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Speech sounds are divided into vowels and ………….
Phonemes
Syllables
Words
Consonants
Which of the following is incorrect?
All vowels are voiced
Vowels are less sonorous than consonants
All vowels are syllabic
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 diphthong
A pure vowel/Monophthong
A consonant
A triphthong
In the articulation of the... sound, the central part of the tongue is raised toward the palate.
Front
Back
Central
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.
Open
Mid-open
Mid-close
Close
Which of the following words contains a close vowel?
Sand
Hard
Sit
Hot
Which of the following words does not contain an open vowel?
Seen
Hat
Hot
Not
According to the..., vowels can be rounded, neutral, or unrounded.
Height of the raised part of the tongue
Raised part of the tongue
Length of the vowels
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.
Rounded
Unrounded
Long
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.
Long
Spread
Rounded
Short
... is a combination of two vowels pronounced within one syllable.
A diphthong
A consonant
A front vowel
An open vowel
Which of the following words contains a closing diphthong?
Hear
Sure
Day
Very
Which of the following criteria cannot be used as a classifying criterion for consonant classification?
The position of the soft palate
The manner of articulation
The place of articulation
The shape of the lips
/a:/ is a/an... vowel.
Open front short
Open central long
Close front long
Open back long
/i:/ is a...
Diphthong
Consonant
Pure vowel
Syllable
/ai/ is a...
Diphthong
Consonant
Pure vowel
Syllable
Which of the following is true?
Vowels are produced with complete closure in the vocal tract
Consonants are produced with no obstruction in the vocal tract
Consonants are more sonorous than vowels
All vowels are syllabic
Which of the following is not used as a criterion in vowel classification?
The height to which the tongue is raised
The part of the tongue which is raised
The windpipe
The vowel length
... are sounds articulated by the lower lip against the upper teeth.
Labio-dentals
Alveolars
Velars
Glottals
The cardinal vowel diagram is a... based on a combination of the articulator and auditory judgments.
System of guessing
System of stress patterns
System of letter
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.
The syllable
The phoneme
The intonation
The morpheme
Which syllable is formed by a vowel?
Sky
Seem
Or
Hit
Which syllable is formed by a vowel + a consonant?
She
Eat
Sit
Or
Which syllable is formed by a consonant + a vowel?
She
Eat
It
Eye
Which syllable is formed by a consonant + a vowel + a consonant?
He
Eat
Sit
Eye
Which word contains a syllabic consonant?
Meat
Seat
Run
Little
In English, a syllable is not generally formed by...
A vowel
One consonant + one vowel
One vowel + one consonant
Two stops
How many syllables are there in the word "uncomfortable"?
2
3
4
5
Which of the following syllables is an open syllable?
She
It
At
Eat
Which of the following syllables has the full structure of onset - nucleus - coda?
Sit
Are
Or
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