Phonetics2_vowel
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.
- 1.
[i]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
A. High
D. Front
H. Unrounded
I. Tense -
- 2.
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
A. High
D. Front
H. Unrounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
D. Front
H. Unrounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
C. Low
D. Front
H. Unrounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
E. Central (Back)
H. Unrounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
E. Central (Back)
H. Unrounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
A. High
F. Back
G. Rounded
I. Tense -
- 8.
[ʊ]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
A. High
F. Back
G. Rounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
F. Back
G. Rounded
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
Correct Answer(s)
C. Low
F. Back
H. Unrounded
I. Tense -
- 11.
[ej]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
D. Front
H. Unrounded
I. Tense -
- 12.
[ow]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
F. Back
G. Rounded
I. Tense -
- 13.
[aj]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
C. Low
E. Central (Back)
H. Unrounded
I. Tense -
- 14.
[aw]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
C. Low
E. Central (Back)
H. Unrounded
I. Tense -
- 15.
[ɔj]
- A.
High
- B.
Mid
- C.
Low
- D.
Front
- E.
Central (Back)
- F.
Back
- G.
Rounded
- H.
Unrounded
- I.
Tense
- J.
Lax
Correct Answer(s)
B. Mid
F. Back
G. Rounded
I. Tense -
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