MULTIPLE CHOICE REVIEW

1. Which of the following is a minimal pair? 12. ___________sounds are formed by complete
*a. some - come closure of air passage during a short time. The air is
b. peep-bit compressed and then released suddenly, making an
c. sat - suck explosion.
d. how-hole a. Fricative
2. The glide-up intonation is used in: b. Affricate
*a. Can you help me? c. Nasal
b. Do you like tea or coffee? *d. plosive
c. I don’t think so. 13. What articulator get involved in producing the
d. None is correct sound /m/?
3. Consonants are sounds produced by partially or *a. Lips
completely blocking air in its passage from the b. Lips and teeth
lungs through the vocal tract. c. Velar
*a. TRUE d. Hard palate
b. FALSE 14. The sound /g/ is a/an ___________sound.
4. Bilabial sounds are made……………. a. nasal
*a. with two lips *b. stop
b. with the lower lip and upper front teeth c. approximant
c. with the upper lip and the teeth d. affricate
d. none is correct 15. /h/ is articulated in the ________
5. Which of the following groups of sounds are the a. soft palate
same in place of articulation? b. alveolar ridge
a. /t, d, z/ c. hard palate
b. /p, m, w/ *d. glottis
c. /g, k, ŋ/ 16. This organ moves in different ways in different
*d. All of them shapes to produce speech sounds
6. Unrounded vowels are produced when the lips a. Lips
are ……………. *b. Tongue
a. more or less rounded c. Velar
*b. spread or neutral d. Hard palate
c. both a & b 17. Which of the following organs are active
d. neither a nor b articulators?
7. Which criteria can’t be used to distinguish a. Lower lip
consonants in English? b. Tongue
a. Voicing c. Velar
b. Manner of articulation *d. a & b
*c. Lip rounding 18. A thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located
d. a & b in the roof of the mouth.
8. Dentals Articulated by the tip of the tongue *a. Hard palate
against the teeth ridge. b. Alveolar ridge
*a. TRUE c. Lips
b. FALSE d. Tongue
10. ___________deals with the physiological 19. This is used to separate the oral cavity (mouth)
aspects of speech sounds (how speech sounds are from the nose, in order to produce the oral speech
produced using articulators). sounds.
*a. Articulatory phonetics a. Hard palate
b. Auditory phonetics b. glottis
c. Acoustic phonetics *c. Velum
d. None of them d. Lips
11. Which of the following contains a diphthong? 20. What articulator gets involved in producing the
a. come sound /v/?
b. some a. Lips
*c. home *b. Lips and teeth
d. all of them c. Velar
d. Hard palate
21. The sound /j/ is a/an ___________sound. d. cope
a. nasal 31. Which phoneme is [+voice, +labiodental,
b. stop +fricative]?
*c. approximant a. /z/
d. affricate b. /ð/
21. /i:/ & /u:/ are different in? *c. /v/
a. Tongue position d. /ʒ/
b. Length 32. Which of the following groups contains a
*c. Lip shape segment that differs in voicing from the
d. Muscle tension other segments?
22. Which of the following is a minimal pair? *A. [z, d , t, b ]
*a. fan - van B. [ m, n, ŋ , d ]
b. peep-bit C. [ w, j , r, l ]
c. sat - suck D. [ b, d, g, z ]
d. how-hole 33. Which of the following is closest to the minimal
23. The glide-up intonation is used in: pair?
*a. Is there a secret? A. fat – hit
b. Do you like tea or coffee? *B. fat - vat
c. I don’t think so. C. fat – cat
d. None is correct D. fat – kit
24. ……………… are sounds produced by partially 34. All the consonants are produced with ……
or completely blocking air in its passage from the A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
lungs through the vocal tract. *B. an obstruction of the airstream (complete or
a. Vowels partial)
*b. Consonants C. no vibration of the vocal cords
c. diphthongs D. vibration of the vocal cords
d. syllables 35. Palato- alveolar is the sound made …….
25. What articulator get involved in producing the A. as a very rapidly articulated non-syllabic
sound /k/? segment
a. Lips *B. just behind the alveolar ridge
b. Lips and teeth C. with the identical articulation to that of the long
*c. Velar vowel [i:]
d. Hard palate D. with the tongue at the alveolar ridge
26. The sound /n/ is a/an ___________sound. 36. Which of the following symbols corresponds to
*a. nasal each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced
b. stop labiodental fricative
c. approximant A. [f]
d. affricate B. [w]
27. A phoneme is the smallest unit of speech in a C. [d]
language that distinguishes one word from another *D. [v]
*a. True 37. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
b. False A. The phonetic representation of utterances shows
28. Which phoneme is [−voice, +velar, +stop]? what the speakers know about the
a. /p/ pronunciation of utterances.
b. /ŋ/ B. The phonemic representation of utterances
*c. /k/ shows what speakers know about the
d. /g/ abstract underlying phonology.
29. Allophones are different versions of the same *C. The phonemic representation of utterances
phoneme. shows the finer points of the sounds or segments in
*a. True pronunciation
b. False D. The phonetic representation of utterances shows
30. Which of the following words can go with stop the non-distinctive features of the
to make a minimal pair? sounds.
a. sop 38. Which of the following symbols corresponds to
*b. step each of the following phonetic
c. top descriptions: long mid back vowel
*A. [ɔː] C. approximant
B. [ a:] *D. affricate
C. [ i:] 49. (0.200 Point)
D. [ u:] Which phoneme is [+voice, +velar, +stop]?
39. Which of the following statements is correct? A. /p/
A. Phonology aims to provide a set of features, or B. /ŋ/
properties that can describe all C. /k/
sounds in human language. *D. /g/
B. Phonology deals with the articulatory and 50. (0.200 Point)
acoustic aspects of speech sounds. Which phoneme is [+voice, +alveolar, +fricative]?
C. Phonology provides the means for describing *A. /z/
speech sounds. B. /ð/
*D. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function C. /v/
in language D. /ʒ/
40. Which of the following groups contains a 51. (0.200 Point)
segment that differs in manner of articulation Which of the following symbols corresponds to
from the other segments? each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced,
A. [ , D, s, z] labiodental, fricative?
B. [ w, r, j, l] A. [f]
*C. [ p, b, z, d] B. [w]
D. [ t, d, g, p] C. [d]
42. Which of the following pairs is the same in *D. [v]
voicing? 52. (0.200 Point)
A. /s, l/ Which of the following pairs is the same in
*B. /s, k/ voicing?
C. /z, s/ A. /g, k/
D. /f, r/ *B. /s, t/
43. (0.200 Point) C. /p, b/
Voiceless sound can’t be found in……………. D. /f, r/
A. a. Affricate consonants 53. (0.200 Point)
B. b. Stop consonants This organ moves in different ways in different
C. c. Fricative consonants shapes to produce speech sounds
*D. d. none of them A. Lips
44. (0.200 Point) *B. Tongue
Which of the following contains a triphthong? C. Velar
A. player D. Hard palate
B. lawyer 54. (0.200 Point)
C. fire The sound /b/ is a/an ___________sound.
*D. all of them A. nasal
45. (0.200 Point) *B. stop
Which of the following is involved in the C. approximant
production of the sound /h/? D. affricate
A. soft palate 56. (0.200 Point)
B. alveolar ridge Which phoneme is [−voice, +bilabial, +stop]?
C. hard palate *A. /p/
*D. glottis B. /ŋ/
46. (0.200 Point) C. /k/
The sound /m/ is a/an ___________sound. D. /g/
*A. nasal 57. (0.200 Point)
B. stop Which of the following symbols correspond to each
C. approximant of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced,
D. affricate alveolar, stop?
48. (0.200 Point) A. [f]
The sound /dʒ/ is a/an ___________sound. B. [w]
A. nasal *C. [d]
B. stop D. [v]
58. (0.200 Point) In English, an open syllable is generally formed
The sound /f/ is a/an ___________sound. by.........
A. nasal A. a vowel followed by a consonant at the end
*B. fricative B. one consonant and no vowel
C. approximant C. a vowel and two consonants at the beginning as
D. affricate onset
59. (0.200 Point) *D. a vowel without any consonant at the end of the
Which of the following is involved in the syllable
production of the sound /k/? 66. (0.200 Point)
*A. soft palate Which of the following groups contains a segment
B. alveolar ridge that differs in manner of articulation from the other
C. hard palate segments?
D. glottis A. [w, r, j]
60. (0.200 Point) B. [p, b, t]
Which phoneme is [+voice, +palatal, +fricative]? *C. [t, d, n]
A. /z/ D. [θ, z, s]
B. /ð/ 67. (0.200 Point)
C. /v/ Which of the following is the definition of onset of
*D. /ʒ/ a syllable?
61. (0.200 Point) *A. Initial segment of a syllable
Which of the following statements is B. Core of a syllable, consisting of a nucleus and
INCORRECT? coda
A. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function C. Central segment of a syllable
in language D. Closing segment of a syllable
B. Phonetics aims to provide the set of features, or 68. (0.200 Point)
properties, that can describe all sounds in human How many segments are there in the word
language. "psychology"?
C. Phonetics deals with the articulatory and acoustic A. 6
aspects of speech sounds. *B.8
*D. Phonology provides the means for describing C. 4
speech sounds. D. 7
62. (0.200 Point) 69. (0.200 Point)
When two sounds are identical everywhere in the Which of the following phonetic variations the
same phonemic context or environment except for schwa [ə] may have in this context [təˈdeɪ] today?
one feature, they are said to be …. A. [t] may become glottal stop between stressed
*A. different allophones of a phoneme vowel [eɪ] and unstressed vowel [ǝ]
B. identical allophones of a phoneme *B. [ə] may be deleted in the unstressed syllable
C. different phonemes with an initial aspirated stop [t]
D. identical segments C. [ə] may have stress before the syllable with
63. (0.200 Point) vowel [eɪ]
Which of the following symbols corresponds to the D. [t] may become voiced flap before the unstressed
following phonetic description: voiced bilabial vowel [ə]
approximant? 70. (0.200 Point)
A. [v] Which of the following co-articulation processes
*B.[w] occurs to the voiceless alveolar [t] in this
C. [ð] context [ˈtiː.tʃər] teacher
D. [f] A. [t] is palatalized before long vowel [i:]
64. (0.200 Point) B. [t] is labialized before long vowel [i:]
How many segments are there in the sound C. [t] is deleted before long vowel [i:]
sequence [ˈedʒ.u.keɪt] educate? *D. [t] is aspirated before long vowel [i:]
A. 10
B. 9 72. (0.200 Point)
C. 8 The sound /j/ is a/an ___________sound.
*D. 7 A. nasal
65. (0.200 Point) B. stop
*C. approximant
D. affricate B. stop
74. (0.200 Point) C. approximant
The sound /j/ is a/an ___________consonant. *D. affricate
A. nasal 83. (0.200 Point)
*B. palatal Which of the following phonetic variations may
C. bilabial happen to the lateral [l] in this context: [ˈæŋkl]
D. dental ankle?
75. (0.200 Point) A. [l] becomes devoiced after voiced stop [k]
Which phoneme is [+voice, +velar, +nasal]? *B. [l] becomes syllabic after voiced stop [k]
A. /p/ C. [l] becomes unaspirated after voiced stop [k]
*B. /ŋ/ D. [l] becomes aspirated after voiced stop [k]
C. /k/ 84. (0.200 Point)
D. /g/ Which of the following phonetic variations may
76. (0.200 Point) happen to the alveolar [ t ] in this context: [let mi:
Which phoneme is [+voice, +dental, +fricative]? du: it ] Let me do it?
A. /z/ *A.[t] becomes bilabial [p] before [m]
*B. /ð/ B. [t] becomes devoiced before [m]
C. /v/ C. [t] becomes nasal [m] before [m]
D. /ʒ/ D. both A and C
77. (0.200 Point) 85. (0.200 Point)
Which of the following symbols corresponds to Which of the following is considered (an)
each of the following phonetic descriptions: articulator(s)?
voiceless, labiodental, fricative? *A. The alveolar ridge
*A. [f] B. The lungs
B. [w] C. The outer ear
C. [d] D. The middle ear
D. [v] 86. (0.200 Point)
78. (0.200 Point) Which of the following symbols corresponds to
Which of the following is a minimal pair? each of the following phonetic descriptions:
*A. soon - moon voiceless palato-alveolar
B. peep-bit *A. [ʃ]
C. sat - suck B. [t]
D. how-hole C. [s]
79. (0.200 Point) D. [dʒ]
The glide-up intonation is used in: 88. (0.200 Point)
*A. Do you like coffee? Which of the following coarticulation processes that
B. Do you like tea or coffee? may happen to the voiceless alveolar [t] in this
C. I don’t think so. context: [stɒpz] stops?
D. None is correct A. [t] may be labialised after the alveolar [s]
80. (0.200 Point) B. [t] may be voiced after the alveolar [s]
What is the syllabic element of the second syllable *C. [t] may be unaspirated after the alveolar [s]
of the word “little”? D. [t] may be aspirated after the alveolar [s]
A. the sound /t/ 89. (0.200 Point)
B. the sound /e/ Which of the following words contains a mid
*C. the sound /l/ vowel?
D. the sound /l/ and /e/ *A. Send
81. (0.200 Point) B. Hard
Which of the following is involved in the C. Sit
production of the sound /t/? D. Hot
A. soft palate 91. (0.200 Point)
*B. alveolar ridge Which of the following is not a rising diphthong?
C. hard palate A. [aɪ]
D. glottis B. [aʊ]
82. (0.200 Point) C. [eɪ]
The sound /tʃ/ is a/an ___________sound. *D. [ʊə]
A. nasal 92. (0.200 Point)
Which of the following is the phonetic transcription *D. [ɒ]
of this form "party" as in American English?
A. ['pa:thi] 95. (0.200 Point)
*B. ['pha:fi] Which of the following coarticulation processes that
C. ['pha:thi] may happen to the voiceless alveolar [t] in this
D. ['pa:thi ] context: [stopz] stops?
93. (0.200 Point) A. [t] may be labialized after the alveolar [s]
Consonants are characterized by which of the B. [t] may be voiced after the alveolar [s]
following properties? *C. [t] may be unaspirated after the alveolar [s]
*A. The voicing, place and manner of articulation D. [t] may be aspirated after the alveolar [s]
B. Whether the lips are rounded or unrounded 96. Which of the following words contains a mid-
C. Whether the mouth is close, half-close, half-open vowel?
or open *A. Send
D. Whether the tongue is high or low in the oral B. Hard
cavity and whether it is in the front or back C. Sit
94. Which of the following symbols corresponds to D. Hot
each of the following phonetic descriptions: short - 97. Which of the following is a palatal?
low - back – vowel A. [1]
A. [e] B. [r]
B. [i:] *C. [j]
C. [a] D. [z]
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Question 1 of 40
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Which of the following is involved in the production of the sound /k/?
 A. soft palate
 B. alveolar ridge
 C. hard palate
 D. glottis
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Question 2 of 40
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When two sounds are identical everywhere in the same phonemic context or environment except for one
feature, they are said to be ….
 A. different allophones of a phoneme
 B. identical allophones of a phoneme
 C. different phonemes
 D. identical segments
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Question 3 of 40
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Which of the following is involved in the production of the sound /h/?
 A. soft palate
 B. alveolar ridge
 C. hard palate
 D. glottis
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Question 4 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +labiodental, +fricative]?
 A. /z/
 B. /ð/
 C. /v/
 D. /ʒ/
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Question 5 of 40
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The sound /b/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. stop
  C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 6 of 40
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Voiceless sound can’t be found in…………….
 A. a. Affricate consonants
 B. b. Stop consonants
 C. c. Fricative consonants
 D. d. none of them
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Question 7 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: long mid back
vowel
 A. [ɔː]
 B. [ a:]
 C. [ i:]
 D. [ u:]
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Question 8 of 40
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/i:/ & /u:/ are different in?
 A. Tongue position
 B. Length
 C. Lip shape
 D. Muscle tension
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Question 9 of 40
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The sound /dʒ/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. stop
 C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 10 of 40
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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
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Question 11 of 40
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The sound /f/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. fricative
 C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 12 of 40
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Which of the following pairs is the same in voicing?
 A. /s, l/
 B. /s, k/
 C. /z, s/
 D. /f, r/
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Question 13 of 40
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Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation from the other
segments?
 A. [ , D, s, z]
 B. [ w, r, j, l]
 C. [ p, b, z, d]
 D. [ t, d, g, p]
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Question 14 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +velar, +stop]?
 A. /p/
 B. /ŋ/
 C. /k/
 D. /g/
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Question 15 of 40
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All the consonants are produced with ……
 A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
 B. an obstruction of the airstream (complete or partial)
 C. no vibration of the vocal cords
 D. vibration of the vocal cords
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Question 16 of 40
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Which of the following statements is correct? sounds in human language.
 A. Phonology aims to provide a set of features, or properties that can describe all
 B. Phonology deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.
 C. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.
 D. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language
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Question 17 of 40
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Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other segments?
 A. [z, d , t, b ]
 B. [ m, n, ŋ , d ]
 C. [ w, j , r, l ]
 D. [ b, d, g, z ]
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Question 18 of 40
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Which phoneme is [−voice, +velar, +stop]?
 A. /p/
 B. /ŋ/
 C. /k/
 D. /g/
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Question 19 of 40
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The glide-up intonation is used in:
 A. Is there a secret?
 B. Do you like tea or coffee?
 C. I don’t think so.
 D. None is correct
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Question 20 of 40
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……………… are sounds produced by partially or completely blocking air in its passage from the lungs
through the vocal tract.
 A. Vowels
 B. Consonants
 C. diphthongs
 D. syllables
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Question 21 of 40
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Which of the following symbols correspond to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced, alveolar,
stop?
 A. [f]
 B. [w]
 C. [d]
 D. [v]
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Question 22 of 40
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Which of the following words can go with stop to make a minimal pair?
 A. sop
 B. step
 C. top
 D. cope
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Question 23 of 40
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Which of the following statements is incorrect? pronunciation of utterances. abstract underlying phonology.
sounds.
 A. The phonetic representation of utterances shows what the speakers know about the
 B. The phonemic representation of utterances shows what speakers know about the
 C. The phonemic representation of utterances shows the finer points of the sounds or
segments in pronunciation
 D. The phonetic representation of utterances shows the non-distinctive features of the
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Question 24 of 40
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Which of the following is a minimal pair?
  A. fan - van
 B. peep-bit
 C. sat - suck
 D. how-hole
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Question 25 of 40
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Allophones are different versions of the same phoneme.
 A. True
 B. False
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Question 26 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +alveolar, +fricative]?
 A. /z/
 B. /ð/
 C. /v/
 D. /ʒ/
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Question 27 of 40
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Which of the following is closest to the minimal pair?
 A. fat – hit
 B. fat - vat
 C. fat – cat
 D. fat – kit
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Question 28 of 40
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A phoneme is the smallest unit of speech in a language that distinguishes one word from another
 A. True
 B. False
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Question 29 of 40
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What articulator get involved in producing the sound /k/?
 A. Lips
 B. Lips and teeth
  C. Velar
 D. Hard palate
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Question 30 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +palatal, +fricative]?
 A. /z/
 B. /ð/
 C. /v/
 D. /ʒ/
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Question 31 of 40
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The sound /m/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. stop
 C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 32 of 40
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Which phoneme is [−voice, +bilabial, +stop]?
 A. /p/
 B. /ŋ/
 C. /k/
 D. /g/
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Question 33 of 40
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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
 A. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language
 B. Phonetics aims to provide the set of features, or properties, that can describe all sounds in
human language.
 C. Phonetics deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.
 D. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.
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Question 34 of 40
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The sound /n/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. stop
 C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 35 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced,
labiodental, fricative?
 A. [f]
 B. [w]
 C. [d]
 D. [v]
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Question 36 of 40
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The sound /j/ is a/an ___________sound.
 A. nasal
 B. stop
 C. approximant
 D. affricate
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Question 37 of 40
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This organ moves in different ways in different shapes to produce speech sounds
 A. Lips
 B. Tongue
 C. Velar
 D. Hard palate
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Question 38 of 40
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Which of the following pairs is the same in voicing?
 A. /g, k/
 B. /s, t/
 C. /p, b/
 D. /f, r/
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Question 39 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced labiodental
fricative
 A. [f]
 B. [w]
 C. [d]
 D. [v]
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Question 40 of 40
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Which of the following contains a triphthong?
 A. player
 B. lawyer
 C. fire
 D. all of them