English Phonology for TET 1 & 2

1. Which of the following is a voiceless bilabial stop?

a) /b/
b) /p/
c) /m/
d) /v/

2. The sound /ʒ/ is found in which word?

a) measure
b) church
c) think
d) sing

3. What is a minimal pair?

a) Two words that differ in only one phoneme
b) Two words with the same meaning
c) Two words that rhyme
d) Two words with the same spelling

4. The vowel in “bit” is:

a) /i:/
b) /ɪ/
c) /e/
d) /æ/

5. Aspiration occurs in English for:

a) Voiced stops
b) Voiceless stops in initial position
c) All consonants
d) Vowels

6. The number of consonant phonemes in English is approximately:

a) 24
b) 12
c) 44
d) 20

7. Which is a diphthong?

a) /i:/
b) /aɪ/
c) /ʌ/
d) /ɒ/

8. Syllable structure in English can be:

a) CV
b) CVC
c) CCVCC
d) All of the above

9. Primary stress in “photography” is on which syllable?

a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

10. Intonation is:

a) The rise and fall of pitch
b) The volume of speech
c) The speed of speech
d) The articulation of sounds

11. Allophones are:

a) Different phonemes
b) Variants of the same phoneme
c) Different languages
d) Synonyms

12. The flap sound [ɾ] is an allophone of:

a) /l/
b) /r/
c) /t/ or /d/
d) /s/

13. Assimilation is:

a) When sounds become more alike
b) When sounds are deleted
c) When sounds are added
d) When stress changes

14. Elision is:

a) Addition of sounds
b) Deletion of sounds
c) Change of sounds
d) Stress shift

15. The schwa sound /ə/ is:

a) Stressed vowel
b) Unstressed vowel
c) Consonant
d) Diphthong

16. Which word has a silent ‘k’ (not pronounced)?

a) Knight
b) King
c) Kite
d) Keep

17. The phoneme /ŋ/ is in:

a) Sing
b) Finger
c) Both
d) Neither

18. In English, /h/ is:

a) Voiced
b) Voiceless
c) Nasal
d) Lateral

19. A triphthong in English can be found in some pronunciations of:

a) Fire
b) Cat
c) Dog
d) Book

20. The difference between /θ/ and /ð/ is:

a) Place of articulation
b) Voicing
c) Manner
d) None