Universidad Internacional de las Américas

Escuela de Inglés
Curso: Fonética I
Código: EP-60/ I-010
2do Examen parcial
III Cuatrimestre 2023
Puntaje total: 100 puntos
Porcentaje: 25%
Nombre del profesor: Margarita Pérez Roig
Fecha: 23 NOVIEMBRE 2023
Nombre del estudiante: Alexandra González Sánchez
Calificación obtenida:
Instructions: Please do the exam in Word, save it, and upload it in the platform.

I. Choose the correct answer. Please HIGHLIGHT the correct option. (54 pts / 2
pts each)

1- According to the change of stress, diphthongs can be classified as

a. closing and opening
b. rising and centering
c. falling and rising
2- According to the length of the glides, diphthongs are classified as
a. narrow and falling
b. wide and closing
c. wide and narrow
3- A closing diphthong moves
a. from a closer to a more open position
b. from a more open to a closer position
c. to a central position
4- A centering diphthong only moves
a. from a front to a central position
b. from a back to a central position
c. from a front or a back to a central position
5- Diphthong / ju / is classified as
a. closing
b. opening
c. centering
6- The word more can be pronounced with
a. / ɔ /
b. / ɔɚ /
c. or with both: / ɔ / and / ɔɚ /
7- An opening diphthong moves
a. from a closer to a more open position
b. from a more open to a closer position
c. to a central position
8- In the production of sound / eɪ /, the lips are in
a. a neutral position
b. a rounded position
c. an unrounded position

9- Diphthong / ju / is classified as rising because the stress falls on

a. both vocalic elements
b. the first element of the glide
c. the second element of the glide
10- In the production of sound / ɔɪ /, the lips
a. are unrounded throughout the articulation of the sound
b. change from an open rounded to an unrounded position
c. are rounded throughout the articulation of the sound
11- Diphthong / aʊ / starts in
a. a front, low, and H-O position
b. a front, low, and between a H-O and Open position
c. a back, low, and between a H-O and Open position
12- Diphthongs are oral sounds because
a. the soft palate is raised
b. the soft palate is lowered
c. the soft palate is between a raised and lowered position
13- In diphthong / oʊ /, the nucleous of the sound is
a. / o /
b. / ʊ /
c. both
14- In the production of diphthong / ɔɚ /, the opening between the jaws is
a. central
b. narrow
c. wide

15- In the articulation of sound / ɛɚ /, the lips

a. change from an unrounded to a neutral position.
b. are neutral throughout the articulation of the sound.
c. are rounded throughout the articulation of the sound.
16- In the production of sound / ɪɚ /, the lips
a. change from a close to a central position.
b. change from an unrounded to a neutral position.
c. change from a high to a central position.
17- In American English, there are ten diphthongs from which.
a. six of them are narrow.
b. five of them are narrow.
c. seven of them are narrow.
18- Sound / ʊɚ / is classified as narrow because.
a. the distance between the two vocalic elements is short.
b. the stress falls on the first vocalic element
c. it moves from a back to a central position.
19- The English diphthong that starts in a front, low, b/ H-O and Op position
and moves in the direction of a back vowel is
a. / aʊ /
b. / aɪ /
c. / oʊ /
20- Diphthong / ju / is used in
a. either in a stressed or in an unstressed syllable
b. unstressed syllable
c. stressed syllable
21- The word tower is pronounced with diphthong
a. / ʊɚ /
b. / aʊ /
c. / ɔɚ /
22- In the production of diphthong / ɛɚ /, the opening between the jaws is
a. central
b. narrow
c. wide
23- Do you consider that the English diphthongs are
a. tense and long sounds
b. lax and short sounds
c. tense and short sounds
24- Diphthong / jʊ / is used in
a. either in a stressed or in an unstressed syllable
b. unstressed syllable
c. stressed syllable
25- How many diphthongs are classified as falling in English?
a. 10
b. 9
c. 8
26- What´s the diphthong in the word dryer?
a. aɪ
b. ɪɚ
c. ɛɚ

27- How many closing diphthongs are there in English?

a. 4
b. 1
c. 5
II. Transcribe the given text into phonemic writing. The professor will assign you
the corresponding lines. (16 points)