Test on practical phonetic

1- Variant

1) How many vowel sounds are there in English?

a) 6
b) 8
c) 5

2) Where voiced consonants are only partially devoiced

a) at the beginning of a word
b) at the end of a word

3) Which sound has both hard and soft forms:

a) [ I ]
b) [ ai ]
c) [ ou ]

4) In English the following cannot be stressed:

a) nouns
b) linking verbs
c) adjectives

5) Which consonant sounds are pronounced by aspiration due to more energetic air
supply:
a) [p]
b) [d]
c) [n]
d) [k]
e) [t]

6) A pair of words that differ in only one speech sound is called:

a) phonological opposition
b) minimum pair
c) minimum set

7) Three connecting sounds:

a) [t,d,h]
b) [r,j,w]
c) [p,t,k]

8) What are diphthongs also called?:

a) vowels
b) consonants
c) two-vowel

9) Find a word with a different vowel sound:

cow, start, now, house
a) cow
b) start
c) now
d) house
10) Which option has the correct accent?:
a) EXport
b) expOrt

11) Special signs and symbols indicating pronounced speech sounds are called ...
a) transcription
b) punctuation
c) specificity

12) Word stress is...

a) highlighting one or more syllables in a word
b) emphasis with stronger intonation
c) highlighting the most important word in the text with intonation

13) The combination of letters mn gives the sound...

a) /n/
b) /mn/
c) /m/
d) /mk/

14) How does a letter have a sound /kw/

a)K
b)Q
c)W
d) None of the answers are correct

15) Due to the impossibility of pronouncing long sentences in one breath, they are
divided into parts called ...
a) meaningful paragraphs
b) semantic pause
c) semantic segments
d) semantic breaks

16) How many sounds do vowels make?

a)33
d) 24
c) 12
d) 6
e) 56

17) Choose the correct transcription of the word Cloud

a) [ claut ]
b) [ kluat ]
c) [ klaud ]

18) Compound, or compound, words are considered to be words that have ....
a) two different roots
b) two or more transfers
c) different sound
d)same sound
 19) Select explosive sounds
a)[ p,i,k ]
b) [ p,b,k ]
c) [ g,a,d ]
d) [ c,t,v ]

20) A gradual decrease in voice tone on stressed syllables is called ...

a) falling tone
b) rising tone

Keys:

1) a 2) b 3) a 4) b 5) a,d,e 6) b 7) b 8) c 9) b 10) a
11) a 12) a 13) c 14) b 15) c 16) b 17) c 18) a 19) b 20) a

2- Variant
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1.[æz] - a) es b) as c) aes d) ac
2.[aɪ] - a) ai b) I c) Iy d) Aiy
3. [hɪz] - a) hiz b) hizs c) his d) hic
4. [ðæt] - a) zat b) thet c) that d) thate
5. [hiː] – a) hi b) he c) hy d) hei
6. [wɒz] — a) vos b) wos c) was d) woas
7. [fɔːr] —a) four b) for c) foor d) fuor
8. [ɒn] — a) own b) one c) on d) oin
9. [ɑːr] — a) aar b) ari c) are d) ar
10. [wɪð] — a) viz b) wis c) wiz d) with
11. [ðeɪ] — a) zei b) they c) tzei d) zsey
12. [biː] — a) bi b) bee c) be d) bea
13. [ət] — a) et b) aet c)ate d) at
14. [wʌn] — a) won b) voun c) on d) one
15. [hæv] — a) hev b) haw c) haeve d) have
16. this [ðɪs] — a) zis b) tshiz c) this d) zhis
17. [frɒm] — a) frum b) from c) froam d) froom
18. [baɪ] — a) bai b) bay c) by d) bie
19. [hɒt] — a) hot b) hoat c) hoot d) hote
20. [wɜːd] — a) word b) worde c) wvord d) woard

Keys of 2nd variant

1) b 2) b 3) c 4) c 5) b 6) c 7) b 8) c 9) c 10) d
11) b 12) c 13) d 14) a 15) d 16) c 17) b 18) c 19) a 20) a
 3-Variant

1. [bʌt] — a) bat b) but c) boat d) baut

2. [wɒt] — a) woot b) vot c) whad d) what
3. [sʌm] — a) sum b) som c) sam d) some
4. [ɪz] — a) iz b) ic c) is d)iis
5. [ɪt] — a) et b) it c) eit d) iit
6. [juː] — a) you b) uyio c) your d) youo
7. [ɔːr] — a) oor b) oro c) or d) oar
8. [hæd] — hed b) had c) head d) huad
9. [ðiː] – a) zi b) thi c) zti d) the
10. [əv] — a) ev b) ov c) of d) oof
11. [tuː] — a) too b) twu c) to d) tou
12. [ænd] — a) end b) and c) eand d) annd
13. [ə] – a) ae b) a c) ai d) ee
14. [ɪn] — a) iin b) ien c) in d) ine
15. [wiː] — a) ve b) wee c) wei d) we
16. [kæn] — a) ken b) kean c) kann d) can
17. [aʊt] — a) aut b) aot c) out d) aiut
18. [ˈʌð.ər] — a) azerr b) athere c) otzer d) other
19. [wɜːr] — a) weer b) weir c) very d) were
20. [wɪtʃ] — a) vich b) witc d) withc d) which

Keys
1) b 2) d 3) d 4) c 5) b 6) a 7) c 8) b 9) d 10) c
11) a 12) a 13) b 14) c 15) d 16) d 17) c 18) d 19)d
20) d

4- Variant
1. Find how many letters and sounds in the word best?
a) 4 letters, 4 sounds
b) 4 letters, 3 sounds
c) 4 letters, 5sounds
d) 4 letters, no sounds

2. Find how many letters and sounds in the word dentist?

a) 7 letters, 6 sounds
b) 7 letters, 8 sounds
c) 7 letters, 7 sounds
d) 4 letters, no sounds

3. Find how many letters and sounds in the word green?

a) 5 letters, 5 sounds
b) 5 letters, 3 sounds
c) 5 letters, 4 sounds
d) 4 letters, no sounds

4. Find how many letters and sounds in the word happy?

a. 5 letters, 5 sounds
b. 5 letters, 3 sounds
c. 5 letters, 4 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

5. Find how many letters and sounds in the word six?

a. 3 letters, 5 sounds
b. 3 letters, 3 sounds
c. 3 letters, 4 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

6. Find how many letters and sounds in the word listen?

a. 5 letters, 6 sounds
b. 6 letters, 5 sounds
c. 6 letters, 4 sounds
d. 6 letters, no sounds

7. Find how many letters and sounds in the word bread?

a. 5 letters, 5 sounds
b. 5 letters, 3 sounds
c. 5 letters, 4 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

8. Find how many letters and sounds in the word Thursday ?

a. 8 letters, 5 sounds
b. 8 letters, 7 sounds
c. 8 letters, 8 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

9. Find how many letters and sounds in the word boxing?

a. 6 letters, 5 sounds
b. 6 letters, 7 sounds
c. 6 letters, 4 sounds
d. 6 letters, no sounds

10. Find how many letters and sounds in the word bird?
a. 4 letters, 5 sounds
b. 4 letters, 3 sounds
c. 4 letters, 4 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

11. Find how many letters and sounds in the word teacher?
a. 7 letters, 5 sounds
b. 7 letters, 7 sounds
c. 7 letters, 8 sounds
d. 7 letters, no sounds

12. Find how many letters and sounds in the word key?
a. 3 letters, 4 sounds
b. 3 letters, 3 sounds
c. 3 letters, 2 sounds
d. 3 letters, no sounds

13. Find how many letters and sounds in the word apple?
a. 5 letters, 5 sounds
b. 5 letters, 3 sounds
c. 5 letters, 4 sounds
d. 5 letters, no sounds

14. Find how many letters and sounds in the word could?
a. 5 letters, 5 sounds
b. 5 letters, 3 sounds
c. 5 letters, 4 sounds
d. 5 letters, no sounds

15. Find how many letters and sounds in the word next?
a. 4 letters, 5 sounds
b. 4 letters, 3 sounds
c. 4 letters, 4 sounds
d. 4 letters, no sounds

16. Find how many letters and sounds in the word coffee?
a. 6 letters, 5 sounds
b. 6 letters, 3 sounds
c. 6 letters, 6 sounds
d. 6 letters, no sounds
17. Find how many letters and sounds in the word business?
a. 8 letters, 8 sounds
b. 8 letters, 5 sounds
c. 8 letters, 6 sounds
d. 8 letters, 9 sounds

18. Find how many letters and sounds in the word ski?
a. 3 letters, 4 sounds
b. 3 letters, 3 sounds
c. 3 letters, 2 sounds
d. 3 letters, no sounds

19. Find how many letters and sounds in the word rubber?
a. 6 letters, 5 sounds
b. 6 letters, 3 sounds
c. 6 letters, 6 sounds
d. 6 letters, no sounds

20. Find how many letters and sounds in the word teach?
a. 5 letters, 4 sounds
b. 5 letters, 3 sounds
c. 5 letters, 5 sounds
d. 5 letters, no sounds
Keys
1) a 2) c 3) c 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) b 9) c 10) b 11) a
12) c 13) b 14) b 15) a 16) b 17) c 18) c 19) b 20) b
 5-Variant
1. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Some?
a. 4 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 3 vowels, 3 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
d. 4 vowels, 2 consonants
2. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word doctor?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 2 consonants
d. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
3. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Newspaper?
a. 3 vowels, 6 consonants
b. 3 vowels, 3 consonants
c. 3 vowels, 4 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 5 consonants
4. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word one?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 2 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 2 consonants
5. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word next?
a. 1 vowel, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 2 consonants
6. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word upper?
a. 1 vowel, 5 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 5 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 2 consonants
7. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word of?
a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

8. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word bottle?

a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 5 consonants
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 2 consonants

9. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word six?

a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

10. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word see?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
e. 2 vowels, 1 consonant
f. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
g. 3 vowels, 2 consonants

11. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word car?
a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

12. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word give?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 1 consonant
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 2 vowels, 2 consonants

13. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word dream?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 1 consonant
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 2 vowels, 2 consonants

14. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word drum?
a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

15. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Japaneese?
a. 5 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 5 vowels, 5 consonants
c. 5 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 5 vowels, 6 consonants

16. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Moscow?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 1 consonant
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 2 vowels, 2 consonants

17. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word off?
a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

18. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Please?
a. 3 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 3 vowels, 1 consonant
c. 3 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 3 vowels, 2 consonants

19. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word Good?
a. 2 vowels, 4 consonants
b. 2 vowels, 1 consonant
c. 2 vowels, 3 consonants
d. 2 vowels, 2 consonants

20. Find how many vowels and consonants in the word is?
a. 1 vowel, 2 consonants
b. 1 vowel, 3 consonants
c. 1 vowel, 0 consonant
d. 1 vowel, 1 consonant

Keys

1) c 2) a 3) a 4) c 5) a 6) b 7) d 8) a 9) b 10) b 11) b
12) d 13) c 14) b 15) a 16) a 17) a 18) c 19) d 20) d