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MIDTERM TEST 2 – PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY

Time: 50 ms

Name: ___________________________ Class: ________________ score:


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Choose the best answer (50 x 0.2 = 10)


1. The organs of articulation are located_____.
a. along the vocal tract b. in the chest c. in the throat d. in the head
2. The vocal sounds are produced in the_____.
a. trachea b. larynx c. lungs d. pharynx
3. The produced vocal sounds are resonated & modified in the_____.
a. nose b. pharynx c. mouth d. resonators
4. The vocal tract is the air passage beginning with the lungs and ending in_____.
a. the mouth & nose b. the front c. the head d. pharynx
5. Vocal folds are two elastic bands of tissue located in the_____.
a. larynx b. pharynx c. trachea d. mouth
6. The velum is the front part of the roof of the mouth which is formed by a bony structure.
a. False b. True
7. Vibration happens when_____.
a. vocal folds are under tension & partially opened b. the glottis is narrow
c. the vocal bands are wide apart d. vocal bands are tightly closed
8. English vowels and consonants are different from each other in_____.
a. manner of articulation &distribution b. voicing c. place of articulation
9. Which of the following words contains a short vowel?
a. mere b. smooth c. touch d. bear
10. The English …………. end in / ı /
a. closing diphthongs b. centring diphthongs c. triphthongs
11. Diphthongs_____.
a. are the combinations of two single vowels
b. consist of a glide from one vowel to another
c. are two single vowels appearing within a syllable
12. / u: / & / a: / are different in_____.
a. tongue position b. length c. muscle tension d. lip shape
13. Which diphthong in the following words is pronounced differently from the others?
a. really b. hear c. fear d. bear
14. Which vowel in the following words is pronounced differently from the others?

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a. pour b. touch c. double d. country
15. / i: / in ………. is the shortest.
a. mean b. meat c. bead d. bee
16. ………….. consonants have the effect of shortening a preceding vowel or diphthong.
a. Lenis b. Fortis c. Voiced d. Fortis / Voiceless
17. Voiceless stops are aspirated_____.
a. at initial position of a word followed by a vowel.
b. after initial / s /.
c. between 2 vowels, followed by an unstressed vowel.
d. at final position.
18. Lips can be pressed together, brought into contact with the teeth or rounded to produce the lip-
shape for_____.
a. vowels and some consonants b. consonants c. bilabial plosives d. vowels
19. In manner of articulation, the important factor to help distinguish consonants & vowels is_____.
a. voicing b. obstruction to airflow c. lip shape d. tongue height
20. The most important difference between initial voiceless plosives and voiced plosives is the_____.
a. aspiration b. voicing c. plosion d. length
21. The sounds articulated with a hissing noise are called _____.
a. fricatives b. groove fricatives c. slit fricatives d. sibilants
22. Phonetically, the fricative / h / is similar to a(n)_____.
a. vowel b. consonant c. approximant d. lateral
23. The initial sound of ‘chef’ is a(n) _____.
a. approximant b. affricate c. fricative d. plosive
24. Homorganic sounds have the same_____.
a. organ of articulation b. manner c. voicing d. sound
25. In speech …….. is raised so that air cannot escape through the nose.
a. palate b. uvula c. velum d. a&b
26. The fricatives articulated with a strong hissing noise are called_____.
a. groove fricatives b. sibilants c. slit fricatives d. plosives
27. Phonologically, the fricative / h / is similar to_____.
a. vowel b. consonant c. diphthong d. triphthong
28. ………. is not the type of consonant classified according to the place of articulation.
a. Lateral b. Palatal c. Velar d. Dental
29. ……. are pronounced with the air flow escaping through a narrow passage.
a. Fricatives b. Approximants c. Affricates d. Plosives
30. By manner, the fricative / h / is similar to a(n)_____.
a. consonant b. vowel c. approximant d. fricative
31. / n / occurring before / k, g / is_____.
a. velarized b. labialized c. dentalized d. nasalized
32. The underlined sound in lantern is_____.
a. not syllabic b. syllabic c. nasalized d. devoiced
33. The ……………………consonant is made with the air escaping along the sides of the tongue.
a. approximant b. lateral c. semi-vowel d. semi-consonant
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34. The initial sound in …………… is a voiced, bilabial, approximant.
a. bin b. wet c. red d. man
35. Clear [l] only occurs before _____.
a. vowels b. consonants c. approximants d. a&c
36. [ t ] & [ t ] are called the ……………….. of the phoneme / t /.
h

a. transcription b. allophones c. minimal pair d. homophones


37. How many phonemes are there in the word ‘would’?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
38. A minimal pair is_____.
a. a pair of words of the same pronunciation.
b. two allophones of the same phoneme.
c. a pair of words which differ from each other in only one phoneme at the same position.
d. a&c
39. The prominence of a stressed syllable is made up by the length, pitch, quality and_____.
a. loudness b. tension c. strength d. pronunciation
40. A syllable in English is identified by_____.
a. consonant b. vowel c. stress d. semi-vowel
41. The peak of an English syllable should always be a vowel, diphthong or a(n) _____.
a. syllabic consonant b. approximant c. semi-vowel d. consonant
42. The underlined word in the sentence ‘You must study hard to pass the exam’ is in_____.
a. strong form b. weak form c. normal form d. b&c
43. The underlined word in the sentence ‘ You mustn’t put ‘and’ at the end of a sentence’ is in_____.
a. strong form b. weak form c. normal form d. b&c
44. The underlined word in the sentence ‘ You mustn’t put ‘and’ at the end of a sentence’ is in_____.
a. weak form b. strong form c. normal form d. b&c
45. In natural connected speech, ‘today’ can be pronounced as /t´deı/ as a result of_____.
a. linking b. assimilation c. elision d. dissimilation
46. In rapid and casual speech, ‘hit you’ can be pronounced as /hıʧu/ as a result of
assimilation of_____.
a. manner, place & voice b. voice c. place d. manner
47. The tone used to convey strong feeling is_____.
a. rise-fall b. rise c. fall-rise d. fall
48. The tone used to convey finality is _____.
a. fall b. rise c. fall-rise d. rise-fall
49. The intonation pattern 231↓ is used for_____.
a. “Close the window. “ b. “Are you a student?”
c. “Would you like a coffee?” d. “What do you want, Peter?”
50. The intonation pattern 231↓ 12↑ is used for_____.
a. “Will you come tonight, Peter?” b. “Would you like tea or coffee?”
c. “Close the window, please.” d. “Where are you living?” He asks.

End-of-test
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