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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a phoneme?
the smallest unit of sound
a blend of phone and meme
a single letter
the volume of your voice
- 2. Multiple Choice
p b t d k g are all examples of...
plosives
fricatives
affricates
nasals
- 3. Multiple Choice
th sh f s are examples of...
plosives
fricatives
affricates
nasals
- 4. Multiple Choice
ch (as in church) and dg (as in judge) are...
plosives
fricatives
affricates
nasals
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a glottal stop?
a combination of a plosive and a fricative
how you make an L sound
making a fricative sound last a long time
closing vocal cords instead of pronouncing a T
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct spelling?
diphthong
dipthong
diphtong
dithpong
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'
/'græb/
/'graed/
/'græd/
- 8. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct transcription for 'stream'
/'strim/
/'strɪm/
/'striːm/
- 9. Multiple Choice
....................are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another.
Segments
Morphemes
Orthography
Phonemes
- 10. Multiple Choice
choose the correct transcription for 'went'
/'went/
/'wənt/
/'wɜːnt/
- 11. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct transcription for'mood'
/'mud/
/'mʊd/
/'muːd/
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primarily importance of the vocal tract?Because it allows people to speak clearly and be easily understoodTo make sure words are said correctlyThe fact that phonological units and rules are described in terms of physical properties of the vocal mechanism
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: A phoneme is the segment we perceive when we hear speechTrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSystematic variations are called whatAllophonesPhonemesSegments
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
ALVEOLAR
VELAR
LABIODENTAL
ALVEOLARPALATAL
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