Phonetics and Phonology_Revision

What is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language?

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Syllable

• Grapheme

Which of the following is a voiced plosive?

• /p/

• /k/

• /b/

• /t/

What type of sound is /ʃ/?

• Plosive

• Fricative

• Nasal

• Affricate

Which word contains a triphthong?

• Fire

• Cat

• Book

• Go

Which of the following is a bilabial sound?

• /f/

• /p/

• /s/

• /h/

Which of these is a nasal consonant?

• /n/

• /l/

• /r/

• /v/

The schwa /ə/ is typically:

• Only found in stressed syllables

• The longest vowel in English

• The most common vowel sound

• Never found at the end of words

Which of the following is a diphthong?

• /iː/

• /u/

• /eɪ/

• /a/

The sound /tʃ/ is:

• A fricative

• A plosive

• A nasal

• An affricate

/θ/ as in “think” is:

• Voiced alveolar

• Voiceless dental

• Voiced dental

• Voiceless alveolar