1. .

Phonetics is the study of

a. speech sounds b. language c. distinctive features d. happiness
2.Theoretical study of speech like any science depends on analyzing:
a. many concepts b. only acoustics c. features only d. phonemes only
3.Saussure noted that differences in meaning depended upon differences in
a. language change b. syntagmatic and paradigmatic differences
c. syllables
d. generative rules.
4.The rules which determine why certain phonemes occur in certain contexts are:
a. phonetic b. phonological c. syntactic d. morphological d. morphological
5. How many vowel sounds in English?
a. 20 b. 14 c. 6 d. 13
6. Stress is carried on:
a. The vowel b. The consonants c. None d. Complete word
7.Morphemes are composed of
a. phonemes b. meaningless units c. features d. variants
8.The most basic unit in phonetics is the:
a. phone b. phoneme c. feature d. morpheme
9.Voicing is caused by
a. noise b. speech c. periodic vibrations d. breathing
10.When the tongue is one of the articulators, the place of articulation lists
a. both articulators b. only the part of the tongue c. only the passive articulator d. none of the
above
11.The dorsum is part of
a. the palate b. the tongue c. the larynx d. the uvula
12.To reach the retroflex position the tongue tip must be
a. curved backwards b. perfectly flat c. humped in the back d. neutral
13.The space between the vocal cords is
a. the larynx b. the abyss c. the wave d. the glottis.
14.Voicing is a.
a distinctive feature b. an articulator c. a high-pitched sound d. a rhyme.
15.Vowels can serve as the
a. onset b. coda c. nucleus d. stress of a syllable.
16.What is the name for the neutral (mid-central) vowel?
a. null b. schwa c. /a/ d. Barney
17.Vowels have height and
a. affricates b. reference c. approximation d. backness.
18.Back vowels tend to be
a. rounded b. spread c. unrounded d. uvular.
19.Rounding is done by
a. spreading the lips as in a smile
b. pursing the lips as in a kiss
c. touching the upper teeth with the tip of the tongue
d. spreading mouth widely
20. Vowel quality refers to the
a. length b. sound c. timbre a d. pitch of the vowel
21. Science studying sounds:
a. Linguistics b. Grammar c. Phonetics d. Pedagogics
22. How many sounds are there in English?
a. 44 b. 26 c. 32 d. 42
23. Choose the right sounds categorization:
a. Long/short
b. Nasal/diphthong
c. Consonant/ vowel/ diphthong
d. None
24. How do we call phonetic division according to the production?
a. Acoustic b. Articulatory c. Auditive d. Symbolic
25. How do we call phonetic division according to the perception?
a. Auditive b. Articulatory c. Acoustic d. None
26. How do we call phonetic division according to the transmission?
a. Acoustic b. Auditive c. Symbolic d. None
27. The major structure of the combinations of sounds
a. Rhyme b. Phoneme c. Syllable d. İntonation
28. What is the «music» of speech?
a. Syllable b. İntonation c. Rhythm d. Tone
29. Find the word with the different vowel sound
a. Group b. Should c. Could d. Would
30. Find the correct pattern for this word: «counted»
a. CVCCVC b. CVVCC c. CVVCVC d. CVCVC
31. Circle the word in which letter L is silent
a. Follow b. Folk c. Fold d. File
32. Find the word which doesn't have the same stress pattern oOo?
a. Scientific b. Relation c. Romantic d. Discussion
33. Which of these nouns has an extra syllable in the plural form?
a. Card b. Sock c. Rose d. Window
34. How many vowel sounds in English?
a. 20 b. 14 c. 6 d. 13
35. Stress is carried on:
a. The vowel b. The consonants c. None d. Complete word
36. Find the incorrect statement
a. Pure vowel sound is called monophtong
b. Diphthongs are vowel glide sounds
c. Vowel sounds are voiceless
d. None
37. Choose the word with a silent K sound
a. Knife b. Kettle c. Keep d. Copy
38. Find th word with the different consonant sound:
a. Glue b. Gallery c. Great d. Giant
39. Common İntonation for yes/no questions
a. Rising b. Falling c. Fall-rise d. Rise-fall
40. Common İntonation for wh… questions
a. Rise-fall b. Fall-rise c. Rising d. Falling
41.Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. grow B. brow C. power D. Prow

42.A phoneme
A. Real pronounciation B. Received pronounciation C. Regular pronounciation D. none
43. a vowel sound is
A. voiceless
B. voiced in production of which there is no obstruction
C. voiced with friction sound
D. none
44. the phonetics symbol helps to recognize the
A. meaning of the words
B. speech sound of a language
C. use of grammar
D. semantic aspect of language
45. Produce sounds with the help of
A. the vocal chords B. the time machine C. the corona D. the liver
46. Monophthongs
A. pure vowel B. pure vowel sound C. mixed vowel sound D. none
47. Find the incorrect
A. 26 letter having 44 sounds
B. 44 sounds studied under phonetics
C. 8 monophthongs in IPA
D. vowel sounds are voiced
48. The number of vowel and consonant sounds are
A. 24,20 B. 18,26 C. 12,8 D. None
49.Syllable means
A. A word
B. Smallest unit of a word usually consisting of a vowel sound with a consonant before and after
C. A union of three vowel together
D. None
50.Find the word which does not have the same stress pattern oOo?
А. Relation В. Romantic С. Scientific D. Discussion
51. Find the word with the different vowel sound
A. group B. could C. would D. should
52. Which of these nouns has an extra syllable in the plural form
A. card B. rose C. sock D. window
53.Circle the word in which letter L is silent
A. Folk B. File C. Fold D. Follow
54. Find the odd-one-out.
A. post B. lost C. coast D. rose
55.Find the compound word which does NOT have the given stress pattern Oo
A. Airport B. Bus stop C. Shoe shop D. Hand made
56.Find the correct pattern for this word? counted
A. CVCCVC B. CVCVC C. CVVCVC D. CVVCC
57.What is the correct stress pattern for this word? education
A. ooOo B. Ooo C. OoOo D. Oooo
58. Consonant and dipthongs in IPA
A. 15 8 B. 29 2 C. 19 10 D. 9 12
59. A consonant sound is
A. a sound of high frequence
B. a sound which is produced with friction
C. a frictionless sound
D. none
60.How many dipthongs are
A. 9 B. 8 C. 7 D. 6
61. What is the phonetic notation system used to represent all of the phones in human speech?
a. IPI b. API c. IPA d. APA
62. Which refers to vowel production?
a. Fricatives and Affricates
b. Monophthongs and Diphthongs
c. Diphthongs
d. Fricatives and Affricates

63. What is the alveolar ridge?

a. Where consonants such as /p/ and /b/ are produced
b. The ridge just behind the lower teeth
c. The ridge just behind the upper teeth
d. Where vowels such as /e/ and /i/ are produced
64. Stress can be used in a text to... Choose the wrong answer
a. create rhythm
b. alter meaning
c. show focus to particular elements
d. show how worried you are
65. How many Sounds (Phonemes)do you think there are in the word (shrink)
a. Two Phonemes b. Three Phonemes c. Four Phonemes d. Six Phonemes
66. Phonetics is
a. the way of learning language
b. the sound systems of languages
c. the study of speech sounds
d. none
67. Phonology is The study of ——-systems of languages
a. sound b. learning c. teaching d. none
68. What are the two points by which pronounciation is studied
a. phonetics and phonology
b. articularily and phonatory
c. respiratory and articularly
d. none
69. We produce sounds with the help of
a. lips and teeth b. the organs of speech c. voice box d. none
70. Cardinal vowel scale was devised by
a. Daniel jones b. Daniel vettory c. Jeperson d. None of these
71. Perception of speech sounds is called
a. Articulatory b. Acoustic c. Auditory d. none of these

72. the phonetics symbol helps to recognize the

a. meaning of the words
b. speech sound of a language
c. use of grammar
d. semantic aspect of language
73. What is the characteristic of diphthongs?
a. There are 2 vowel sounds.
b. It is a combination between one consonant and a vowel.
c. There are 3 vowel sounds.
d. There are at least 2 vowel sounds and a consonant.
74. Phonemes that have alternative phonetic realizations are called ______________.
a. Rhyme b. Minimal pairs c. Onset d. Allophones
75. What is stress?
a) The emphasis given to a specific syllable or word in speech
b) Is the branch of phonetics
c) The key to gaining a natural smooth- flowing style of speech
d) The variation of our pitch, in the spoken language
76. What is intonation?
a) The emphasis given to a specific syllable or word in speech
b) The variation of our pitch, in the spoken language
c) Is the branch of phonetics
d) The key to gaining a natural smooth- flowing style of speech
77. What is the importance of using stress?
a) Helps the listener to understand your speech
b) Helps the listener to express his opinion easily
c) Helps the listener to speak fluently
d) Helps the speaker to be confident
78. Find the words which contain a “w” sound:
a) Modern, thing, arm, experience
b) Street, heavy, truth, living
c) Warm, how, when, question
d) Bank, ankle, teenager, park
79. Find the words which contain sound “n”
a) Drinks, thing, heavy, own
b) Language, teach, carry, treatment c) Medical, world, watch, walking
d) Friendly, newsagent, window, difference
80. When we pronounce a letter “g” as “j”?
a) If the letter comes after “ k, l, m, n”
b) If the letter comes after “e, i, y”
c) When the letter comes after consonant sounds
d) When the letter comes after “g, u, n, b”
81. Which words aren’t stressed in an English sentence?
a) Short words such as article, prepositions, conjunctions
b) Long words
c) Only articles
d) Only prepositions
82. How many sounds are there in English?
a) 48 b) 46 c) 44 d) 45
83. How many letters are there in English?
a) 25 b) 24 c) 26 d) 27
84. The English sounds divided into: a) Stressed, unstressed b) Countable and uncountable c)
Vowels, consonants d) Ordinal and cardinal
85. Find the vowel sounds:
a) P, k, l, m b) i:, e, i, w c) B, p, t, n d) Q, l, j, h
86. Find the words which contain silent letters:
a) Knife, lamb, comb, honest
b) Wife, single, letter, later
c) Want, teenager, teach, make
d) Break, steak, city, difference
87. Find the words which contain the vowel sound “u:”
a) Soup, boots, suit
b) Wife, knife, shape
c) Cross, smooth, warm
d) Last, ring, know
88. Find the words which contain the sound “ i:”
a) Clip, fit, fill, gap
b) Chip, pitch, swim, fill
c) Feet, jeans, peach, feel
d) Live, bins, still, sit
89. Find the words which contain silent letters:
a) Whale, night, wrong, bought
b) Break, limited, cross, like
c) Own, using, come, walking
d) Pepper, trust, work, fill
90. Organs of speech are divided into;
a) Active and passive
b) Vowels and consonants
c) Stressed and unstressed
d) Cardinals and ordinals