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/. F