English phonetics and phonology Assignment 6

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Please read the questions and UNDERLINE the correct answer.

1. According to the ……………….., vowels can be rounded 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 lip
2. ……………… are sounds articulated by the lower lip against the upper teeth.
a. labio-dentals b. alveolars c. velars d. glottals
3. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to the following
phonetic description: low back vowel ?
a. / u / b. / æ / c. / i / d. / a: /
4. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to the following
phonetic description : voiced alveolar stop ?
a./ t / b. / t∫ / c. / d / d. / j /
5. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description:
voiceless bilabial stop?
a./ v / b. / g / c. / ð / d. / p /
6. Which of the following assimilation processes may occur when the phrase
‘white paper’ is spoken in rapid speech?
A. voicing assimilation B. assimilation of manner
C. regressive assimilation D. both b and c
7. Which of the following coarticulation processes may occur for the articulatory transition from
the sonorant [ ŋ ] to the nonsonorant [  ] to be eased in this context
[ le ] ?
A.the deletion of [ ŋ ]
B.the deletion of [  ]
C.the metathesis of the sound sequence [ ŋ ]
D.the epenthesis of a nonsonorant [ k ] within the sequence [ ŋ ]
8. Which of the following words contains a centring diphthong?
A. hear B. tide C . day D. very
9. Which of the following words contain a long vowel?
A. seen B. hat C. hot D. not
10. 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.
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A.Dissimilation happens when a sound segment is changed to make it less like an
adjacent segment.
B.In deletion a sound segment is removed from a word.
C.In the process of epenthesis a sound segment is added
D.Flapping occurs when sound segments are reordered.
12. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
a. Continuants are consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the mouth.
b. Stops are consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air in the mouth which
causes an explosion.
c. Nasals are consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate.
d. Stops are continuants.
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13. Which of the following is the stress distribution for the compound word “green house”?
a. [ˈɡriːn haʊs ] b. [ ɡriːn ˈhaʊs] c. [ˈɡriːn ˈhaʊs] d. [ˌɡriːn
ˈhaʊs]
14. Which of the following coarticulation processes may happen to the alveolar / n / in this
context in good condition?
a. voicing assimilation b. regressive assimilation
c. mutual assimilation d. labialization
15. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
All the aspirated voiceless stops are produced with
a. no vibration of the vocal cords
b. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
c. the air stream from the glottis
d. the air stream going through the oral cavity
16. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of articulation from the
other segments?
a./ t, r, d, s / b. / k, g , ŋ, w/ c./ p, b, m, n / d. / t, d, n, z /
17. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other
segments ?
a./ d, v, b, m / b./ m, n, ŋ, k / c. / w, z , r, l / d./k, t , ∫, s /
18. Which of the following statements is correct ?
a. Velars are sounds made at the soft area toward the rear of the roof of the mouth.
b. Palatals are sounds made just behind the alveolar ridge
c. Bilabials are sounds made at the teeth ridge
d. Alveolars are sounds made with the tongue placed against the teeth
19. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic
description : voiceless labiodental fricative
a.[ v ] b. [ w ] c. [ ð ] d. [ f ]
20. The process by which an alveolar stop is heard intervocally (voiced) between 2 vowels, the
first of which is generally stressed ( in words such as meeting, party...) is called
a.assimilation c. epenthesis
b.deletion d. flapping
21. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description : short
mid-high front vowel
a.[ i ] b. [ e ] c. [ o ] d. [ æ ]
22. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description: voiceless
interdental fricative
a.[ m ] b. [ v ] c. [ t ] d. [ ]
23. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation from
the other segments ?
a.[ w, r, j ] c. [ , ð , s ] b.[ p, b, m ] d. [ t, d, k ]
24.Which of the following statements is correct ?
Interdentals are sounds made
a.with the tongue between the teeth
b.with the tongue on or near the hard palate
c.just behind the alveolar ridge
d.with the upper lip and the lower teeth
25. Which of the following coarticulation processes may happen to the alveolar [ d ] in this
context : [ wʊd ju:] Would you?
a. [ d ] becomes voiced before the palatal [ j ]
b. [ d ] is deleted before the palatal [ j ]
c. [ d ] is dentalised by the following [ j ]
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d. [ d ] coalesces with [ j ] to make a new sound
26. Which of the following statements is correct ?
Regressive assimilation is a process by which
a.the change of a segment is brought by the preceding segment
b.a sound copies one or more phonetic features from the following sound
c.a sound becomes less like the preceding sound
d. two sounds coalesce to make a new sound.
27. Which of the following is not considered (an) articulator(s)?
a. the tongue b. the lips c. the velum d. the ears
28 Which of the following coarticulation processes may occur for the articulatory transition from
the [ m ] to the [  ] to be eased in this context [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ?
a.the deletion of [ m ]
b.the deletion of [  ]
c.the deletion of the sound sequence [ m ]
d.the epenthesis of a [ p ] within the sequence [ m ]
29. Which of the following phonetic variations may happen to the voiced stop [d ] in this context
: [ li:d ] lead ?
a.[ d ] is aspirated after the front vowel [i:]
b.[ d ] is devoiced after the long vowel [i:]
c.[ d ] is devoiced word finally
d.[ d ] is aspirated in the final position of a stressed syllable
30. Which of the following coarticulation processes may happen to the alveolar [ t ] in this
context : [ðæt g3:l] that girl ?
a.[ t ] may be devoiced before the voiced stop [g ]
b.[ t ] may be aspirated before the voiced stop [ g ]
c.[ t ] may be labialised before the velar [ d ]
d.[ t ] may be velarised before the velar [ g ]
31. Which of the following words does not contain a front vowel?
a. seen b. hat c. hit d. not