HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF FINAL TEST

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION ENGLISH PHONETICS AND

FACULTY OF FOREIGN PHONOLOGY
LANGUAGES Course code: PHON130136
LANGUAGE SKILLS SECTION
Duration: 60 minutes
Invigilator 1 Invigilator 2
Test code: N/A
This paper has 6 pages.
Examiner 1 Examiner 2
Raw score: Raw score: No materials whatsoever allowed.
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 Guidelines for multiple choice questions

- C is chosen
- A is chosen instead of C
- C is chosen instead of A
 There are 2 parts with 46 question items in this test paper.

ANSWER SHEET

PART I (35 marks)

1 A B C D 13 A B C D 25 A B C D
2 A B C D 14 A B C D 26 A B C D
3 A B C D 15 A B C D 27 A B C D
4 A B C D 16 A B C D 28 A B C D
5 A B C D 17 A B C D 29 A B C D
6 A B C D 18 A B C D 30 A B C D
7 A B C D 19 A B C D 31 A B C D
8 A B C D 20 A B C D 32 A B C D
9 A B C D 21 A B C D 33 A B C D
10 A B C D 22 A B C D 34 A B C D
11 A B C D 23 A B C D 35 A B C D
12 A B C D 24 A B C D

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PART I (35 marks)
Choose the best option to complete the sentence or answer the question.
1. The glottis is the space between the vocal cords. When the glottis is_________, the
air passing through it can cause vibration, resulting in voiced sounds.
A. open (voiceless) B. narrowed (fricative) C. closed or nearly
closed D. tightly closed (glotal = h)

2. The teeth, the tongue, the lips belong to the__________.

A. nasal cavity (khoang mũi) B. oral cavity (khoang miêng) C.
pharynx (hầu) D. larynx (thanh quản)

3. Phonologically, a sound is _________when it occurs at the beginning of a word and

is followed by vowels. (Theo âm vị học, một âm là tiêu biểu là phụ âm khi nó đứng
đầu từ và theo sau nó một nguyên âm.)

A. typically consonantal B. a vowel C. a semi-vowel D. a final consonant

4. In the production of plosives, the first phase is the_________phase. ( 4 Phases for

glottis)
A. compression 2 B. closing 1 C. release 3 D. post-release 4

5. When you hold the tongue blade very close to the back part of the alveolar ridge and
the front part of the hard palate and your lips are slightly rounded, the possible
sound produced is_________.

Plosives 6 cái
Theo 4 t,d are alveolar since the tongue blade is pressed against the alveolar ridge.

A. /p/ B. /z/ C. /S/ D. /h/

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6. In English, the sound _________ barely (hiếm khi) occurs in the initial position of a
word.
A. /h/ glotal B. /Z/ C. /j/ D. /w/

7. The place of articulation of the initial sound in the word “thought” is ___________.
A. bilabial B. alveolar C. velar D. dental

8. The manner of articulation of the final phoneme in the word “tomb” is__________.
A. nasal stop (m, n, n) B. oral stop C. fricative D.
affricate

tu:m

9. When you pronounce /m, n, N/, the air flows continuously out of the mouth. In
order words, these sounds are ________________.
A. continuant B. sonorant C. obstruent D. nasal

10.When you press the tongue back against the velum to shut off the oral cavity and
lower the velum to let the air escape through the nasal cavity, you can produce the
sound _________.
A. /m/ B. /n/ C. /N/ D. /j/

11.The correct pronunciation of the word “hanger” is _________________.

Haenge.
A. /"hand@/ B. /"h{n@/ C. /"h{N@/ D. /"h{Ng@/
12.The only central liquid in English sounds _______________.
A. /l/ B. /r/ C. /j/ D. /w/

13.After the initial voiceless /p, k/, the realization of the sound /l/ is
the________________.

A. clear [l] B. syllabic [  C. dark [ D. devoiced [l̥ 

14.In terms of characteristics, vowels are oral, voiced, __________ and determined by
the shape and size of the oral cavity.
A. long B. syllabic C. short D. tense

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15.We can classify vowels according to the tongue height (high or low), tongue part
(back or front), tension, lip rounding and ______________.
A. voicing B. length short and long C. kinds of
obstruction D. distribution

16.The vowel described as “high, black, tense” is _____________.

A. /u:/ B. /A:/ C. /3:/ D. /O:/

17.Among /eI, aI, OI, I@, aU/, ________ is NOT a closing diphthong.
A. /I@/ B. /OI/ C. /aU/ D. /eI/

18.The sounds which contrast in the same environment are called ______________.
A. phonemes B. phonetics C. phonology D. letter

19.The vowel indicated by the dark dot in the following diagram is likely __________.
A. /I/ B. /U/ C. /3/ D. /e/

20.“Sink/think” is an example of ____________________.

A. free variation B. complementary distribution
C. allophones l D. minimal pairs cặp khác nhau 1 âm

21.When a feature distinguishes one phoneme from another, it is a distinctive feature.

For example, a distinctive feature of the initial sound in “carrot” is_____________.
K(h)a:ret
A. [+voiced] B. [+gliding] C. [+continuant] D. [+aspirated]

22.The phonetic transcription of the word “potato” should be______________.

A. [pʰ@"tʰeIt@U] B. [p@"teIt@U] C. [pʰ@"teIt@U] D. [p@"tʰeIt@U]

23.The acceptable division of the syllables in the word “excellent” is ______________.

A. /"ek.s@.l@nt/ B. /"e.ks@.l@nt/ C. /"eks.@.l@nt/ D. /"eks.@l.@nt/

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24.Three weak vowels that cannot occur in strong syllables are _______________.
e. schwa + close front I + close back u
A. /U, I, Q/ B. /@, {, e/ C. /e, V, Q/ D. /@, i, u/
25.The sound /i/ DOESN’T occur in the pronunciation of the word _____________.
A. react B. steam C. hilarious D. the (before
vowels)
26.The sound /u/ DOESN’T occur in the pronunciation of the word _____________.
A. through B. who C. evaluation D. cute
kju:t
27.Syllabic consonants do NOT occur in the word ________________.
A. panel B. quicker C. happen D. thicken

28.In which of the following utterances is the word “of” pronounced as a weak form?
Trong câu nào of là weak form
A. That’s what I heard of. B. What are you fond of?
C. Most of them are coming. D. You should put “of” after the verb “think” here.

29.Intonation helps us understand the speaker’s emotions and attitudes. This is referred
to as ___________function.
A. attitudinal B. discourse C. grammatical D. accentual

30.A rising /yes or /no usually indicates________________.

A. finality
B. questioning manner, when the speaker requests something more to follow
C. limited agreement
D. a strong feeling of approval or disapproval

31.When we add the suffix -graphy into the stem “photo,” _________________. Khi
thêm hậu tố graphy thì stress bị thay đổi như nào?
A. the stress in the stem word doesn’t change
B. the sounds in the stem word remain the same
C. the primary stress moves to the suffix -graphy
D. the primary stress moves to the second syllable of the stem word.

32.In casual fast speech, “mystery” is usually pronounced as /mIstri/. This is an

example of_________.
A. assimilation đồng hoá âm B. liaison C. elision nuốt âm
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33.In casual fast speech, when the final consonant of the previous word changes to
become more like the initial consonant of the next word, the assimilation effect is
_____________.
Final – initial = regressive
A. regressive B. progressive C. within a word D. of manner
34.When the phrase “good thing” is casually spoken, the /d/ sound at the end of “good”
changes its place of articulation to be more like the following sound /T/. So /d/ is
_______________.
A. nasalized B. velarized C. labialized D. dentalized
dental
PART II (15 marks)
Answer the following questions.
Questions 36-40: (0,5 marks/ item)
Transcribe the following utterances phonetically and show aspects of connected speech.
Draw diacritics to mark aspiration, vowel shortening, devoicing, syllabic consonants,
and allophones of l. Transcribe the correct weak forms and possible assimilation, elision
and linking. An example is given.

look at that boy

 [lʊ̌ kət ðæ̌ p bɔɪ]

p, t, k khi nó đứng đầu câu sẽ bị aspirated (chữ h trên đầu)

cat = k(h)aet

b, d, g khi nó đứng cuối cùng của âm và không có nguyên âm đi đằng sau, nó sẽ bị mất âm

(o)

Bad = baed(o)

Nguyên âm dài và ngắn bị shortened khi theo sau nó là các âm voiceless t, p, k

kaet

Syllabic consonants: m, n , l ,r , n

Person = p3:sn(,)

Allophone l

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Clear = klie

Âm l tối khi nó đứng sau nguyên âm và đứng trước một phụ âm; nó đứng cuối cùng.

Film = film

Bottle = botl

36. took her aunt for a drive 

……………………………………………………………………
37. That’s a great bag. 
……………………………………………………………………………..
38. What about you two? 
………………………………………………………………………
39. because you smiled at him
………………………………………………………………………
40. The rocket lost power and
crashed.………………………………………………………………
Questions 41-43: (0,25 marks/item)
Transcribe the following monosyllables phonemically, then analyze the syllable structure
of these words. An example is given.

41. banks ………………………………………………………

42. shrugged ………………………………………………………
43. twelfth ………………………………………………………
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Questions 44-47: (0,25 marks /item)
The following words are transcribed phonemically. Use a dot (.) to mark the boundary
between the syllables of these words. An example is given.
conflict /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/

44. catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/

45. hippopotamus /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/
46. delegation /ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn/
47. feasibility / ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti/

Questions 48-50: (0,25 marks /item)

Divide the following sentences into feet. Use a dotted vertical line to mark the boundary
between the feet. An example is given.

They couldn’t have chosen a better time for their holiday.

48. /Buying a /new com/puter is a /major ex/pense./

49. The /main /risk is that the /mother alli/gator will a/ttack them./

50. You /mustn’t /pour /chemicals /down the /sink./

Tìm từ có stress ở từ có hai âm tiết trở lên, kẻ dòng gạch trước từ được nhấn.

Từ chứa nội dung chính sẽ nhấn.

THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.