Sounds Of Language Knowledge Quiz

14 Questions | By Catherinehalcomb | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 501

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Sounds Of Language Knowledge Quiz - Quiz

This Sounds of Language quiz is about the linguistic study of speech sounds. It covers the topics of phonology and phonetics in a balanced manner. So, what do you know about it? Well, take this quiz and see for yourself.

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1.

What is the phonetic notation system used to represent all of the phones in human speech?
- A.
  
  IPI
- B.
  
  API
- C.
  
  APA
- D.
  
  IPA
2.

Phonetics is the study and classification of speech sounds.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Consonants sounds are all the letters of the alphabet that represents a basic speech sound produced by obstructing the breath in the vocal tract.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Place of Articulation...
- A.
  
  Describes how airflow is obstructed to make a sound
- B.
  
  It refers to the location of the mouth where the sound is produced
- C.
  
  Involves every sound that doesn't include voicing
- D.
  
  Is not part of phonology
5.

Which one produces vibration?
- A.
  
  /p/ and /v/
- B.
  
  /k/ and /s/
- C.
  
  /r/ and /n/
- D.
  
  /θ/ and /m/
6.

Which words start with a voiceless sound?
- A.
  
  Come
- B.
  
  Birthday
- C.
  
  Dance
7.

Manner of articulation...
- A.
  
  Describes the place in which the sound is articulated.
- B.
  
  are sounds that cause your vocal cords to vibrate when they are pronounced
- C.
  
  Refers to how the air was shaped by articulators.
8.

Vowel production...
- A.
  
  Is the same as consonant production
- B.
  
  Is produced with a relatively free flow of air
- C.
  
  Consist of a combination of two vowel sounds
9.

An example of a fricative sound is /v/.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

An example of a palatal sound is /ʤ/.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

THINK...
- A.
  
  Labiodental
- B.
  
  Velar
- C.
  
  Bilabial
- D.
  
  Dental
12.

"Mother"...
- A.
  
  Stop
- B.
  
  Nasal
- C.
  
  Glides
- D.
  
  Affricative
13.

Is the word "Light" a diphthong?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Voiced-alveolar-nasal...
- A.
  
  Bed
- B.
  
  Knot
- C.
  
  Small