Revision for Final Exam

(Vowels and Consonants)

~Phan Quang Trường~
Part 1:
1. Which of the following is a voiced consonant?
a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /tʃ/

Answer: b) /z/

2. Which of the following is a bilabial consonant?

a) /s/ b) /m/ c) /f/ d) /θ/

Answer: b) /m/

3. Which of the following is a voiced fricative consonant?

a) /p/ b) /f/ c) /v/ d) /t/

Answer: c) /v/

4. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

a) "cat" b) "bee" c) "boy" d) "pen"

Answer: c) "boy"
5. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?
a) nasality b) rounding c) plosive d) voicing

Answer: c) plosive

6. Which of the following sounds is a voiceless alveolar stop?

a) /p/ b) /t/ c) /k/ d) /b/

Answer: b) /t/

7. Which of the following is an example of an affricate consonant?

a) /t/ b) /s/ c) /tʃ/ d) /z/

Answer: c) /tʃ/

8. Which of the following is a back vowel?

a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/

9. Which of the following is a voiced velar nasal sound?

a) /n/ b) /m/ c) /ŋ/ d) /f/

Answer: c) /ŋ/
10. Which of the following is a place of articulation for consonants?
a) nasality b) rounding c) aspiration d) bilabial

Answer: d) bilabial

11. Which of the following is a front vowel?

a) /u/ b) /o/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /e/

12. Which of the following is a voiceless fricative consonant?

a) /z/ b) /v/ c) /f/ d) /d/

Answer: c) /f/

13. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) place c) length d) aspiration

Answer: c) length

14. Which of the following is an example of a minimal pair?

a) "sun" and "son" b) "pin" and "pen" c) "go" and "do" d) "cat" and "car"

Answer: b) "pin" and "pen"

15. Which of the following is a voiced dental fricative?
a) /θ/ b) /ʃ/ c) /t/ d) /z/

Answer: d) /z/

16. Which of the following is a nasal consonant?

a) /p/ b) /s/ c) /m/ d) /k/

Answer: c) /m/

17. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for affricate consonants?

a) plosive b) fricative c) nasal d) lateral

Answer: b) fricative

18. Which of the following is a rounded vowel?

a) /i/ b) /e/ c) /o/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /o/

19. Which of the following is a voiceless alveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /t/

Answer: a) /s/
20. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?
a) voicing b) place c) length d) nasalization

Answer: d) nasalization

Part 2:
1. Which of the following is a voiced postalveolar fricative?
a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: d) /ʒ/

2. Which of the following is a front vowel?

a) /o/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /e/

3. Which of the following is a voiceless bilabial plosive?

a) /p/ b) /b/ c) /t/ d) /d/

Answer: a) /p/

4. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) nasality b) rounding c) aspiration d) affrication

Answer: d) affrication
5. Which of the following is a voiced alveolar nasal sound?
a) /n/ b) /m/ c) /ŋ/ d) /p/

Answer: a) /n/

6. Which of the following is an example of a diphthong?

a) "cat" b) "boy" c) "pen" d) "bee"

Answer: b) "boy"

7. Which of the following is a voiceless labiodental fricative?

a) /v/ b) /f/ c) /z/ d) /ʃ/

Answer: b) /f/

8. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) place c) length d) rounding

Answer: d) rounding

9. Which of the following sounds is a voiced alveolar stop?

a) /p/ b) /t/ c) /d/ d) /k/

Answer: c) /d/

10. Which of the following is a back vowel?

a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/

11. Which of the following is a voiceless velar plosive?

a) /p/ b) /k/ c) /b/ d) /t/

Answer: b) /k/

12. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasality c) length d) place

Answer: d) place

13. Which of the following is a voiced bilabial nasal sound?

a) /n/ b) /m/ c) /ŋ/ d) /f/

Answer: b) /m/

14. Which of the following is a rounded vowel?

a) /i/ b) /e/ c) /o/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /o/

15. Which of the following is a voiceless dental fricative?

a) /θ/ b) /ʃ/ c) /z/ d) /v/
Answer: a) /θ/

16. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) place c) length d) nasalization

Answer: d) nasalization

17. Which of the following is a voiceless postalveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: c) /ʃ/

18. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) place c) length d) aspiration

Answer: d) aspiration

19. Which of the following is a voiced labiodental fricative?

a) /v/ b) /f/ c) /z/ d) /ʃ/

Answer: a) /v/

20. Which of the following is a front vowel?

a) /o/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /e/
Part 3:
1. Which of the following is a voiced palatal approximant?
a) /j/ b) /w/ c) /r/ d) /l/

Answer: a) /j/

2. Which of the following is a diphthong with a back starting point?

a) /eɪ/ b) /aɪ/ c) /ɔɪ/ d) /oʊ/

Answer: d) /oʊ/

3. Which of the following is a voiceless alveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: a) /s/

4. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) place c) length d) height

Answer: d) height
5. Which of the following is a voiceless dental fricative?
a) /θ/ b) /ð/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: a) /θ/

6. Which of the following is a back vowel?

a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/

7. Which of the following is a voiced velar plosive?

a) /f/ b) /v/ c) /ʃ/ d) /g/

Answer: d) /g/

8. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) nasality b) aspiration c) length d) height

Answer: b) aspiration

9. Which of the following sounds is a voiceless bilabial plosive?

a) /f/ b) /v/ c) /θ/ d) /p/

Answer: d) /p/
10. Which of the following is a front vowel?
a) /o/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /e/

11. Which of the following is a voiced alveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: b) /z/

12. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasalization c) length d) place

Answer: d) place

13. Which of the following is a voiced dental fricative?

a) /θ/ b) /ʃ/ c) /z/ d) /v/

Answer: c) /z/

14. Which of the following is a rounded vowel?

a) /i/ b) /e/ c) /o/ d) /a/

Answer: c) /o/
15. Which of the following is a voiceless labiodental fricative?
a) /v/ b) /f/ c) /z/ d) /ʃ/

Answer: b) /f/

16. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) length c) place d) rounding

Answer: d) rounding

17. Which of the following is a voiceless postalveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: c) /ʃ/

18. Which of the following is a voiced labiovelar approximant?

a) /j/ b) /w/ c) /r/ d) /l/

Answer: b) /w/

19. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasalization c) length d) affrication

Answer: d) affrication
20. Which of the following is a back vowel?
a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/

Part 4:
1. Which of the following is a voiceless labial-velar approximant?
a) /j/ b) /w/ c) /r/ d) /ʍ/

Answer: d) /ʍ/

2. Which of the following is a diphthong with a front starting point?

a) /eɪ/ b) /aɪ/ c) /ɔɪ/ d) /oʊ/

Answer: b) /aɪ/

3. Which of the following is a voiced labiodental fricative?

a) /v/ b) /f/ c) /s/ d) /ʃ/

Answer: a) /v/

4. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) height b) place c) length d) aspiration

Answer: a) height
5. Which of the following is a voiceless postalveolar affricate?
a) /tʃ/ b) /dʒ/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: a) /tʃ/

6. Which of the following is a back vowel?

a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/

7. Which of the following is a voiceless dental fricative?

a) /θ/ b) /ð/ c) /z/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: a) /θ/

8. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasalization c) length d) aspiration

Answer: d) aspiration

9. Which of the following sounds is a voiced bilabial plosive?

a) /f/ b) /v/ c) /θ/ d) /b/

Answer: d) /b/

10. Which of the following is a front vowel?

a) /o/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/
Answer: c) /e/

11. Which of the following is a voiced alveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: b) /z/

12. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasalization c) length d) place

Answer: d) place

13. Which of the following is a voiceless alveolar fricative?

a) /f/ b) /v/ c) /θ/ d) /s/

Answer: d) /s/

14. Which of the following is a rounded vowel?

a) /i/ b) /e/ c) /o/ d) /æ/

Answer: c) /o/

15. Which of the following is a voiceless labiodental fricative?

a) /v/ b) /f/ c) /z/ d) /ʃ/
Answer: b) /f/

16. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for vowels?

a) voicing b) length c) place d) rounding

Answer: d) rounding

17. Which of the following is a voiceless postalveolar fricative?

a) /s/ b) /z/ c) /ʃ/ d) /ʒ/

Answer: c) /ʃ/

18. Which of the following is a voiced alveolar fricative?

a) /j/ b) /w/ c) /r/ d) /z/

Answer: d) /z/

19. Which of the following is a manner of articulation for consonants?

a) voicing b) nasalization c) length d) affrication

Answer: d) affrication

20. Which of the following is a back vowel?

a) /i/ b) /u/ c) /e/ d) /a/

Answer: b) /u/