Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Question 1 of 40
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Which of the following statements is incorrect? pronunciation of utterances. abstract underlying phonology. sounds.

• A. The phonetic representation of utterances shows what the speakers know about the
• B. The phonemic representation of utterances shows what speakers know about the
• C. The phonemic representation of utterances shows the finer points of the sounds or segments in pronunciation
• D. The phonetic representation of utterances shows the non-distinctive features of the

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Question 2 of 40
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Which of the following pairs is the same in voicing?

• A. /g, k/
• B. /s, t/
• C. /p, b/
• D. /f, r/

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Question 3 of 40
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Which of the following pairs is the same in voicing?

• A. /s, l/
• B. /s, k/
• C. /z, s/
• D. /f, r/

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Question 4 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced labiodental fricative

• A. [f]
• B. [w]
• C. [d]
• D. [v]

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Question 5 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: long mid back vowel

• A. [ɔː]
• B. [ a:]
• C. [ i:]
• D. [ u:]

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Question 6 of 40
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When two sounds are identical everywhere in the same phonemic context or environment except for one feature, they are said to be ….

• A. different allophones of a phoneme
• B. identical allophones of a phoneme
• C. different phonemes
• D. identical segments

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Question 7 of 40
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The glide-up intonation is used in:

• A. Is there a secret?
• B. Do you like tea or coffee?
• C. I don’t think so.
• D. None is correct

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Question 8 of 40
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Which of the following is involved in the production of the sound /k/?

• A. soft palate
• B. alveolar ridge
• C. hard palate
• D. glottis

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Question 9 of 40
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Which of the following words can go with stop to make a minimal pair?

• A. sop
• B. step
• C. top
• D. cope

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Question 10 of 40
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The sound /dʒ/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. stop
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 11 of 40
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/i:/ & /u:/ are different in?

• A. Tongue position
• B. Length
• C. Lip shape
• D. Muscle tension

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Question 12 of 40
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Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation from the other segments?

• A. [ , D, s, z]
• B. [ w, r, j, l]
• C. [ p, b, z, d]
• D. [ t, d, g, p]

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Question 13 of 40
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The sound /f/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. fricative
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 14 of 40
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Which phoneme is [−voice, +velar, +stop]?

• A. /p/
• B. /ŋ/
• C. /k/
• D. /g/

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Question 15 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +labiodental, +fricative]?

• A. /z/
• B. /ð/
• C. /v/
• D. /ʒ/

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Question 16 of 40
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All the consonants are produced with ……

• A. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
• B. an obstruction of the airstream (complete or partial)
• C. no vibration of the vocal cords
• D. vibration of the vocal cords

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Question 17 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +velar, +stop]?

• A. /p/
• B. /ŋ/
• C. /k/
• D. /g/

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Question 18 of 40
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This organ moves in different ways in different shapes to produce speech sounds

• A. Lips
• B. Tongue
• C. Velar
• D. Hard palate

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Question 19 of 40
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Palato- alveolar is the sound made …….

• A. as a very rapidly articulated non-syllabic segment
• B. just behind the alveolar ridge
• C. with the identical articulation to that of the long vowel [i:]
• D. with the tongue at the alveolar ridge

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Question 20 of 40
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Which of the following is involved in the production of the sound /h/?

• A. soft palate
• B. alveolar ridge
• C. hard palate
• D. glottis

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Question 21 of 40
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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• A. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language
• B. Phonetics aims to provide the set of features, or properties, that can describe all sounds in human language.
• C. Phonetics deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.
• D. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.

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Question 22 of 40
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Which of the following is a minimal pair?

• A. fan - van
• B. peep-bit
• C. sat - suck
• D. how-hole

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Question 23 of 40
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Which of the following is closest to the minimal pair?

• A. fat – hit
• B. fat - vat
• C. fat – cat
• D. fat – kit

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Question 24 of 40
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The sound /b/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. stop
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 25 of 40
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……………… are sounds produced by partially or completely blocking air in its passage from the lungs through the vocal tract.

• A. Vowels
• B. Consonants
• C. diphthongs
• D. syllables

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Question 26 of 40
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A phoneme is the smallest unit of speech in a language that distinguishes one word from another

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 27 of 40
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Which of the following statements is correct? sounds in human language.

• A. Phonology aims to provide a set of features, or properties that can describe all
• B. Phonology deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.
• C. Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.
• D. Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language

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Question 28 of 40
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Which of the following contains a triphthong?

• A. player
• B. lawyer
• C. fire
• D. all of them

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Question 29 of 40
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Which phoneme is [−voice, +bilabial, +stop]?

• A. /p/
• B. /ŋ/
• C. /k/
• D. /g/

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Question 30 of 40
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The sound /n/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. stop
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 31 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +palatal, +fricative]?

• A. /z/
• B. /ð/
• C. /v/
• D. /ʒ/

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Question 32 of 40
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What articulator get involved in producing the sound /k/?

• A. Lips
• B. Lips and teeth
• C. Velar
• D. Hard palate

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Question 33 of 40
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The sound /m/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. stop
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 34 of 40
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Which of the following symbols corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced, labiodental, fricative?

• A. [f]
• B. [w]
• C. [d]
• D. [v]

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Question 35 of 40
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The sound /j/ is a/an ___________sound.

• A. nasal
• B. stop
• C. approximant
• D. affricate

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Question 36 of 40
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Allophones are different versions of the same phoneme.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 37 of 40
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Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other segments?

• A. [z, d , t, b ]
• B. [ m, n, ŋ , d ]
• C. [ w, j , r, l ]
• D. [ b, d, g, z ]

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Question 38 of 40
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Voiceless sound can’t be found in…………….

• A. a. Affricate consonants
• B. b. Stop consonants
• C. c. Fricative consonants
• D. d. none of them

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Question 39 of 40
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Which phoneme is [+voice, +alveolar, +fricative]?

• A. /z/
• B. /ð/
• C. /v/
• D. /ʒ/

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Question 40 of 40
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Which of the following symbols correspond to each of the following phonetic descriptions: voiced, alveolar, stop?

• A. [f]
• B. [w]
• C. [d]
• D. [v]