Exercise CHAPTER 1. Phonetics and Phonology

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EXTRA EXERCISES - GROUP 5

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer

1. Which manner of articulation will the sound be produced with the airflow
channeled into the nasal passages?

A. Nasal B. Liquids C. Affricate D. Stops

2. Phonemes that have alternative phonetic realizations are called __________.

A. Allophones B. Minimal pairs C. Onset D. Rhyme

3. The study of human speech sounds in a language that forms systematized


patterns is called _____________.

A. Phonetics B. Acoustics C. Morphology D. Phonology

4. Which one of the following words that violates the phonological rules of the
English language?
A. Strock B. Mblath C. Scheel D. Brish
5. ______________ are the abstractions of speech units which differ in one
meaning from another.

A. Segments B. Morphemes C. Phonemes D. Orthography

6. Which of the following is the passive articulator?

A. Pharynx B. Soft palate C. Hard palate D. The tongue

7. Which area of phonetics studies the ways speech sounds are produced?

A. Articulatory phonetics C. Auditory phonetics

B. Acoustic phonetics D. Phonology

8. ___________ is the air passages which are above the vocal cords and which
are involved in the production of speech sounds.

A. Pharynx B. The vocal tract C. The alveolar ridge D. The tongue

9. How many cavities can the vocal tract be divided into?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five


10. The term _________ is applied to the physical, including physiological,
aspects of speech.

A. Semantics B. Grammar C. Phonology D. Phonetics

II. True/False: Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

1. A speech sound has three aspects: physiological, acoustic, and (True/False)


tactile.

2. The speech sounds are produced by modifying the air stream in


the throat, the mouth, and the lungs. (True/False)

3. The passive articulators include the upper teeth, the teeth


ridge, and the hard palate. (True/False)

4. Changes in the shape of the vocal tract do not cause differences in


speech sounds. (True/False)

5. The vocal tract can be divided into the nasal cavity and the oral
cavity. (True/False)

III. Gap Filling: Make meaningful sentences by filling in the blanks with an
appropriate word or phrase

1. Acoustic phonetics deals with the ___________ of speech sounds through the air.

2. The production of different speech sounds through the use of the organs of speech
is known as __________.

3. Besides having the physical properties, the speech sounds also have the
___________ function when they are used as distinctive units of sounds in a language.

4. The main aims of phonetics are to _________ and to classify human speech sounds.

5. Received Pronunciation is also known as the Standard _____________ accent.


KEY
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C

6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D

II. True/False: Decide whether the following statements are true or false
1. FALSE (A speech sound has three aspects: physiological, acoustic, and tactile)
→ auditory
2. FALSE (The speech sounds are produced by modifying the air stream in the
throat, the mouth, and the lungs) → nose
3. TRUE
4. FALSE (Changes in the shape of the vocal tract do not cause differences in
speech sounds.
5. TRUE

III. Gap Filling: Make meaningful sentences by filling in the blanks with an
appropriate word or phrase

1. transmission
2. articulation
3. distinctive
4. describe
5. British

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