In which sound sequence will assimilation happen when pronouncing rapidly?

1. In which sound sequence will assimilation happen when pronouncing rapidly? 
A. red pens
B. interesting
C. socialism
D. a&c

2. Palatal sounds are made……………. 
A. with the blade of the tongue and hard palate
B. with the lower lip and upper front teeth
C. with the upper lip and the teeth
D. at the back of the tongue

3. What is the syllabic element of the second syllable of the word “table”? 
A. the sound /e/
B. the sound /o/
C. the sound /ɫ/
D. the sound /ļ/

4. Which of the following words contains an alveo-palatal consonant? 
A. arrange
B. measure
C. vision
D. all of them

5 ……………………..means that where one sound occurs, the other does not. 
A. Minimal pair
B. Allophone
C. Free variation
D. Complementary distribution

6. Which of the following examples illustrates the rule?
[+vowels] → [+nasal] before [nasal] 
A. man
B. nation
C. mat
D. me

7. Which of the following pairs of words makes a minimal pair? 
A. four/for
B. bomb/comb
C. mom/Tom
D. a & b

8. What kind of intonation is applied with the first utterance in the following dialogue?
“How are you today?”
“Fine, thanks” 
A. the take off
B. the dive
C. the glide up
D. the glide down

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

10. Choose the best illumination for the rule: “Voiceless alveolar is flapped when intervocalic” 
A. time
B. better
C. little
D. b&c