Phonetics CSD 207 Exam 1 Quiz Questions
A labiodental place of production is produced with the tongue and the teeth. True False
False
Identify the number of phonemes (sounds) in each of the following words: Mix Quote Cute Exit
Mix: 4 /miks/ Quote: 4 /kwoʊt/ Cute: 4 /kjut/ Exit: 5 /ˈɛgzɪt/
Identify each of the following syllables as open or closed. Sit Off Knew Wash Through Cough
Sit: closed Off: closed Knew: open Wash: closed Through: open Cough: closed
Which of the following capitalized letters correctly identifies an onset? Drink APPLe SLap WRite I
Slap
For each of the words below, identify the onset, as appropriate. Snake Thread Left If Be
Snake: "sn" Thread: "thr" Left: "l" If: "there is no onset" Be: "b"
The study of how speech sounds are generated is known as _____ phonetics. none are correct acoustic articulatory perceptual
articulatory
Which of the following words has two morphemes? condone astronauts immeasurable preoperative
astronauts
Which set of words contains only diphthongs? boy, bow, bay boy, bet, bought bat, bow, bet bat, bet, bought
boy, bow, bay
Which of the following contains no bound morphemes? calendar swims talked readily personalize
calendar
A pair of letters that represents a single speech sound is referred to as a(n): allograph digraph onset phoneme diphthong
digraph
An individual phoneme containing two vowels is called a _______. nasalized vowel monophthong diphthong derhoticized vowel
diphthong
Lax vowels are capable of ending stressed open syllables. True False
false
Monophthongs are two vowels that comprise one phoneme True False
false
Schwa can occur in a stressed, open syllable. True False
false
The onglide of any diphthong is higher in the oral cavity than its corresponding offglide True False
false
The vowel in the word rub can occur in a stressed, open syllable. True False
false
The word her should be transcribed with schwar. True False
false
There is only one correct method of transcription when using the IPA. True False
false
Vowels are produced with an obstruction in the vocal tract. True False
false
Which of the following share an allograph pair? pneumatic, pepper gem, joke city, chord omelet, ostrich
gem, joke
Which of the following sets of words contains only central vowels? held, her, hug her, hut, under hoot, hook, hot head, hat, hit
her, hut, under
Which of the following correctly describes the vowel /u/ high, front, tense, rounded high, back, tense, unrounded high, front, lax, rounded high, back, rounded, tense
high, back, rounded, tense
Which word contains a lax front vowel? hey heave hit heat
hit
Which is true of the word clings? it does not contain an onset it does not contain a rhyme it is a closed syllable it does not contain a coda none are correct
it is a closed syllable
The biological system directly involved in voice production is the _____ system. laryngeal respiratory supralaryngeal none are correct
laryngeal
Which set of words contains no back vowels? on, wing, last pack, lawn, poke lip, ladle, bang basks, tell, moon looked, potion, prom
lip, ladle, bang
Which is the correct description for the vowel sound in the word head? low-mid, front, unrounded, tense low-mid, front, unrounded, lax low, front, unrounded, tense low-mid, front, rounded, lax
low-mid, front, unrounded, lax /hɛd/
The IPA: is a particular type of font follows English spelling conventions represents the printed letters of a language none are correct
none are correct
The first vowel in a diphthong is called the _________. onglide nasalization offglide point vowel
on glide
The major articulators of the vocal tract are located in the: pharyngeal cavity laryngeal cavity nasal cavity oral cavity
oral cavity
Which of the following words contains a point vowel? pea pet pin pain
pea
The study of how sound waves are identified and perceived by listeners is known as _____ phonetics. articulatory none are correct acoustic perceptual
perceptual
Vowels with "r coloring" rhotacized devoiced nasalized none are correct
rhotacized
Which of the following correctly identifies a coda? spriNGS DRive codE codA
spriNGS
A consonant cluster can be found in the word: rough stern cone shot
stern
The biological system involved in speech articulation is the ____ system. respiratory supralaryngeal laryngeal none are correct
supralaryngeal
An example of a phonetic alphabet is: the Roman Alphabet the Greek Alphabet the English Alphabet the IPA
the IPA
Males typically have a lower habitual pitch than that found in females because: the male larynx is smaller the fundamental frequency in females is greater the mass of the male vocal folds is greater the male vocal tract is more elastic
the mass of the male vocal folds is greater
Phonetics can be defined as: None are correct the study of the production and perception of speech sounds the variation in speech sound production due to regional pronunciation the systematic organization of speech sounds in language production
the study of the production and perception of speech sounds
Which of the following structures is not part of the larynx? trachea hyoid bone epiglottis vocal folds thyroid cartilage
trachea
The study of phonetics makes is possible to: transcribe the speech sounds of any language combine words into meaningful units for production of language spell words more easily all are correct
transcribe the speech sounds of any language
Diphthongs have two distinct articulatory positions. True False
true
In English, all offglides are higher than the onglide. True False
true
In English, there are no rounded front vowels. True False
true
Lax vowels are shorter in duration than tense vowels. True False
true
Phonology is the systematic organization of speech sounds in the production of language. True False
true
Schwa and Schwar are both lax vowels. True False
true
Schwa is produced with the tongue in the most central portion of the oral cavity. True False
true
Vowels are usually produced with the velum raised. True False
true
All of the following could be minimal pairs of the word week, except for: wake peak woke wink weed
wink
Variant productions of a phoneme are called allographs digraphs minimal contrasts allophones morphemes
allophones
How many graphemes are in the word rehashed? 8 7 3 none are correct
8
Which of the following pairs of words are not minimal contrasts? plaid, clad share, pare freight, crate trite, tried All are minimal contrasts
All are minimal contrasts
Identify the consonant clusters in the following words: Blush Scratch Swish Through
Blush: bl /blʌʃ / Scratch: scr /skræʧ/ Swish: sw /swɪʃ/ Through: thr /θru/
Identify the number of graphemes and phonemes: Chip Hat Clap Face Fun Does Stash Wrinkle That Back
Chip: 4, 3 /ʧɪp/ Hat: 3, 3 /hæt/ Clap: 4, 4 /klæp/ Face: 4, 3 /feɪs/ Fun: 3, 3 /fʌn/ Does: 4, 3 /dʌz/ Stash: 5, 4 /stæʃ/ Wrinkle: 7, 5 /ˈrɪŋkəl/ That: 4, 3 /ðæt/ Back: 4, 3 /bæk/
Indicate the number of morphemes in each word: Lasting Paper Grass Walks
Lasting: 2 Paper: 1 Grass: 1 Walks: 2
Identify the number of graphemes and phonemes: Sawed Mix Bring Write Know Loose Throat Tea Thorough Quack
Sawed: 5, 3 /sɔd/ Mix: 3, 4 /miks/ Bring: 5, 4 /brɪŋ/ Write: 5, 3 /raɪt/ Know: 4, 2 /noʊ/ Loose: 5, 3 /lus/ Throat: 6, 4 /θroʊt/ Tea: 3, 2 /ti/ Thorough: 8, 4 /ˈθɜroʊ / Quack: 5, 4 /kwæk/
For each of the following words, identify the coda (as appropriate). Sound Laugh Joy Nose
Sound: "nd" Laugh: "gh" Joy: "there is no coda" Nose: "se"
Identify each of the following syllables as open or closed: Though Eye Wash Grass
Though: open Eye: open Wash: closed Grass: closed
Identify the consonant digraphs in the following words: Throat Chains Shrink Scratch
Throat: th Chains: ch Shrink: sh Scratch: ch, tch
Air flows into the lungs as the diaphragm lowers. True False
True
During quiet breathing, the vocal folds remain abducted. True False
True
Oral phonemes are produced with the velum raised. True False
True
The nasal cavity is part of the vocal tract. True False
True
The word chairs contains one free morpheme and one bound morpheme. True False
True
The study of the properties of speech such as frequency is known as _____ phonetics. none are correct acoustic articulatory perceptual
acoustic
An example of a digraph can be found in the following: phlegm shake bother soon all contain a digraph
all contain a digraph
