Consonants of English_Pre-test

Which of these symbols represents the voiceless dental fricative as in thin?

• [θ]

• [ð]

• [ʃ]

• [ŋ]

The symbol [ŋ] is used for the sound in:

• rang

• ring

• singer

• All are correct.

Which symbol is the voiced counterpart of [ʃ]?

• [z]

• [ʒ]

• [ð]

• [dʒ]

The IPA symbol [j] is used for the sound in:

• choose

• ring

• yet

• jeep

Which pair of words contains the same sound represented by [ð]?

• thy - then

• thick - thin

• ship - sheep

• choose - cheese

Which of the following is NOT a correct match between symbol and conventional name?

• [p] - lower-case p

• [θ] - theta

• [ʒ] - eth

• [ŋ] - eng or angma

Match each IPA symbol in Column A to its conventional name in Column B.

• lower-case j

• [ŋ]

• esh

• [j]

• eng or angma

• [ʃ]

• theta

• [θ]

Match each symbol in Column A to the correct description in Column B.

• Voiced palato-alveolar fricative

• [ʃ]

• Voiceless affricate

• [ð]

• Voiced dental fricative

• [tʃ]

• Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative

• [ʒ]