TEST LEVEL 00

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Which of these following statements best describe how to pronounce vowel /i/

• i is a high front and unrounded vowel. The lips are spread, the tongue tips is in a low position and the front of the tongue is rising towards the hard palate.
• The vowel is almost like the English vowel /ɪ/
• /i/ sounds a bit longer in Southern accent
• i is a low front and unrounded vowel. The lips are spread, the tongue tips is in a high position and the front of the tongue is rising towards the soft palate.

When pronouncing initial consonant /th/:

• The position of the tongue and teeth are the same with initial consonant /t/
• The position of the tongue and teeth are not the same with initial consonant /t/ when /th/ is pronounced, there is no air out from the mouth.
• The tip of the tongue touches the teeth. It is an aspirated sound.
• The tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge. It is not aspirated

Which of the following statements is true?

• Tones are very important in Vietnamese. In Southern accent, there are 6 tones
• Low-falling tone, which is called in Vietnamese: thanh nặng
• The high-rising tone , which is called “ dấu sắc”, starts a little lower than the mid-level tone
• Low-falling-rising tone starts at about the beginning point of the low-falling tone

Which of the statements best describes how to pronounce vowel /e/:

• When you pronounce e, you should widen your mouth. Your tongue moves forwards. The tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth
• When you pronounce e, you should widen your mouth. Your tongue moves backwards. The tip of the tongue touches the upper teeth
• When you pronounce e, your jaw is in lower position than /ê/
• When e is pronounced, your mouth is less widened then pronouncing /ê/

To pronounce vowel /o/:

• Move your lips forwards and keep your lips the same position like an egg shape.
• Start as rounded shape but while making the sound you move your lips forwards and end the sound like an u
• Remember to change the shape of your lips at the end
• Move your lips backwards and keep your lips the same position like pronouncing /u/

Which of the following statements best describe initial consonant /ng/?

• In the production of this consonant, the tongue blade is moving backwards, and the back of the tongue touches the velum, which is lowered to allow air to the escape through the nasal cavity.
• The sound [ŋ] is written as ngh before i, ô, e
• ng is a velar voiceless stop nasal consonant.
• ng is created with the tip of the tongue being lowered toward the lower teeth. Then front of the tongue rises toward the hard palate and touch it.

Which consonant is a high central and unrounded vowel. When pronouncing it, the tongue blade is moving a little backwards and tense. The back of the tongue is rising towards the velum.

• u
• ô
• ư
• ơ

In Southern accent, which vowel when standing alone, without any final consonant followed, it has a little /ư/ at the end?

• ư
• u
• ơ
• o

In Southern accent, when u combines with y, ê, ơ, â, we need to:

• add a little /w/ at the front
• add a little /u/ at the front
• add a little /o/ at the front
• add a little /ô/ at the front