The Vowel System Of Nae
15 Questions
| Total Attempts: 180
This is a quiz to review what you've read in Chapter 4 of Teaching Pronunciation: A Course Book and Reference Guide. You'll need to look at the diagrams at the bottom of the page for some of the questions.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: sad
- 2.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: cup
- 3.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: tooth
- 4.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: see
- 5.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: car
- 6.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: caught
- 7.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: bed
- 8.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: line
- 9.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: boy
- 10.Look at the vowel and diphthong charts below. Type the number that represents the vowel sound in this word: cow
- 11.Which of these categories do we normally use in describing and distinguishing vowel sounds? (Choose more than one.)
- A.
Tongue position
- B.
Place of articulation
- C.
Tense/lax
- D.
Lip rounding
- E.
Method of articulation
- F.
Simple/glided/diphthong
- G.
Voicing
- 12.Which of these categories do we normally use in describing and distinguishing consonant sounds? (Choose more than one.)
- A.
Tongue position
- B.
Place of articulation
- C.
Tense/lax
- D.
Lip rounding
- E.
Method of articulation
- F.
Simple/glided/diphthong
- G.
Voicing
- 13.The only difference between the vowel sounds in the words "sheep" and "ship" is that the first vowel is longer in duration than the second one.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.In English, a vowel that comes before a voiceless consonant is shorter in duration than a vowel that comes before a voiced consonant.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Where are reduced vowels usually found?
- A.
In words that are being pronounced slowly and carefully.
- B.
In stressed syllables of longer words.
- C.
In small words like prepositions or articles that are not stressed.
- D.
In the clearance section at Target.
This is a quiz about what you learned in Chapter 5 of Teaching Pronunciation: A Course Book and Reference Guide
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 2199 | Last updated: Feb 18, 2013
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Sample QuestionStress, rhythm, intonation, and sound changes in connected speech are examples of ______.
This quiz checks existing knowledge of short vowels sounds (including their pronunciation and common spellings) in English.
Questions: 13 | Attempts: 10428 | Last updated: Oct 10, 2019
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Sample QuestionWhat is the underlined vowel sound in the word busy?
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