Phonemes and Allophones

Phonemes and Allophones

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Phonemes and Allophones

Phonemes and Allophones

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12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Vanessa Azures

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of phonemes?

The rules governing the combination of sounds in a language.

The largest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning.

The written representation of a sound in a language.

The smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give an example of a phoneme.

/p/

/m/

/k/

/t/

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between phonemes and allophones?

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, while allophones are the different variations of a phoneme that occur in different contexts.

Phonemes are the different variations of a phoneme that occur in different contexts, while allophones are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning.

Phonemes and allophones are the same thing.

Phonemes are the variations of a phoneme that occur in different contexts, while allophones are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of allophones?

Variations of a phoneme that do not change the meaning of a word.

Sounds that are not used in any language.

Different pronunciations of the same phoneme.

Variations of a phoneme that change the meaning of a word.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Provide an example of an allophone.

The pronunciation of the 'k' sound in 'cat' and 'scat'

The pronunciation of the 's' sound in 'sit' and 'situation'

The pronunciation of the 'p' sound in 'pat' and 'spat'

The pronunciation of the 't' sound in 'top' and 'stop'

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are phonemes and allophones related?

Phonemes are the basic units of sound in a language, while allophones are the different variations of those phonemes.

Phonemes and allophones are completely unrelated.

Phonemes are the variations of allophones in a language.

Allophones are the basic units of sound in a language, while phonemes are the different variations of those allophones.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Can allophones be considered as separate phonemes? Why or why not?

Yes, because allophones have distinct meanings in different languages.

Yes, because allophones have different phonetic realizations.

Yes, because allophones are represented by different letters in the alphabet.

No

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