c. [ w, j, r, l ]
d. [z, d, ʃ, b ]
6. Which of the following statements is correct?
When a feature value is unpredictable by a general principle or rule, it is
a. a distinctive feature for that class of segments
b. a phonetic feature for sounds that contrast
c. a phonemic feature for that class of segment
d. a non-distinctive or non-phonemic feature for that class of segments

7. Which of the following statements is correct?


a. Alveolars are sounds made at the soft area toward the rear of the roof of the
mouth
b. Alveolars are sounds made just behind the alveolar ridge
c. Alveolars are sounds made at the teeth ridge
d. Alveolars are sounds made with the tongue placed against the teeth

8. Which of the following statements is correct?


a. When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or
environment they are said to be different phonemes
b. When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or
environment they are said to be in free variation
c. When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or
environment they are said to be identical segments
d. When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or
environment they are said to be allophones of the same phoneme

9. Which of the following statements is correct?


a. The fricatives are consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the
mouth
b. The fricatives are consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air
in the mouth
which causes explosion
c. The fricatives are consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate
d. The fricatives are non-continuant consonants.

10. Which of the following is the minimal pair?


a. [ ðeə ] [ bet ] there – bet
b. [ dæb] [ bæd ] dab – bad
c. [ bæd ] [ bet ] bad – bet
d. [ ðeə ] [ deə ] there – dare

11. Which of the following is the stress distribution for the compound word
artificial as in this context: Please give him artificial respiration?
a. [ ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl ]
b. [ ɑː’tɪfɪʃəl ]
c. [ ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl ]
d. [ ‘ɑːtɪfɪʃəl ]
12. Which of the following assimilation processes occurs when [ b ] in the sound
sequence [ [‘wıbsi:] becomes [ p ] in the sound sequence [ ‘wıpsi:] ?
a. voicing assimilation
b. progressive assimilation
c. regressive assimilation
d. both a and c

13. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the
alveolar [ n ] in this context: [ krænbəri ] cranberry?
a. [ n ] may be devoiced before the voiced [ b ]
b. [ b ] may become syllabic after the nasal [ n ]
c. [ n ] may be labialized before [ b ]
d. [ b ] may be nasalised after [ n ]

14. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the lateral [ l
] in this context: [ ‘æŋgl ] angle ?
a. [ l ] becomes aspirated after voiced stop [g]
b. [ l ] becomes unaspirated after velar [g]
c. [ l ] becomes devoiced after voiced stop [g]
d. [ l ] becomes syllabic after voiced stop [g]

15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?


All the aspirated voiceless stops are produced with
a. no vibration of the vocal cords
b. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
c. the airstream from the lungs
d. the vibration of the vocal cords

16. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description: short high front vowel
a. [ I ]
b. [ e ]
c. [ ɔ: ]
d. [ æ ]

17. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description: voiced interdental fricative
a. [ m ]
b. [ v ]
c. [ t ]
d. [ ð ]

18. Which of the following statements is correct?


The number of segments in the word prudent / prʊdənt / is
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

19. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of
articulation from the other segments?
a. [ w, r, j ]
b. [ θ, ð, s ]
c. [ p, b, d ]
d. [ t, d, n ]

20. Which of the following statements is correct?


Palatal is the sound made
a. With the tongue between the teeth
b. with the tongue on or near the hard palate
c. just behind the alveolar ridge
d. with the upper lip and the lower teeth

21. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the
alveolar [ s ] in this context : [ ðɪs jɪə] this year?
a. [ s ] becomes voiced before palatal [ j ]
b. [ s ] is deleted before palatal [ j ]
c. [ s ] is velarised by the following [ j ]
d. [ s ] coalesces with [ j ] to make [ S ]

22. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of
articulation from the other segments?
a. [ p, m, w, b ]
b. [ t, d, S n ]
c. [ k, w, ŋ, g ]
d. [ t, d, n, z, l ]

23. Which of the following statements is correct?


Regressive assimilation is a process by which
a. the change of a segment is brought by the preceding segment
b. a sound copies one or more phonetic features from the preceding sound
c. the sound becomes more like the preceding sound
d. a sound copies one or more phonetic features from the following sound
24. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Minimal pairs help us establish which sounds contrast in a language
b. 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
c. Minimal pair test is a basic test for deciding which sounds are the allophones
of the phoneme
d. A minimal pair consists of two forms with distinct meanings that differ only
by one segment in the same position of each form.

25. Which of the following statements is incorrect?


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 us the non-distinctive
features of the sounds

26. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner
of articulation from the other segments?
a. [ p, b, t, d ]
b. [ t, b, k, g ]
c. [ k, t, d, g ]
d. [ m, ŋ, n, z ]

27. Which of the following is correct?


When a feature is predictable by the phonological rules, it is a
a. phonetic feature
b. phonemic feature
c. redundant feature
d. both a and c

28. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern of this word Portuguese?
a. [‘pɔːtʃəɡiːz]
b. [ˌpɔːtʃəˈɡiːz]
c. [ˌpɔːtʃəˈɡiːz]
d. [‘pɔːtʃəˈɡiːz]

29. Which of the following is the phonetic transcription of this form Bangor?
a. [ ‘bæŋə ]
b. [ ‘bæŋ∂ ]
c. [ ‘bænə ]
d. [ ‘bæŋgə ]
30. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description: voiced labiodental fricative
a. [ v ]
b. [ w ]
c. [ ð ]
d. [ f ]

31. The process by which an alveolar stop is heard intervocally (voiced)


between 2 vowels, the first of which is generally stressed, as in [‘bet i ] Betty is
called
a. metathesis
b. epenthesis
c. deletion
d. flapping

32. Which of the following statements is incorrect?


a. An allophone is a predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme
b. An allophone is an unpredictable phonetic realisation of a phoneme
c. A phoneme is an abstract unit
d. An allophone is uttered in speech

33. Which of the following statement is incorrect?


Sonorants
a. do not include affricates, fricatives and liquids
b. do not include stops, affricates, and voiced fricatives
c. do not include voiced stops, fricatives, and voiceless stops
d. do not include vowels, nasals, liquids and glides

34. Which of the following statements is correct?


a. Phonology deals with the physiological and acoustic aspects of the 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.

35. Which of the following coarticulation processes may occur for the
articulatory transition from the sonorant [ ŋ ] to the nonsonorant [  ] to be eased
in this context [ le ŋ θ ] ?
a. the deletion of [ ŋ ]
b. the deletion of [ θ ]
c. the metathesis of the sound sequence [ ŋθ ]
d. the epenthesis of a nonsonorant [ k ] within the sequence [ ŋθ ]

36. Which of the following is the phonetic transcription of this form peace talk?
a. [ph i:s tɔ:k]
b. [pi:s tɔ:lk]
c. [ph i:s th ɔ:lk]
d. [pi:s th ɔ:lk]
37. Which of the following phonetic variations that may happen to the voiced
stop [ d ] in this context : [ li:d ] lead ?
a. [ d ] is aspirated after the front vowel [ i:]
b. [ d ] is devoiced after the long vowel [ i:]
c. [ d ] is devoiced word finally
d. [ d ] is unaspirated in the final position of a stressed syllable

38. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions that corresponds to each of


the following phonetic description: voiced velar nasal?
a. [ m ]
b. [ n ]
c. [ ŋ ]
d. [ r ]

39. Which of the following symbols that corresponds to each of the following
phonetic description: long low back vowel?
a. [ ɔ:]
b. [ ɑ:]
c. [ i:]
d. [u:]

40. Which of the following coarticulation processes that may happen to the
alveolar [ d ] in this context : [ red peint] red paint?
a. [ d ] may be devoiced before the the voiceless stop [ p ]
b. [ d ] may be aspirated before the voiceless stop [ p ]
c. [ d ] may be labialised before the bilabial [ p ]
d. [ d ] may be nasalised before the bilabial [ p ]

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