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1. The word ……………………… contains a diphthong vowel 
A. “climb”
B. “clock”
C. “meaning”
D. “books”

2. What can be the onset of the first syllable in CLEARING? 
A. /cl/
B. /kl/
C. /k/
D. /r/

3. All vowels are …………………… 
A. Sonorous
B. Voiceless
C. Obstructed
D. All are correct
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4. Choose the best illumination for the rule: “Voiceless alveolar is flapped when intervocalic” 
A. tea
B. Latin
C. letter
D. b&c

5. The word “hear” contains a …………………….vowel 
A. Long
B. Short
C. Diphthong
D. Triphthong

6. Which allophonic rule(s) can be seen in the following sound sequence: “/bi:n/”? 
A. aspiration of voiceless stop
B. nasalization of vowel
C. syllabicity of nasal
D. a&c
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7. Which of the followings contains a diphthong? 
A. girl
B. far
C. home
D. some

8. The sound ……………corresponds to the following description [high back short unrounded vowel] 
A. /e/
B. /a:/
C. /æ/
D. /ʊ/

9. Which word ends with a bilabial stop? 
A. wow
B. stop
C. climb
D. b&c

10. Three criteria : lip rounding, tongue height and tenseness can be used to describe ……………….. 
A. Vowels
B. Consonants
C. Features
D. Syllables