FBQ1: All languages use the air from the lungs for the production of __________

during speech
Answer: *Sounds*

FBQ2: ________ refers to the vibration or non-vibration of the vocal cords during
speech production
Answer: *Voiceless*

FBQ3: English words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation and
meaning are called ________
Answer: *Homographs*

FBQ4: It is generally known that English ________ are not a reliable guide to
pronunciation
Answer: *Spellings*

FBQ5: English sounds which are made with ________ of the vocal cords are said to be
voiced
Answer: *Vibration*

FBQ6: When transcribing spoken English it is very important to pay attention to

________
Answer: *Sounds*

FBQ7: An Affricate is a ________ sound composed of a stop portion and a fricative

portion
Answer: *Single*

FBQ8: Pronunciation is an act of speech which involves the ________ of a sound or

word
Answer: *Articulation*

FBQ9: The basic characteristic of a nasal consonant is that the ________ from the
lungs escapes through the nose
Answer: *Air*

FBQ10: An English monophthong is a single sound made with the ________ flow of
air from the lungs
Answer: *Free*

FBQ11: In ________, contraction, slang obscenities and meaningless vocabulary are

much more tolerated
Answer: *Speech*

FBQ12: Pronunciation is defined as the way a word or a language is usually spoken

the manner in which someone ________ a sound or word
Answer: *Articulates*

FBQ13: Speech is time-bound because ________ participants are usually present

Answer: *Both*

FBQ14: A single sound made with the free flow of air from the lungs out of the
mouth is called a ________
Answer: *Vowel*

FBQ15: In sign language the hands are adapted instead of ________ and digestive
organs in order to communicate
Answer: *Respiratory*
FBQ16: No two people ________ exactly alike and this phenomenon is known as
idiolectal differences
Answer: *Speak*

FBQ17: Writing is a ________ of human Intercommunication by means of conventional

visible marks
Answer: *System*

FBQ18: Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate and ________ are all articulatory
problems that can affect the quality of a person’s speech
Answer: ataxia

FBQ19: It is believed that ________ language evolved from hieroglyphs which were
cave wall art
Answer: written

FBQ20: English sounds which are made with a complete closure of the lips but later
released are said to be ________
Answer: plosives

FBQ21: The success of any ________ communication event is based on the process of
listening, understanding and speaking
Answer: spoken

FBQ22: Received Pronunciation is sometimes referred to as the Queen’s English

because it is spoken by the ________
Answer: monarch

FBQ23: The consonant sounds are the ________ to learn, because most of them have
the same form as a letter of the alphabet
Answer: easiest

FBQ24: In terms of place of articulation, the “t” and “d” consonants are called
________
Answer: *Alveolar stops*

FBQ25: It has been observed by linguists that language change takes place far more
rapidly in ________
Answer: *speech

FBQ26: The system for writing all the sounds of English is called the
International ________ Association system
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ27: There is no ________ relationship between the way an English word is spelt
and the way it is pronounced
Answer: *Regular*

FBQ28: Linguists believe that humans acquire speech due to their ________
programming
Answer: *Innate*

FBQ29: Writing has been described as a system of human ________ by means of

conventional visible marks
Answer: *Intercommunication*

FBQ30: The concept of transcription is really meant to expose you to one of the
simplest ways to improve your ________ skill
Answer: *Pronunciation*

FBQ31: The central vowels do not occur in Nigerian languages and sometimes pose
problems to Nigerian speakers of ________
Answer: *English*

FBQ32: English Triphthongs are formed by the addition of the ________ sound to some
diphthongs
Answer: *Schwa*

FBQ33: ________ simply refers to the graphic representations of our utterance on

paper, using the phonetic alphabet recommended by the International Phonetic
Association
Answer: *Transcription*

FBQ34: ________ transcription will enable you to use your eyes to aid your ears
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ35: The various speech organs are all encapsulated in three cavities: the oral
cavity, the nasal cavity, and the ________ cavity
Answer: *Pharyngeal*

FBQ36: ________ Triphthongs are formed by the addition of the schwa sound to some
diphthongs
Answer: *English*

FBQ37: Idiolectal ________ explain why no two people speak exactly alike
Answer: *Differences*

FBQ38: English sounds which are made with a complete closure of the ________ but
later released are said to be plosives
Answer: *Lips*

FBQ39: English sounds which are made with vibration of the vocal cords are said to
be________
Answer: *Voiced*

FBQ40: All languages use the air from the lungs for the ________ of sounds during
speech
Answer: *Production*

FBQ41: Pronunciation is an act of ________ which involves the articulation of a

sound or word
Answer: *Speech*

FBQ42: Writing has been described as a ________ of human intercommunication by

means of conventional visible marks
Answer: *System*

FBQ43: What English vowel does the capital letters in the following words: “About”
“watER” “hER" represent?
Answer: *the schwa*

FBQ44: The ________ contained in the word “spoil” is a diphthong

Answer: *vowel sound*

FBQ45: The central vowels do not occur in Nigerian languages and sometimes pose
problems to Nigerian ________ of English
Answer: *Speakers*
FBQ46: The ________ front vowels are articulated towards the front part of the oral
cavity
Answer: *Simple*

FBQ47: The various speech organs are all encapsulated in three cavities: the oral
cavity, the ________ cavity, and the pharyngeal cavity
Answer: *Nasal*

FBQ48: The ________ sounds are the easiest to learn, because most of them have the
same form as a letter of the alphabet
Answer: *Consonant*

FBQ49: Transcription simply refers to the graphic representations of our utterance

on paper, using the phonetic alphabet recommended by the International ________
Association
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ50: Pronunciation is defined as the way a word or a language is usually ________

the manner in which someone articulates a sound or word
Answer: *Spoken*

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):

MCQ1: Writing has been described as a system of human ________ by means of
conventional visible marks
Answer: input

MCQ2: English ______ are formed by the addition of the schwa sound to some
diphthongs
Answer: triphthongs

MCQ3: The small differences in the movement of the _____ and tongue may make all
the difference between a sound which sounds English and one which does not
Answer: eyes

MCQ4: _________ are those organs in the vocal tract that can move freely
Answer: Passive articulators

MCQ5: The air that produces the voiceless bilabial stop is usually released like
an(a) __________
Answer: Collusive sound

MCQ6: English sounds which are made with vibration of the vocal cords are said to
be ________
Answer: voiced

MCQ7: When a ________ consonant is produced, the body of the tongue touches the
soft palate or velum
Answer: Labio-dental

MCQ8: The ‘l’ consonant is known as a ________ sound

Answer: Stop

MCQ9: The basic characteristic of a ________ consonant is that the air from the
lungs escapes through the nose
Answer: alveolar

MCQ10: There are ________ phonemes whose main sound all have friction as their most
important feature
Answer: eight consonant

MCQ11: The process where the computer can recognise spoken words and transform them
into digitised commands is called ________
Answer: computer systems

MCQ12: In English, /l/, /r/, /w/ and /j/ are _______

Answer: plosives

MCQ13: An affricate is a single sound composed of a _______ portion and a fricative

portion
Answer: start

MCQ14: The first sound of the word ‘church’ is ____________

Answer: A bilabial

MCQ15: It is a known fact that no two people speak exactly alike, this phenomenon
is called ________differences
Answer: Phonetic

MCQ16: _________ Pronunciation is actually an accent not a dialect

Answer: Responsive

MCQ17: These consonants /p/ and /b/ are known as the ________
Answer: Velar stops

MCQ18: Place of _________ refers to where in the vocal tract a particular sound is
produced
Answer: imitation

MCQ19: The success of any spoken ________ event is based on the process of
listening, understanding and speaking.
Answer: inductive

MCQ20: The English triphthongs are examples of _________

Answer: vowel sequences

MCQ21: _________ believe that humans acquire speech due to their innate programming
Answer: Biologists

MCQ22: The International _______ Association system is used for writing all the
sounds of English
Answer: Phonotactics

MCQ23: Unlike vowels, the consonants of English are usually ______ with an audible
friction
Answer: posted

MCQ24: Fricatives form the largest class of ________ in English

Answer: consonants

MCQ25: The sound _____ is often described as the voiced labiodental fricative
Answer: /m/

MCQ26: There are nine consonant phonemes whose main sound all have ______ as their
most important feature
Answer: laterals

MCQ27: When a velar consonant is produced, the body of the tongue touches the soft
palate or _______
Answer: alveolar ridge

MCQ28: The most effective way to overcome _______ in articulating problem sounds is
by careful listening and regular practice
Answer: comprehension

MCQ29: Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate, and _______ are all articulatory problems
that can affect the quality of a person’s speech
Answer: muteness

MCQ30: In _____ language, the hands are adapted in order to communicate

Answer: dumb

MCQ31: It has been observed by ______ that language change takes place far more
rapidly in speech
Answer: Biologists

MCQ32: When ______ spoken English it is very important to pay attention to sounds
Answer: typing

MCQ33: All languages use the _____ from the lungs for the production of sounds
during speech
Answer: air

MCQ34: Voicing refers to the vibration or non-vibration of the vocal ________

during the sound production
Answer: prods

MCQ35: An act of speech which involves the ___________ of a sound or word is called
pronunciation
Answer: imputation

MCQ36: The parameters for classifying English vowels are ___________, vowel length
and Quality Lip rounding, and Tongue position
Answer: Tongue Height

MCQ37: The last sound in ‘song’ is a ______________ sound

Answer: bilabial

MCQ38: _________ is a bilabial nasal consonant

Answer: /n /

MCQ39: In sound articulation, when the blade of the tongue placed behind the
alveolar ridge, the ____________ sounds are produced
Answer: Fricative

MCQ40: The organs of speech that cannot move freely are called ___________
Answer: Sleeping articulatros

MCQ41: The sound /f / is often described as the voiceless ________ fricative

Answer: labiodental

MCQ42: Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate and ataxia are all _______ problems that
can affect the quality of a person’s speech
Answer: auditory

MCQ43: /F/ and /v/ are _________ sounds

Answer: Lateral
MCQ44: Words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation and meaning
are called ________
Answer: homographs

MCQ45: The two sounds contrasted in the words simple and symbol are ________
Answer: m and p

MCQ46: The ‘p’ consonant is known as a ________ sound

Answer: labio-dental

MCQ47: The process where the computer can recognise spoken words and transform them
into digitised commands is called________
Answer: computer linguistics

MCQ48: The ___________ may not be used in human speech

Answer: tongue

MCQ49: ____________ is an act of speech which involves the articulation of a sound

or word
Answer: Segmentation

MCQ50: The success of any __________ communication event is based on the process of
listen, understand and speak
Answer: telling