CSD 315 Exam 1
Which of the following is NOT a point vowel? - /u/ - /a/ - /i/ - /æ/ - /ɑ/
/a/
Which of the following phoneme pairs is not homorganic? - /z, d/ - /ɹ, j/ - /ʃ, dʒ/ - /k, ʒ/ - /p, m/
/k, ʒ/
T/F Lax vowels are capable of ending stressed open syllables
F
T/F Monophthongs are two vowels that comprise one phoneme
F
T/F Regressive assimilation in the same thing as left to right assimilation
F
T/F The "st" segment in /kæts/ can be considered an affricate in English
F
T/F The citation form of a word usually reflects vowel reduction
F
T/F The onglide of any diphthong is higher in the oral cavity than it corresponding offglide
F
T/F The only rounded back vowel is /u/
F
T/F There are intonational phrases in the sentences, "I am going home right now."
F
Perseverative assimilation is the same thing as ________ assimilation. - right to left - left to right - progressive - regressive - b and c
b and c
Which of the following words does not contain a lax front vowel? - bring - pants - busy - baste - none
baste
Which of the following does NOT exist in American English? - velar plosives - bilabial fricatives - voiceless palatal fricatives - labiovelar glides - voiced resonants
bilabial fricatives
Which would NOT be minimal contrast? - trite, tried - plaid, clad - drink, think - right, kite - share, pare
drink, think
Which of the following factors contributes to vocal tract adduction? - elasticity of the vocal folds only - Bernoulli effect only - the mass of the glottis only - subglottal pressure only - elasticity of the vocal folds AND Bernoulli effect
elasticity of the vocal folds AND Bernoulli effect
Pronouncing 'strength' as /stɹɛŋkθ/ is an example of: - elision - epenthesis - vowel harmony - metathesis - none
epenthesis
Pronouncing the word "toon" as /tuən/ is a demonstration of: - epenthesis - elision - metathesis - vowel reduction - regressive assimilation
epenthesis
The ___ is a cartilage that covers the entrance of the ___ during swalling
epiglottis; trachea
The appropriate way to describe the vowel /i/ as in "he" is as follows: - high-front, lax, unrounded - high-front, tense, unrounded - low-back, lax, rounded - low-back, tense, rounded
high-front, tense, unrounded
Which of the following words has primary stress on the second syllable? - fortunate - dandelion - impersonate - dangerous - none
impersonate
Which word demonstrates nasal plosion? - happen - lesion - laden - legion - none
laden
The biological system directly involved in voice production (phonation) is the... - respiratory - laryngeal - supralaryngeal
laryngeal
The phoneme /ɚ/ would be used when transcribing... - letter - irk - early - rope - irk and early only
letter
Which word contains no approximant in its transcription? - measure - away - stray - played - feud
measure
Pronouncing the word, "asterisk" as /æstəɪks/ is a demonstration of: - metathesis - epenthesis - inversion - elision - none
metathesis
The smallest units of language that have meaning are: - grapheme - morpheme - phoneme - words
morpheme
Which of the following has the vowel with the shortest duration when compared to the others? - neat - knee - need
neat
Syllable structure: Which is true about the word "clings"? - it does not contain a rhyme - is is an open syllable - it does not contain an onset - is does not contain a coda - none
none
how many graphemes and phonemes are in the word "shocked"? - 5 graphemes/ 5 phonemes - 6 graphemes/ 4 phonemes - 7 graphemes / 5 phonemes - none of these
none of these -- it has 7 graphemes and 4 phonemes
A (+) sign is used in transcription to indicate _________, in order to clarify a pause between two syllables, e.g., "why cheat" [waɪ + tʃit] VS. [waɪt + ʃit] - open internal juncture - close internal juncture - external juncture
open internal juncture
Which set of words contains no front vowels? - train, third, pattern - bask, tool, bowl - pearl, potion, prom - lip, ladle, lesson - pack, purse, pencil
pearl, potion, prom
Velopharyngeal incompetency often presents with the following primary characteristic: - reduced articulation accuracy - increased rate of articulation - increased intra oral air pressure - reduced intra oral air pressure
reduced intra oral air pressure
Pronouncing the word "pumpkin" as /pʌŋkɪn/ indicates that ___ has occurred - left to right assimilation - right to left assimilation - progressive assimilation - metathesis - epenthesis
right to left assimilation
Which words ends with a sonorant consonant? - ringing - bread - wish - patch - through
ringing
Which word ends with an obstruent consonant? - banging - rocker - whew - rogue - carol
rogue
A lax vowel can be found in... - boat - run - weed - fern - all of these
run
Which word contains two adjacent homorganic phonemes in its transcription? - slope - bloody - brunch - thrill - crown
slope
A consonant cluster can be found in the word: - shot - cone - stern - rough - none
stern
The phoneme /g/ is from what sound class/manner? - stop - fricative - affricate - glide
stop
The biological system involved in speech articulation is the... - respiratory - laryngeal - supralaryngeal
supralaryngeal
This section of the IPA chart that presents the symbols associated with stress and intonation patterns is labeled: - pulmonic consonants - vowels - suprasegmentals - diacritics - quadilateral
suprasegmentals
What is the probable intent of the sentence: "The ,girls need 'more ,money." - the boys don't need more money - the girls are broke - the girls rich - the girls don't need more clothing - the boys need new girlfriends
the girls are broke
During phonation... - the speaker creates an increase in the air pressure below the vocal folds, which exerts a force on the open vocal folds - the Bernoulli effect takes place when the vocal folds are still adducted - the vocal folds are pushed apart by increases in pressure generated by the lungs - the vocal folds begin to close as the air pressure between the vocal folds begins to increase due to changes in air pressure in the middle ear
the vocal folds are pushed apart by increases in pressure generated by the lungs
Which word contains no diphthong of any kind in its transcription? - poisonous - powder puff - cartons - harebrained - thunderous
thunderous
T/F A pair of letter that represent a single speech sound is referred to as a digraph. All of the following words contain digraphs: - phlegm - soon - bother - shake
true
Diphthongs are a combination of: - two vowels - a vowel and a consonant - two consonants - three vowels
two vowels
Which phoneme does not have a palatal place of articulation? - /ŋ/ - /j/ - /ʃ/ - /dʒ/ - /ɹ/
/ŋ/
Which of the following vowels is considered "unrounded"? - /u/ - /ɑ/ - /ɔ/ - /ʊ/ - /ɝ/
/ɑ/
Which is the correct description for the vowel given? - /ʊ/ high-mid, back - /ʌ/ high-mid, central - /ɔ/ low-mid, front - /ɛ/ high-mid, front - /ɝ/ mid central
/ɝ/ mid central
[PhIk] (the small h) is an example of: - broad transcription - phonetic transcription - allophonic transcription - narrow transcription - allophonic and narrow transcription
allophonic and narrow transcription
The phoneme /s/ has what type of placement: - alveolar - bilabial - lingua-dental - velar
alveolar
Examine the stress markings in the following sentence and say the probable intent: Mrs. ,Washington 'returned the ,radio to ,Walmart. - She went to Target - She didn't like her purchase - She liked her purchase - She was short on cash
She didn't like her purchase
T/F As the tongue moves in production from /æ/ to /i/, the size of the oropharynx increases
T
T/F In English, there are no rounded front vowels
T
T/F In English, vowels are voiced, non-nasal speech sounds
T
T/F Lax vowels are shorter in duration than in tense vowels
T
T/F The correct stress marking for the word "salami" would be "sa'lami'
T
T/F The phoneme /f/ is a fricative
T
T/F The phoneme /ɹ/ has a palatal place of articulation
T
T/F The vowel in the word "fleece" would typically be shorter in duration than the vowel in the word "fleas"
T
T/F Vowels are typically produced with the velum raised
T
T/F Vowels in open syllables are generally longer than vowels in closed syllables
T
Of the following vowels, which one is tense? - /u/ - /ɑ/ - /ɔ/ - /ɝ/ - all of them
all of them
Which word contains a high front vowel? - mist - leak - messy - running - all of these
all of these
