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Name:__________________________ TEST 1: Articulation

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Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)


1. The organs of articulation are______.
a. the organs involved in the production & modification of speech sounds.
b. the organs used to make sounds.
c. the head d. the lungs
2. The vocal sounds are produced in the______.
a. wind pipe b. voice box c. mouth d. pharynx
3. The produced vocal sounds are resonated & modified in the______.
a. nose b. pharynx c. mouth d. resonators
4. The vocal tract is______.
a. the air passage beginning with the lungs and ending in the mouth & nose
b. the facial diagram c. the larynx d. trachea

A B
C D

5. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for voiced sounds? …….
a. A b. B c. C d. D
6. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for voiceless sounds? …….
a. A b. B c. C d. D
7. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for / h / sound? …….
a. A b. B c. C d. D
8. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for the first sound in ‘knife’?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
9. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for the underlined sound in
‘knight’?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
10. Which of the above figures presents the position of the glottis for the final sound in
‘photograph’?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
11. Vocal cords are two elastic bands of tissue located in the______.
a. larynx b. pharynx c. trachea d. mouth
12. The velum is the front part of the roof of the mouth with a bony structure.
a. False b. True
13. Vibration happens when ______.
a. vocal folds are under tension & partially opened b. the glottis is narrow
c. the vocal bands are wide apart d. vocal bands are tightly closed
14. Soft palate is______.
a. the front part of the roof of the mouth with a bony structure.
b. the organ which can be touched by the tongue, at the back of the mouth.
c. the most movable articulator d. a place of articulation
15. ______ is (are) considered the most important speech instrument in the sound
production.
a. Pharynx b. Glottis c. Trachea d. Vocal cords 16. When
the glottis is wide apart, we can ______.
a. breathe normally b. produce vowels
c. produce some voiceless consonants d. a & c
17. For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the glottis is ______.
a. partially open b. mi-closed c. wide apart d. tightly closed
18. An organ which can move easily is a(n) ______.
a. articulator b. point of articulation c. place of articulationd. a & b
19. A sound produced while the vocal folds are wide apart is a______ sound.
a. voiced b. consonant c. voiceless d. vowel
20. A sound produced while the vocal folds are partially open is a______ sound.
a. voiced b. consonant c. voiceless d. vowel
Name: ________________________ TEST 2 – PHONETICS

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Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)


1. Which of the following words contains an open central vowel?
a. study b. smooth c. simple d. hat
2. The English ______ end in / ǝ /.
a. closing diphthongs b. centering diphthongs c. triphthongs d. b&c
3. Which of the following is not a criterion to classify English simple vowels?
a. tongue height b. tongue part c. vibrations d. length of sound
4. Vowels following nasal consonants are______.
a. lengthened b. devoiced c. nasalized d. oral
5. / i: / & / u: / are different in______.
a. tongue position b. tongue part c. lip shape d. b&c
6. Which of the following underlined sounds is pronounced differently from the others?
a. really b. hear c. fear d. learnt
7. Which of the vowels in the following words is pronounced differently from the others?
a. warm b. water c. thought d. worm
8. / i: / in ____ is shorter than the others.
a. mean b. heat c. bead d. bee
9. The sound beginning with an open back vowel, then gliding towards a high back vowel
is______.
a. ɪə b. aɪ c. əʊ d. aʊ
10. Diphthongs ______.
a. consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another, the former of which is
much longer and stronger than the other.
b. are a combination of two single vowels.
c. are two single vowels appearing within a syllable.
d. are a consonant cluster.
11. A vowel is ______ when preceding a final fortis sound.
a. devoiced b. nasalized c. shortened d. none of the above
12. The vowel in ______ is pronounced differently from the others.
a. full b. pull c. foot d. skull
13. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in relation to how much they obstruct
the air flow and what position they can occupy.
b. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in their distribution.
c. Vowels and consonants differ from each other in the way the air flow is obstructed
when producing the sound.
14. / ɔ:/ in ______ is the longest
a. thought b. storec. fork d. port
15. Both ______ have spread lips.
a. /i:/ & /e/ b. /i:/ & /u:/ c. /a:/ & /3:/ d. /a:/ & /u:/
16. Both ______ have rounded lips.
a. /i:/ & /e/ b. /i:/ & /u:/ c. /a:/ & /3:/ d. /a:/ & /u:/
17. Both ______ are back vowels.
a. /i:/ & /e/ b. /i:/ & /u:/ c. /a:/ & /3:/ d. /a:/ & /u:/
18. Both ______ are close vowels.
a. /i:/ & /e/ b. /i:/ & /u:/ c. /a:/ & /3:/ d. /a:/ & /u:/
19. Which of the following is not a consonant classified by place of articulation?
a. dental b. nasal c. bilabial d. palatal
20. Which of the following is not a consonant classified by manner of articulation?
a. plosive b. nasal c. palatal d. approximant

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