30 CÂU HỎI
Speech sounds are divided into vowels and ………….
A. Phonemes
B. Syllables
C. Words
D. Consonants
Which of the following is incorrect?
A. All vowels are voiced
B. Vowels are less sonorous than consonants
C. All vowels are syllabic
D. Consonants are either voiced or voiceless
... is an unchanging sound in the pronunciation of which the organs of speech do not perceptibly change the position throughout the duration of the vowel.
A. A diphthong
B. A pure vowel/Monophthong
C. A consonant
D. A triphthong
In the articulation of the... sound, the central part of the tongue is raised toward the palate.
A. Front
B. Back
C. Central
D. Open
A/an... vowel is the one in the production of which one part of the tongue comes close to the palate without touching it and the air passage is narrow, but not so much as to form a consonant.
A. Open
B. Mid-open
C. Mid-close
D. Close
Which of the following words contains a close vowel?
A. Sand
B. Hard
C. Sit
D. Hot
Which of the following words does not contain an open vowel?
A. Seen
B. Hat
C. Hot
D. Not
According to the..., vowels can be rounded, neutral, or unrounded.
A. Height of the raised part of the tongue
B. Raised part of the tongue
C. Length of the vowels
D. Shape of the lips
... vowels are the ones in the production of which the lips are drawn together so that the opening between them is more or less round.
A. Rounded
B. Unrounded
C. Long
D. Short
... vowels are the ones in the production of which the lips may be spread out so as to leave a long narrow opening between them.
A. Long
B. Spread
C. Rounded
D. Short
... is a combination of two vowels pronounced within one syllable.
A. A diphthong
B. A consonant
C. A front vowel
D. An open vowel
Which of the following words contains a closing diphthong?
A. Hear
B. Sure
C. Day
D. Very
Which of the following criteria cannot be used as a classifying criterion for consonant classification?
A. The position of the soft palate
B. The manner of articulation
C. The place of articulation
D. The shape of the lips
/a:/ is a/an... vowel.
A. Open front short
B. Open central long
C. Close front long
D. Open back long
/i:/ is a...
A. Diphthong
B. Consonant
C. Pure vowel
D. Syllable
/ai/ is a...
A. Diphthong
B. Consonant
C. Pure vowel
D. Syllable
Which of the following is true?
A. Vowels are produced with complete closure in the vocal tract
B. Consonants are produced with no obstruction in the vocal tract
C. Consonants are more sonorous than vowels
D. All vowels are syllabic
Which of the following is not used as a criterion in vowel classification?
A. The height to which the tongue is raised
B. The part of the tongue which is raised
C. The windpipe
D. The vowel length
... are sounds articulated by the lower lip against the upper teeth.
A. Labio-dentals
B. Alveolars
C. Velars
D. Glottals
The cardinal vowel diagram is a... based on a combination of the articulator and auditory judgments.
A. System of guessing
B. System of stress patterns
C. System of letter
D. Set of standard reference points
may be defined as one or more speech sounds forming a word or part of a word, containing one vowel sound, with or without a consonant or consonants, and uttered at a single effort.
A. The syllable
B. The phoneme
C. The intonation
D. The morpheme
Which syllable is formed by a vowel?
A. Sky
B. Seem
C. Or
D. Hit
Which syllable is formed by a vowel + a consonant?
A. She
B. Eat
C. Sit
D. Or
Which syllable is formed by a consonant + a vowel?
A. She
B. Eat
C. It
D. Eye
Which syllable is formed by a consonant + a vowel + a consonant?
A. He
B. Eat
C. Sit
D. Eye
Which word contains a syllabic consonant?
A. Meat
B. Seat
C. Run
D. Little
In English, a syllable is not generally formed by...
A. A vowel
B. One consonant + one vowel
C. One vowel + one consonant
D. Two stops
How many syllables are there in the word "uncomfortable"?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Which of the following syllables is an open syllable?
A. She
B. It
C. At
D. Eat
Which of the following syllables has the full structure of onset - nucleus - coda?
A. Sit
B. Are
C. Or
D. 1