SEMI-VOWELS, DIPHTHONG, SILENT LETTERS

what is a silent letter?

• a. letters that are not pronounced when the word is pronounced.

• b. the word that is not pronounced when the word is pronounced

• c. sentences that are not pronounced when the word is pronounced

• d. words that are not pronounced when the sentence is pronounced

• e. letters that are not pronounced when letters are pronounced

Why is the silent letter still written in a word?

• a. so that the word becomes aesthetic

• b. to make it nice to look at and easy to read

• c. to maintain the origin of the word and its meaning

• d. just to maintain its meaning

• e. so that the words are easy to understand

Semi-vowel is a sound similar to...

• a. Consonant

• b. Vowels

• c. Syllables

• d. Silent letter

• e. Dipthong

how many diphthongs are there in english?

• a. 5

• b. 8

• c. 3

• d. 7

• e. 6

what kind of diphthongs are these?

/eɪ/

• a. Open dipthonngs

• b. Closing dipthonngs

• c. open and closed diphthongs

• d. Middle dipthong

• e. Open and middle dipthong

The consonant /t/ is assumed to be a silent letter, like the one in the word...

• a. Forget

• b. Match

• c. Thumb

• d. Thing

• e. Thanks

How are semivowels written in IPA?

• A. /y/ /w/

• B. /j/ /w/

• C. /i/ /u/

• D. /u/ /w/

• E. /i/ /j/

Which of the following is not an example of a diphthong?

• a. Boy

• b. Sit

• c. Coin

• d. despair

• e. mayor

How is the word 'island' pronounced?

• /ˈmærɪtaɪm/

• /sʊˈplaɪ/

• /ˈaɪlәnd/

• /leˈdɪs/

• /ʃʊə/

How is the word 'receipt' pronounced?

• /ɹɪˈsiːt/

• /tʊə(ɹ)/

• /ʃʊə/

• /abˈskjʊ(ɹ)/

• /ˈɹɑːzbɹi/