REVIEW 1
(Phonetics Course)
Task 1:
Choose the correct answer for each.
1. The sound /p/ of sport becomes
A. unaspirated
B. devoiced
C. glottal stop
D. shortened
2. The word “heir” has:
A. a Zero Onset B. an initial consonant
C. initial three-consonant clusters D. initial two-consonant clusters
3. Which of the following words contains the vowel /u:/ ?
A. luke B. look C. book D. flu
4. Which of the followig words begins with a fricative
A. tide B. foreign C. hotel D. comment
5 How many phonemes are there in the word psychology
A. 6 B. 7 C.8 D.9
6. Which of the following descriptions characterizes /e/
A. short mid front unrounded vowel
B. short mid central unrounded vowel
C. short high front unrounded vowel
D. short low back rounded vowel
7. The description “voiced bilabial fricative consonant” characterizes ……………
A. / / B./ð/ C./v/ D. /ʒ/
Task 2:
Fill in the gap.
1. The term Palato-Alveolar refers to an obstruction caused by movement of tongue tip and the
…………
2. Voiceless consonants are produced when the vocal cords are ………..
3. ………. stops are unaspirated after /s/ at the beginning of a syllable.
4. A ………. is structured by an onset and rhyme.
5. A plosive consonant produces ………. when it occurs before another stop.
Task 3:
Identify the phoneme that does not belong to the class of sounds all sharing one or more common
properties.
A. /i/, / ɔ:/, /u:/, / ʊ/, /ɒ/
B. /s/, /ʒ/, /t/, /d/, /z/, /n/
C. /f/, /v/, /ʃ/, /ϴ/, /z/, /s/, /g/
Task 4:
Provide FIVE words that contain the same rhyme with school
Task 5:
Provide firstly phonemic transcription, then phonetic transcription for the following sentences.
1. We’ve just ended our long holiday.
2. “Like father, like son”
3. The boy is reaching his hand over the fence.
4. Who is the fairest on the world.
5. Elizabeth I created her own era.
Task 6: Choose the correct answer:
1. What is the characteristic of diphthongs?
A. There are 3 vowel sounds.
B. There are 2 vowel sounds.
C. There are at least 2 vowel sounds and a consonant.
D. It is a combination between one consonant and a vowel.
2. The place of articulation for /f/ is ___________. This kind of sound is made with the lower lip and
the upper teeth.
A. Labiodental B. Alveolar C. Dental D. Bilabial
3. Which of the following words has a lax vowel?
A. Script B. Food C. Horse D. Ski
4. Which of the following choices has a tense vowel?
A. Pie B. Neck C. Get D. Shut
5. The branch of linguistics that studies human speech and concerns with the physical properties of the
sound is .......................
A. Phonetics B. Acoustics C. Articulation D. Phonology
6. The speech sounds produced by pushing the air stream through the mouth are called ............
A. Labial sounds B. Nasal sounds C. Oral sounds D. Dental sounds
7. The initial sound of words below are all affricates, except ........................
A. Watch B. Loch C. Screech D. Judge E. Such
8. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other segments?
A. [z, d , θ, b ]
B. [ m, n, ŋ , ð ]
C. [ w, j , r, l ]
D. [ b, d, g, z ]
9. Which of the following statements is correct?
Palato- alveolar is the sound made……….
A. as a very rapidly articulated non-syllabic segment
B. just behind the alveolar ridge
C. with the identical articulation to that of the long vowel [ i: ]
D. with the tongue at the alveolar ridge
10. The description Voiced labiodental fricative characterizes ……….
A. [ f ] B. [ w ] C. [ ð ] D. [ v ]
11. The description Long mid back vowel characterizes ……….
A. [ ɔ: ]
B. [ a: ]
C. [ i: ]
D. [ u: ]
12. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation from the
other segments?
A. [ θ, ð, s, z ]
B. [ w, r, j, l ]
C. [ p, b, z, d ]
D. [ t, d, g, p ]
13. Which of the following statements is correct?
The affricates [ t∫ ] and [ ʤ] are ……….
A. consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the mouth
B. consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air in the mouth which causes explosion
C. consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate
D. produced with an initial stop then with a slow separation of the tongue to make friction
14. The description Voiced velar nasal characterizes ……….
A. [ g ] B. [ k ] C. [ ð ] D. [ ŋ ]
15. The description Long high back rounded vowel characterizes ……….
A. [ i: ] B. [ ɔ: ] C. [ u: ] D. [ ɑ: ]
