PRAXIS 5362

My boss just reorganized our ordering system. As far as I can see, it makes no sense. It has neither rhyme or reason.

The word "or" in the last sentence is incorrect with regard to:

• Parallel Structure

• Usage

• Form

• Person

He went on a ship. Student pronounces ship as [shi:p]

The error in pronunciation in the word "ship" indicates a problem with:

• diphthongs

• Primary cardinal vowels

• triphthongs

• allophones

Fish and chips. (Student pronounces "and" as [aend].)

The error in pronunciation in the word "and" indicates a problem with:

• Elision

• Assimilation

• Phonemes

• Weakness

What a glorious day. Look at that sky. Student pronounces "sky" as [ski]

The error in pronunciation of the word "sky" indicates problems with:

• short vowels

• diphthongs

• triphthongs

• long vowels

What are we going to see? Student pronounces "are" as [är]

The error in pronunciation of the word "are" indicates problems with:

• schwa

• stress

• suprasegmentals

• prosody

I've three sisters. Student pronounces "three" as [tri].

The error in pronunciation of the word "three" indicates problems with:

• labials

• affricatives

• palatals

• fricatives

Judy read two scripts before give them to me to study. (Student pronounces "scripts" as [skrIpts].

The error in pronunciation of the word "scripts" indicates problems with:

• Fricatives

• Assimilation

• Linking

• Elision

Susan bought him an elegant watch. (Student pronounces and emphasizes each word.)

The error in speaking the sentence indicates problems with:

• Intonation

• Linking Sounds

• Pitch

• Stress-Timing

Teachers in my country of foreign languages are well qualified to carry out their duties properly.

The error is in the relative order of:

• A noun and an adjective

• the direct and indirect objects

• the subject and object

• the prepositional phrases

The study of morphemes may provide the student with:

• the meaning of the root word

• the meaning of the phonemes

• grammatical information

• all of the above