The 'A' in the word ATTENTION is sounded as a ______.
A. stressed short vowel
B. plosive and stressed
C. soft short vowel
D. schwa and unstressed
Which of the following plural forms ends in /-əz/?
A. giraffes
B. means
C. garages
D. handcuffs
Which word has NO fricative?
A. /th/ as in there
B. /pl/ as in plant
C. /sh/ as in shell
D. /ch/ as in church
Which among the sounds below is voiceless?
A. /b/
B. /z/
C. /g/
D. /p/
This sounds are prodiced when be hold back the air at the moment and the we released it.
A. fricatives
B. plosives
C. affricates
D. nasals
Which set of words mainly relates to concept of "prosody" in speech?
A. stress, intonation
B. enunciation,diction
C. rate,speed
D. gestures,expressions
Sounds like /f/ and /v/ are caused by a friction between the lower lip and the teeth. What kind of
consonant sound do they belong?
A. Palatal
B. Glottal
C. Stop
D. Fricative
How many phonemes does the word "laughed" have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Among the given words, which one has the /zh/ sound?
A. shore
B. bush
C. vision
D. lush
Which of the following words has a DIPTHONG?
A. law
B. dress
C. girl
D. fine
Which is the correct description of the sound /p/?
A. voiced bilabial plosive
B. voiceless labiodental plosive
C. voiceless bilabial plosive
D. voiced labiodental plosive
Which of the following words is the homophone of deer?
A. dare
B. dear
C. dire
D. peer