Phonology and Morphology Quiz

Are phonemes and allophones contrastive in nature?

• No

• Can't say

• Yes

• Sometimes

In the context of phonology, what is the term used for variants of the same phoneme?

• Phonemes

• Contrastives

• Allophones

• Minimal pairs

What is the process called when a segment becomes more like an adjacent segment?

• Epenthesis

• Metathesis

• Assimilation

• Deletion

Which of the following is an example of regressive assimilation?

• Dance /daens/ -> [dents]

• Epenthesis in 'horse' -> [horffu]

• Replace /sabmiv/ -> [sbmiv]

• Vowel lengthening in 'better' -> [beter]

What is the process called when a segment is removed from a word?

• Assimilation

• Metathesis

• Epenthesis

• Deletion

In the word 'social', does the first syllable have an onset and/or coda?

• Neither

• Both Onset and Coda

• Onset only

• Coda only

Where is the stress in the word 'loser'?

• Third syllable

• No stress

• Second syllable

• First syllable

Where is the stress in the word 'provincial'?

• Second syllable

• First syllable

• No stress

• Third syllable

Where is the stress in the word 'problemat'?

• No stress

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

In the word 'charming', does the first syllable have an onset and/or coda?

• Neither

• Both Onset and Coda

• Coda only

• Onset only