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Vowels followed by nasal consonants are:
Lengthened
Devoiced
Shortened
Nasalized
/i:/ & /u:/ are different in:
Tongue position
Length
Muscle tension
Lip shape
Which of the following diphthongs is pronounced differently from the others?
Really
Hear
Fear
Bear
Which of the vowels in the following words is pronounced differently from the others?
Pour
Touch
Double
Country
/i:/ in is shorter than the others.
Mean
Meat
Bead
Bee
The sound beginning with a mid central vowel, then gliding towards a high back vowel is
ɪə
aɪ
əʊ
aʊ
Diphthongs
consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another, the former of which is much longer and stronger than the other.
are the combinations of two single vowels.
are two simple vowels appearing within a syllable.
Which of the following is not included in the criteria to classify English vowels?
Place of articulation
Tongue height
Lip shape
Muscle tension
A vowel is when preceding a final fortis/voiceless sound
Devoiced
Nasalized
Shortened
None of the above
The vowel in is pronounced differently form the others.
Fool
Food
Pool
Foot
Which of the following words does not contain a central vowel?
Hat
Worm
But
Ago
Which of the statement is true?
Vowels and consonants differ from each other in relation to how much they obstruct the air flow and what position they can occupy.
Vowels and consonants differ from each other in their distribution.
Vowels and consonants differ from each other in the way the air flow is obstructed when producing the sound.
/ɔː/ in is the longest.
Thought
Store
Fork
Port
Both are front vowels
/i:/ & /e/
/i:/ & /u:/
/a:/ & /ɜː/
/a:/ & /u:/
Which of the following is true?
All vowels are the centers of syllables
Consonants are produced without obstruction of the air stream.
All consonants are voiced.
Vowels are produced with a complete closure in the vocal tract.
Which of the following words begins with a voiceless, post-alveolar, fricative sound?
Enough
Soldier
Shoes
Phenomenon
Which of the following statements is not true?
Plosives are produced with the total or partial obstruction of the air stream.
Nasals are continuant vowels.
Hissing sound is a characteristic of fricatives.
The fortis fricatives and plosives in final position often shorten the vowel preceding them.
The consonant /n/ & /z/ are different from each other in their
Length
Place of articulation
Voicing
Manner of articulation
The main difference between /d/ & /z/ is
Manner of articulation
Place of articulation
Voicing
Length
Sounds produced with a momentarily total obstruction to the airflow are
Plosives
Fricatives
Nasals
Approximants
Which of the following is the final sound in “debt”
/e/
/b/
/bt/
/t/
are pronounced with the contact made between lower lip & upper teeth
Labio-dentals
Alveolars
Bilabials
Dentals
consonants have the effect of shortening a preceding vowel or diphthong
Lenis
Fortis
Voiced
Fortis/voiceless
Voiceless stops are aspirated when occuring after the initial /s/.
True
False
Lips can be pressed together, brought into contact with the teeth or rounded to produce the lip-shape for........
Vowels and some consonants
Consonants
Bilabial plosives
Vowels
In manner of articulation, the important factor to help distinguish consonants & vowels is
.....
Voicing
Obstruction to airflow
Lip shape
Tongue height
The most important difference between initial voiceless and voiced plosives is the ........
Aspiration
Voicing
Plosion
Length
The initial sound of “cold” is a(n)..........
Alveolar
Palatal
Dental
Velar
Consonants are classified according to their place of articulation, manner of articulation and:
Vibrations of vocal bands
Position of occurence
Position of tongue
Lip shape
For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the vocal cords are ............
Mi-closed
Wide apart
Partially open
Completely closed