Helps to produce accurate sounds
Phonetics is crucial in English language methodology as it helps learners understand and produce accurate sounds, leading to better pronunciation and communication. It aids in distinguishing subtle differences between similar sounds, improving listening skills and reducing misunderstandings. By focusing on phonetics, educators can address pronunciation issues, enhance reading fluency, and support language acquisition for both native and non-native speakers, ultimately fostering clearer and more effective verbal interactions.
1. The sentence ‘shut the door’ can be said as a command by using the following tone.
1) falling 2) falling-rising 3) rising 4) rising-falling
2. How many syllables are there in the word, 'examination'?
1) Four 2) Three 3) Five 4) Six
3. Choose the phonetic sound of the underlined letters in ‘between’.
1) /i/ 2) /i:/ 3) /e/ 4) /u:/
4. We say Yes-No type questions with.....
1) a falling tone 2) any tone
3) a fall-rise tone 4) a rising tone
5. Identify the final sound in the word, 'roads'.
1) /IZ/ 2) / S/ 3) / IS/ 4) /Z/
6. Rising tone/intonation is not used in
1) ‘wh’ questions 2) requests
3) greetings 4) commands
7. IPA stands for
1) India Public Art
2) International Phonetic Association
3) India Public Articulation
4) Indian Phonetic Association
8. Choose the word that has the sound of /∂/.
1) month 2) think 3) thought 4) then
9. The number of monophthongs in English is
1) 12 2) 10 3) 20 4) 8
10. These sounds begin with one vowel and end with another vowel?
1) consonants 2) vowels
3) Vowel glides 4) pure vowels
11. The change of pitch of voice is called
1) stress 2) rhythm
3) pause 4) intonation
12. Choose the word with ‘stress’ on the second syllable.
1) faith 2) affordable
3) human 4) school
13. Choose the word having the sound of / /.
1) fire 2) fear 3) fair 4) feel
14. Identify the word that has correct stress.
1) ‘diplomacy 2) oppr’tunity
3) pi’votal 4) vola’tile
15. Choose the word that has a stress.
1) Object 2) should 3) were 4) them
16. The degree of force with which sound or syllable of a word is uttered is called
1) intonation 2) stress
3) rhythm 4) pause
17. English, phonemes, consonants and vowels are in the following.
1) 42, 21, 21 2) 40, 20, 20
3) 44, 24, 20 4) 43, 22, 21
18. Identify the word which has the sound of velar.
1) brother 2) judge 3) king 4) house
19. Identify the correct accentual pattern of the word ‘Photographer’.
1) ‘Photographer 2) Photo’grapher
3) Phtogra’pher 4) Pho’tographer
20. While articulating /k/ and /g/
1) The alveolar ridge, the hard palate and the tongue are active.
2) The soft palate (velum) and the back of the tongue are active.
3) The alveolar ridge and the tongue are active.
4) The alveolar ridge and the middle of the tongue are active.
21. An example for a content word is-
1) she 2) small 3) but 4) which
22. The shift of stress from one syllable to another is observed in certain words with the change of function. This is examplified in the following set of words: ‘Photograph - Photographic’. Identify the shifting process. Here it is
1) from 2nd syllable to 3rd syllable
2) from 1st syllable to 2nd syllable
3) from 1st syllable to 3rd syllable
4) from 2nd syllable to 4th syllable
23. The underlined part in one of the following words is pronounced same as ‘su’ in the word ‘pleasure’.
1) Assure 2) Accent
3) Vision 4) Dozen
24. In the word monkey /m/ is
1) a voiced, bilabial and nasal sound.
2) a voiced, bilabial and plosive sound.
3) an unvoiced, labio-dental and fricative sound.
4) a voiced, labio-dental and plosive sound.
25. In the word water /w/ is
1) a voiced, bilabial and nasal sound.
2) an unvoiced, bilabial and nasal sound.
3) a voiced, bilabial and semi-vowel sound
4) an unvoiced, bilabial and plosive sound
26. In the word ‘book’, /b/ is
1) a voiced, alveolar and nasal sound.
2) a voiced, bilabial and plosive sound.
3) an unvoiced, alveolar and plosive sound.
4) a voiced, labio-dental and affricate sound.
27. The following has a short vowel phoneme.
1) too 2) saw 3) father 4) sit
28. Choose the word with correct syllabic division.
1) bea.uti.ful 2) beau.ti.ful
3) be.au.ti.ful 4) b.ea.u.ti.ful
29. Stress is
1) A convenient breath group
2) Rhythm
3) The degree of force with which a syllable is uttered
4) The extra breath force we put on a particular consonant
30. Syllabification means
1) Putting the stress on a syllable
2) Breaking the word into syllables
3) Combining the letters into syllables
4) All the above
31. Match the following.
Category of the Area that deals Phonetics with
A) Articulatory 1) Sound waves and phonetics the transmission of sound.
B) Auditory 2) Production of phonetics sound by the organ of speech.
C) Acoustic 3) Reception of sound phonetics
1) A-2, B-1, C-3 2) A-2, B-3, C-1
3) A-1, B-3, C-2 4) A-3, B-2, C-1
32. Match the following.
A) Phonology 1) System of meaning
B) Syntax 2) System of usage
C) Semantics 3) System of structure
D) Pragmatics 4) System of sound
1) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 2) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
3) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 4) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
33. In which of the following rising intonating is used?
1) Ordinary statements 2) Greetings
3) Last item on a list 4) ‘Wh’ questions
34. ‘You may come if you want to is an example of
1) Falling-Rising intonation
2) Falling intonation
3) Rising-falling intonation
4) Rising intonation
35. Generally we use falling-rising intonation in
1) Commands 2) Greetings
3) Requests 4) Unpleasant news
36. Pick the incorrect statement about ‘phonemes’.
1) Phonemes are divided into vowels and consonants.
2) Vowels are further classified into monophthongs, diphthongs and triphthongs.
3) Diphthongs are called vowel glides.
4) Phonemes and allophones are the same.
37. Africates are begin as ..... & end as .......
1) Fricatives, Plosive
2) Fricatives, Nasal
3) Nasal, Fricatives
4) Plosive, Fricatives
38. Which of the following is an affricate?
1) /b/ 2) /m/ 3) / / 4) N.O.T
39. Plosives are also called
1) Fricatives 2) Nasal
3) Dental 4) Stops
40. Identify the feature that distinguishes voiced from voiceless consonants.
1) Nasality
2) Manner of articulation
3) Vocal cord vibration
4) Place of articulation
41. The variation of the pitch of the voice is called
1) intonation 2) stress
3) rhythm 4) rhyming
42. Identify the ed sound in the word wanted.
1) /ed/ 2) /t/ 3) /d/ 4) /Id/
43. Identify the word that has correct stress
1) 'Photography 2) Pho'tography
3) Photo'graphy 4) Photogra'phy
44. Choose the phonetic sound of the underlined in poor.
1) /u/ 2) /u:/ 3) /u∂/ 4) /ue/
Answers
1-1; 2-3; 3-2; 4-4; 5-1; 6-1; 7-2; 8-4; 9-1; 10-3; 11-4; 12-2; 13-2; 14-2; 15-1; 16-2; 17-3; 18-3; 19-4; 20-2; 21-2; 22-3; 23-3; 24-1; 25-3; 26-2; 27-4; 28-2; 29-3; 30-2; 31-2; 32-1; 33-2; 34-3; 35-4; 36-4; 37-4; 38-3; 39-4; 40-3, 41-1; 42-4; 43-2; 44-3.
Writer: Putnam Ravikumar
