Midterm test 2 – No1 Phonetics Time: 60’ I. Choose the best answer 1. In the production of making...... sounds, there is a close approximation of two articulators so that the airstream is partially obstructed and turbulent airflow is produced. A. Stop B. Fricative C. Affricative D. approximant 2. The final sound of the word “witch” is ............... A. glottal B. affricative C. fricative D. plosive 3. In two syllable .............., if the second syllable of the verb is strong syllable , then that the second syllable is stressed. A. nouns B. verbs C. adjective D. both AC 4. Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “power” A. po.wer B. p.ower C. pow.er D. powe.r 5. Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “various” A. var.i.ous B. va.ri.ous C. var.io.us D. v.ar.ious 6. Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “necessary” A. ne.ce.ssar.y B. nec.es.sar.y C. ne.ces.sary D. nec.es.sary 7. .............. is something which varies in extent according to speaking rate and style; it is more likely to be found in rapid, casual speech and less likely in slow, careful speech. A. Linking B. Elision C. Assimilation D. None of them 8. .......... begin as plosives and end as fricatives. A. oral B. stop C. plosive D. affricative 9. Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “paragraph” A. para.graph B. pa.ra.graph C. par.agr.aph D. par.a.graph 10. In three syllable..........., if the second and third syllables are both weak, then the first syllable is stressed. A. nouns B. verbs C. adjective D. both BC II. Decide if the following sentences are True or False 1. ________¬¬English vowels are classified according to four ways: the height of the tongue body, position of the highest point of the tongue, strength, lip rounding 2. ________ The term dental refers to an obstruction of the air stream caused by movement of the tongue tip towards the upper front teeth. 3. ________ ŋ, ʒ, v The production of these sounds involves a vibration of the vocal cords. 4. ________ m, n, z In the production of these sounds the velum is lowered. 5. ________ Whether a sound is voiced depends on whether the vocal cords vibrate or not. 6. ________Consonants are longer at the end of the phrases 7. ________The approximants are at least partially voiced whey they occur after initial voiceless stops 8. _________“eous, graphy, ic, ion, ive” are all suffixes that influence stress in the stem. 9. ________Assimilation of manner can be seen in the word “Pam’s” 10. ________ Weak vowel ə disappears before syllabic consonants n, r, l III. Describe each phoneme by providing a set of distinctive features present in the word “ACROSS”. (3 points)
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Midterm test 2 – No1
I Choose the best answer
1 In the production of making sounds, there is a close approximation of two
articulators so that the airstream is partially obstructed and turbulent airflow is
produced
2 The final sound of the word “witch” is
3 In two syllable , if the second syllable of the verb is strong syllable , then that the second syllable is stressed
4 Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “power”
5 Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “various”
6 Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “necessary”
A ne.ce.ssar.y B nec.es.sar.y C ne.ces.sary D nec.es.sary
7 is something which varies in extent according to speaking rate and style; it is more likely to be found in rapid, casual speech and less likely in slow, careful speech
8 begin as plosives and end as fricatives
9 Choose the correct division into syllables of the word “paragraph”
10 In three syllable , if the second and third syllables are both weak, then the first syllable is stressed
II Decide if the following sentences are True or False
1 English vowels are classified according to four ways: the height of the tongue body, position of the highest point of the tongue, strength, lip - rounding
2 The term dental refers to an obstruction of the air stream caused by movement of the tongue tip towards the upper front teeth
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4 /m, n, z/ In the production of these sounds the velum is lowered
5 Whether a sound is voiced depends on whether the vocal cords vibrate or not
6 Consonants are longer at the end of the phrases
7 The approximants are at least partially voiced whey they occur after initial voiceless stops
8 _“-eous, -graphy, -ic, -ion, -ive” are all suffixes that influence stress in the stem
9 Assimilation of manner can be seen in the word “Pam’s”
10 Weak vowel /ə/ disappears before syllabic consonants /n, r, l/
III Describe each phoneme by providing a set of distinctive features present in the word
“ACROSS” (3 points)
VI Transcribe the following utterance phonetically in an appropriate way. “What the urban population could use is better trains.”
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