Chapter 3 Phonology

What is a phoneme?

• A variation of a sound that doesn't change meaning

• The smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word

• A combination of consonants

• A sound that is always voiceless

Which of the following is a minimal pair?

• "Dog" vs. "Dock"

• "Sheep" vs. "Ship"

• "Sit" vs. "Fit"

• "Cat" vs. "Bat"

What is an allophone?

• The smallest unit of sound

• A variation of a phoneme that doesn't change word meaning

• A combination of vowels

• A silent sound in a word

Which of the following is an example of aspiration?

• /p/ in "pat"

• /p/ in "spin"

• /b/ in "bat"

• /m/ in "mat"

Which of these sounds can occur at the beginning of a word in English?

• /ps/

• /ng/

• /str/

• /ŋ/

What is the onset in the word "cat"?

• /k/

• /t/

• /a/

• /at/

What is the rhyme in the word "sing"?

• /s/

• /ing/

• /g/

• /si/

Which of the following has two syllables?

• Dog

• Apple

• Elephant

• Sing

Which of the following is an example of a voiced sound?

• /p/ in "pat"

• /b/ in "bat"

• /t/ in "top"

• /k/ in "cat"

What is the nucleus in the word "sit"?

• /s/

• /t/

• /ɪ/

• /st/