Phonetics

How many speech sounds are there in english

• 24

• 26

• 44

• 12

How many Pure Vowel sounds are there in English

• 8

• 6

• 12

• 10

How many diphthongs are there in English

• 10

• 12

• 24

• 8

How many consonant sounds are there in English

• 12

• 24

• 8

• 10

What is a phoneme?

• The smallest unit of pronunciation

• The most important unit of pronunciation

• The variations of each sound

• All of the above

Phonetics is a science that studies...

• the description of sounds

• the classification of sounds

• the description and classification of sounds

• the systematic organization and functions of sounds

1. He burned his hand.

• /beɪʳnd/

• /bɜ:ʳnt/

1. Ear

• /eəʳ/

• /ɪəʳ/

1. Poor

• /pʊəʳ/

• /pəʊʳ/

Identifiy the second sound in CUT

• Diphthong

• Pure vowel

• Consonant

• Cardinal vowel