Phonetics2_vowel

15 Questions | By Haerim | Last updated: Jan 17, 2019

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Vowels are described in terms of (1) height, (2) backness, (3) roundness and (4) tenseness. Tick all boxes that describe the segment on the screen. NB: In this quiz, please distinguish CENTRAL from BACK.

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Questions and Answers

1.

[i]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
2.
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
3.

[ɛ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
4.

[æ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
5.

[ʌ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
6.

[ə] (Same with [ʌ]; but used when this is UNSTRESSED)
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
7.

[u]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
8.

[ʊ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
9.

[ɔ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
10.

[ɑ]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
11.

[ej]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
12.

[ow]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
13.

[aj]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
14.

[aw]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax
15.

[ɔj]
- A.
  
  High
- B.
  
  Mid
- C.
  
  Low
- D.
  
  Front
- E.
  
  Central (Back)
- F.
  
  Back
- G.
  
  Rounded
- H.
  
  Unrounded
- I.
  
  Tense
- J.
  
  Lax

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