What is a phoneme?

Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

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Thảo Nguyễn Thị Thanh
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The smallest unit of speech sound that do not alter the meaning of a word.
A variant of a speech depending on the position in a word.
A unit of measurement in phonetics.
The smallest unit of sound in speech that can alter the meaning of a word
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many phonemes are there in English?
44: 20 consonants and 24 vowels
44: 20 vowels and 24 consonants
44: 22 vowels and 22 consonants
40: 20 vowels and 20 consonants
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word "water" in phonemic transcription is written as:
/wɔər/
/wɔter/
/ˈwɔːtə/
/'wotər/
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example represents a set of allophones?
/p/ in "pen" and "pay"
/t/ in "stay" and "stop"
/l/ in "love" and "school"
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is transcribed correctly in phonemic script?
"She sees the sea" /ʃi si ðə si:/
"Please catch the cat" /pli:z kætʃ ðə kæt/
"Make the connection" /meɪk ðə kʌˈnɛkʃn/
"Keep the heat" /kip ðə hit/
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many phonemes are in the word "light"?
2
3
4
5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are minimal sets?
Groups of words that differ by more than one phoneme
Groups of words that differ by only one phoneme in the same position
A single word in different phonemic contexts
None of the above
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