Here are the answers for the questions you provided:

1. **In which sound sequence will assimilation happen when pronouncing rapidly?**
**A. red pens**
Assimilation often occurs in rapid speech where the final sound of one word influences the following sound.

2. **Palatal sounds are made…………….**
**A. with the blade of the tongue and hard palate**
Palatal sounds involve the blade of the tongue making contact with the hard palate.

3. **What is the syllabic element of the second syllable of the word “table”?**
**C. the sound /ɫ/**
The second syllable of "table" includes the sound /ɫ/ after the vowel.

4. **Which of the following words contains an alveo-palatal consonant?**
**D. all of them**
Alveo-palatal consonants can be found in all those words.

5. **…………………..means that where one sound occurs, the other does not.**
**D. Complementary distribution**
This term describes how certain sounds never occur in the same environment.

6. **Which of the following examples illustrates the rule? [+vowels] → [+nasal] before [nasal]**
**C. mat**
In "mat," the vowel becomes nasalized before the following nasal consonant.

7. **Which of the following pairs of words makes a minimal pair?**
**A. four/for**
This pair differs by one phoneme and therefore constitutes a minimal pair.

8. **What kind of intonation is applied with the first utterance in the following dialogue? “How are you today?” “Fine, thanks”**
**C. the glide up**
The first question typically uses a rising intonation.

9. **What can be the onset of the first syllable in CLICK?**
**A. /cl/**
The onset of "click" is the consonant cluster /cl/.

10. **Choose the best illumination for the rule: “Voiceless alveolar is flapped when intervocalic”**
**C. little**
In American English, the /t/ in "little" is often pronounced as a flap.

Feel free to ask if you need further clarification on any of the answers!