Part 1:

1/Which of the following consonants is a bilabial sound?

a) /f/
b) /v/
c) /p/
d) /θ/
2/Which of the following is a voiceless alveolar fricative?
a) /z/
b) /s/
c) /ʃ/
d) /ð/
3/The consonant /ŋ/ is classified as a:
a) Velar nasal
b) Alveolar nasal
c) Birlabial nasal
d) Palatal nasal
4/Which of the following is a voiced palato-alveolar affricate?
a) /tʃ/
b) /dʒ/
c) /ʃ/
d) /ʒ/
5/The sound /k/ is produced by:
a) Raising the back of the tongue to the soft palate (velum)
b) Raising the front of the tongue to the alveolar ridge
c) Bringing the lower lip into contact with the upper teeth
d) Raising the tongue to the hard palate
6/Which of the following is NOT a stop consonant?
a) /t/
b) /d/
c) /s/
d) /k/
7/The consonant /ð/ is a:
a) Voiced dental fricative
b) Voiceless dental fricative
c) Voiced alveolar fricative
d) Voiceless alveolar fricative
8/Which of the following pairs of consonants are both voiced?
a) /p/ and /b/
b) /t/ and /d/
c) /d/ and /z/
d) /k/ and /g/
9/The consonant /l/ is classified as a:
a) Lateral approximant
b) Nasal stop
c) Fricative
d) Affricate
10/Which of the following is a glottal sound?
a) /h/

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b) /m/
c) /n/
d) /ŋ/
11/The consonant /ʒ/ (as in "measure") is a:
a) Voiced palato-alveolar fricative
b) Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative
c) Voiced alveolar fricative
d) Voiceless alveolar fricative
12/Which 3of the following is a voiceless labiodental fricative?
a) /f/
b) /v/
c) /θ/
d) /ð/
13/The consonant /r/ in English is typically a:
a) Alveolar stop
b) Alveolar approximant
c) Uvular approximant
d) Retroflex stop
14/Which of the following consonants is a voiced bilabial stop?
a) /p/
b) /b/
c) /m/
d) /w/
15/The consonant /j/ (as in "yes") is a:
a) Palatal approximant
b) Velar plosive
c) Alveolar fricative
d) Glottal stop
16/Which of the following is a voiceless velar stop?
a) /g/
b) /k/
c) /ŋ/
d) /x/
17/The consonant /w/ is classified as a:
a) Bilabial approximant
b) Velar approximant
c) Labio-velar approximant
d) Alveolar approximant
18/Which of the following is a voiced alveolar stop (plosive)?
a) /t/
b) /d/
c) /s/
d) /z/
19/The consonant /θ/ (as in "think") is a:
a) Voiced dental fricative
b) Voiceless dental fricative
c) Voiced alveolar fricative
d) Voiceless alveolar fricative
20/Which of the following is a nasal consonant?
a) /l/
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b) /r/
c) /m/
d) /s/
21/The consonant /ʃ/ (as in "ship") is a:
a) Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative
b) Voiced palato-alveolar fricative
c) Voiceless alveolar fricative
d) Voiced alveolar fricative
22/Which of the following is a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate?
a) /dʒ/
b) /tʃ/
c) /ʒ/
d) /ʃ/
23/The consonant /h/ is produced in the:
a) Glottis
b) Velum
c) Alveolar ridge
d) Hard palate
24/Which of the following is a voiced bilabial nasal?
a) /p/
b) /b/
c) /m/
d) /n/
25/The consonant /j/ (as in "yes") is produced by raising the tongue toward the:
a) Alveolar ridge
b) Hard palate
c) Soft palate (velum)
d) Teeth
26/Which of the following is a voiceless labiodental fricative?
a) /f/
b) /v/
c) /θ/
d) /ð/
27/The consonant /ʒ/ (as in "vision") is a:
a) Voiced palato-alveolar fricative
b) Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative
c) Voiced alveolar fricative
d) Voiceless alveolar fricative
28/Which of the following is a lateral consonant?
a) /r/
b) /l/
c) /n/
d) /m/
29/The consonant /ŋ/ (as in "sing") is produced by blocking airflow in the:
a) Alveolar ridge
b) Hard palate
c) Velum (soft palate)
d) Glottis
30/Which of the following is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant?
a) /r/
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b) /l/
c) /n/
d) /m/
31/Which of the following is NOT a speech organ?
a) Tongue
b) Lips
c) Ear
d) Alveolar ridge
32/The vocal folds are located in the:
a) Nasal cavity
b) Oral cavity
c) Larynx
d) Pharynx
33/The alveolar ridge is located:
a) Behind the upper front teeth
b) Below the lower front teeth
c) At the back of the throat
d) In the nasal cavity
34/Which part of the tongue is most involved in the production of the sound [t]?
a) Tip
b) Blade
c) Back
d) Root
35/The soft palate is also known as the:
a) Alveolar ridge
b) Velum
c) Uvula
d) Epiglottis
36/Which speech organ is responsible for blocking or allowing airflow through the nasal
cavity?
a) Tongue
b) Velum
c) Glottis
d) Lips
37/Which of the following words contains an aspirated /p/ sound?
a) spin
b) pin
c) tip
d) spit
38/Aspiration in English typically occurs with:
a) Voiced stops in word-final position
b) Voiceless stops in word-initial stressed syllables
c) Nasal consonants in intervocalic position
d) Fricatives in word-medial position
39/Which of the following phonetic symbols represents aspiration?
a) [ː]
b) [ʰ]
c) [˳]
d) [̃]

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40/Which of the following consonants can be syllabic in English?
a) /p/
b) /l/
c) /t/
d) /k/
41/In the word "button," which sound is syllabic?
a) /b/
b) /ʌ/
c) /n/
d) /t/
42/Syllabic consonants are most likely to occur in:
a) Word-initial position
b) Word-final unstressed syllables
c) Intervocalic position
d) Stressed syllables
43/Which of the following words contains a flapped /t/?
a) "top"
b) "butter"
c) "stop"
d) "cat"
44/Flapping in American English typically occurs when /t/ or /d/ is:
a) Word-initial
b) Between two vowels, with the second vowel unstressed
c) Preceded by a nasal consonant
d) Followed by a voiceless fricative
45/What is the phonetic symbol for a flapped /t/?
a) [tʰ]
b) [ɾ]
c) [ʔ]
d) [t̬]
46/Which of the following words does NOT contain an aspirated /k/ sound?
a) key
b) skip
c) cool
d) cat
47/Which of the following words contains an aspirated /t/ sound?
a) stop
b) top
c) pot
d) spot
48/Which of the following words contains a syllabic /m/?
a) "hammer"
b) "mother"
c) "rhythm"
d) "milk"
49/In the word "bottle," which sound is syllabic?
a) /b/
b) /ɒ/
c) /l/
d) /t/
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50/Which of the following consonants is least likely to be syllabic in English?
a) /n/
b) /l/
c) /m/
d) /p/
51/Which of the following words is least likely to exhibit devoicing?
a) "bag"
b) "bad"
c) "back"
d) "bed"
52/Which of the following words contains a flapped /d/?
a) "dog"
b) "ladder"
c) "dust"
d) "deep"
53/Flapping is most likely to occur in which of the following environments?
a) /t/ or /d/ in word-initial position
b) /t/ or /d/ between two vowels, with the second vowel unstressed
c) /t/ or /d/ before a nasal consonant
d) /t/ or /d/ in word-final position
54/Which of the following words does NOT contain a flapped /t/?
a) "water"
b) "butter"
c) "atom"
d) "stop"
55/In which of the following words is the /p/ sound NOT aspirated?
a) "pat"
b) "spat"
c) "pack"
d) "peak"
56/Which of the following is a high front vowel in English?
a) /æ/
b) /iː/
c) /ʌ/
d) /ɑː/
57/Which of the following vowels is rounded?
a) /iː/
b) /uː/
c) /e/
d) /æ/
58/Which of the following is a low back vowel in English?
a) /ɪ/
b) /ɑː/
c) /ʊ/
d) /eɪ/
59/Which of the following vowels is typically longer in duration?
a) /ɪ/
b) /iː/
c) /e/
d) /æ/
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60/Which of the following words contains a long vowel?
a) "bit"
b) "beat"
c) "bet"
d) "bat"
61/Which of the following is a diphthong in English?
a) /iː/
b) /eɪ/
c) /ɛ/
d) /ɑː/
62/Which of the following words contains the diphthong /aɪ/?
a) "boy"
b) "bite"
c) "boot"
d) "bet"
63/How many diphthongs are there in Standard British English?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 12
d) 3
64/Which of the following vowels is NOT part of the English vowel system?
a) /ɪ/
b) /y/
c) /ʊ/
d) /ɔː/
65/Which of the following vowels is a tense vowel?
a) /ɪ/
b) /iː/
c) /e/
d) /æ/
66/Which of the following vowels is a lax vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /uː/
c) /ɪ/
d) /ɑː/
67/Which of the following pairs of words demonstrates a contrast between /ɪ/ and /iː/?
a) "bit" vs. "beat"
b) "bet" vs. "bat"
c) "cot" vs. "caught"
d) "pull" vs. "pool"
68/Which of the following is a mid-central vowel in English?
a) /iː/
b) /ə/
c) /uː/
d) /æ/
69/Which of the following vowels is classified as a low vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /e/
c) /æ/
d) /ʊ/
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70/Which of the following vowels is a back vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /uː/
c) /e/
d) /æ/
71/Which of the following words contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/?
a) "boy"
b) "bite"
c) "boot"
d) "bet"
72/Which of the following diphthongs is present in the word "house"?
a) /aɪ/
b) /aʊ/
c) /eɪ/
d) /ɔɪ/
73/Which of the following diphthongs is a rising diphthong?
a) /ɪə/
b) /eɪ/
c) /ʊə/
d) /eə/
74/Which of the following vowels is typically shorter in duration?
a) /iː/
b) /ɪ/
c) /uː/
d) /ɑː/
75/Which of the following words contains a short vowel?
a) "beat"
b) "bit"
c) "boot"
d) "bait"
76/Which of the following consonants is a voiceless alveolar fricative?
a) /v/
b) /s/
c) /z/
d) /ʃ/
77/The consonant /ŋ/ is classified as a:
a) Voiced velar plosive
b) Voiced alveolar nasal
c) Voiced velar nasal
d) Voiceless glottal fricative
78/Which of the following pairs of consonants does not share the same place of articulation?
a) /t/ and /d/
b) /k/ and /g/
c) /m/ and /n/
d) /f/ and /v/
79/The sound /θ/ as in "think" is a:
a) Voiced dental fricative
b) Voiceless dental fricative
c) Voiced alveolar fricative
d) Voiceless alveolar fricative
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80/Which of the following is an example of an affricate?
a) /s/
b) /tʃ/
c) /l/
d) /r/
81/The vowel /i:/ as in "see" is classified as a:
a) High front lax vowel
b) High back lax vowel
c) Mid central vowel
d) Low front vowel
82/Which of the following vowels is a schwa?
a) /æ/
b) /ə/
c) /ʌ/
d) /ɪ/
83/The vowel /u:/ as in "food" is:
a) A high back tense vowel
b) A low front lax vowel
c) A mid central vowel
d) A high front lax vowel
84/Which of the following is a diphthong?
a) /e/
b) /aɪ/
c) /ɒ/
d) /i:/
85/The vowel /æ/ as in "cat" is classified as a:
a) Low front vowel
b) High back vowel
c) Mid central vowel
d) Low back vowel
Part 2:
1. Which of the following is not considered (an) articulator(s)?
a. the tongue b. the lips c. the velum d. the ears

2. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

description : voiced labiodental fricative
a. [ v ] b. [ w ] c. [ ð ] d. [ f ]
3. Which of the following phonetic variations may happen to the voiced stop [g ] in
this context : [ d ɒg ] dog ?
a. [ g ] is aspirated after the front vowel [ɒ]
b. [ g ] is devoiced after the short vowel [ɒ]
c. [ g ] is devoiced word finally
d. [ g ] is unaspirated in the final position of a stressed syllable

4. Which of the following statements is correct ?

All the aspirated voiceless stops are produced with
a. the vibration of the vocal cords
b. an extra puff of the air strongly expelled
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c. the air stream from the glottis
d. the air stream going through the nasal cavity

5. ……………… are sounds articulated by the lower lip against the upper teeth.
a. labio-dentals b. alveolars c. velars d. glottals

6. Which of the following phonetic transcriptions corresponds to the following

phonetic description : voiceless alveolar stop ?
a. /t/ b. / t∫ / c. / d / d. / j /

7. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

description: voiceless bilabial stop?
a. / v / b. / g / c. / ð / d. / p /

8. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in place of

articulation from the other segments?
a. / t, r, d, s / b. / k, g , ŋ, w/ c./ p, b, m, n / d. / t, d, n, z /

9. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the
other segments ?
a. / d, v, b, m / b./ m, n, ŋ, v / c. / w, z , r, l / d./z, t , ∫, s /

10. Which of the following statements is correct ?

a. Velars are sounds made at the soft area toward the rear of the roof of the mouth.
b. Palatals are sounds made just behind the alveolar ridge
c. Bilabials are sounds made at the teeth ridge
d. Alveolars are sounds made with the tongue placed against the teeth

11. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

a. Fricatives are consonants produced with a continuous airflow through the mouth.
b. Stops are consonants produced with the complete stoppage of the air in the mouth
which causes an explosion.
c. Nasals are consonants produced with the lowering of the soft palate.
d. Fricatives are non-continuant consonants.

12. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

description: voiced interdental fricative
a.[ m ] b. [ v ] c. [ t ] d. [ ]

13. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of
articulation from the other segments ?
a. [ w, r, j ] c. [ , ð , s ]
b.[ p, b, m ] d. [ t, d, k ]
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14.Which of the following statements is correct ?
Interdentals are sounds made
a. with the tongue between the teeth
b. with the tongue on or near the hard palate
c. just behind the alveolar ridge
d. with the upper lip and the lower teeth

15. Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic

description : voiceless labiodental fricative
b. [ v ] b. [ w ] c. [ ð ] d. [ f ]

16. The process by which an alveolar stop/t,d/ is heard intervocally (voiced) between
2 vowels, the first of which is generally stressed is called
a. metathesis c. epenthesis
b. deletion d. flapping

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