PHONOLOGY EXERCISE (1-2-3)

I. WRITTEN QUESTION
1. What is a phoneme? How are phonemes classified? Give examples.
2. What is an allophone? Give examples.
3. What is a vowel sound? How are vowels classified? Give examples
4. What is a consonant sound? How are consonants classified? Give examples.
5. According to place of articulation, how are consonants classified? Give examples.
6. According to manner of articulation, how are consonants classified? Illustrate your answer
with examples.
7. Write as full a description as you can of all the consonants in each word
a. television b. pressure c. complicated
8.(a) What do the final consonants of these words have in common?
hop hot pass wish rough lock scratch
(b) What do the initial consonants of these words have in common?
fish ship zip sigh house view

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.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
h
2. [t] & [t ] are called the ........... of the phoneme /t/
A. Transcription B. Allophones
C. Minimal pair D. Homophones

3.Which of the followings does not form a minimal pair with night?
A. Height B. Kite C. Light D. Knight

4. How many phonemes could be counted in the word “shelf”?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4

5. How many phonemes could be counted in the word “electrician”?

A.7 B.8 C. 9

6. How many phonemes could be counted in the word “conquer”?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7

7. How many phonemes could be counted in the word “practice”?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9

8. How many phonemes could be counted in the word “fashion”?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

9. /p/ is a ___________ plosive consonant.

A. Bilabial B. Alveolar C. Velar

10./ t/ is a __________ plosive consonant.

A. Bilabial B. Alveolar C. Velar
11. /s/ is a ____________ fricative consonant.
A. Labiodental B. Dental C. Alveolar

12. / v/ is a ____________ fricative consonant.

A. Labiodental B. Dental C. Alveolar

13. /dʒ/ is a ____________ consonant.

A. Fricative B. Plosive C. Affricate

14. /d/ is a ___________ plosive consonant.

A. Bilabial B. Alveolar C. Velar

15. /g/ is a __________ plosive consonant.

A. Bilabial B. Alveolar C. Velar

16. /ð/ is a ____________ fricative consonant.

A. Labiodental B. Dental C. Alveolar

17. /f/ is a ____________ fricative consonant.

A. Labiodental B. Dental C. Alveolar

18. /k/ is a ___________ consonant.

A. Fricative B. Plosive C. Affricate

19. 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

20.The initial sound in .......... is a voiced, bilabial, approximant.

A. Bin
B. Wet
C. Red
D. Man

21.The consonant /n/ & /z/ are different from each other in their
A. Length
B. Place of articulation
C. Voicing
D. Manner of articulation

22.The main difference between /d/ & /z/ is

A. Manner of articulation
B. Place of articulation
C. Voicing
D. Length