Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

Phonetics and Phonology

• The study of speech sounds is called Phonology
• A consonant sound is represented by [p]
• The voiced alveolar fricative is represented by the symbol [z]
• The vowel [i] is produced with the highest position of the tongue
• A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language
• Bilabial is a place of articulation
• The English consonant [k] is produced with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate
• Tone refers to the phenomenon where the meaning of a word changes depending on its tone or pitch
• Fricative is a manner of articulation
• The IPA symbol for the sound at the beginning of the word "shoe" is [ʃ]
• Timbre refers to the vocal quality or sound of a person's voice
• Velar, Dental, and Palatal are places of articulation, while Plosive is not
• The stress pattern where every other syllable is stressed is called Alternating stress
• A sonorant is a sound quality when air flows freely through the mouth without audible friction
• Assimilation refers to the modification of a vowel sound due to the influence of neighboring consonants
• A fricative is a speech sound produced by narrowing but not completely blocking the airflow
• A phoneme is a distinctive sound unit in a language that has no meaning by itself but can differentiate meaning when combined with other phonemes
• The IPA symbol for the "ng" sound in the word "sing" is [ŋ]
• Assimilation refers to the phenomenon where sounds or segments take on the characteristics of neighboring sounds or segments
• Elision refers to the omission of sounds or syllables in speech
• Assimilation refers to the modification of a sound based on its surrounding sounds
• The IPA symbol for the voiced dental fricative is [ð]
• Zero negative positive are voice onset times (VOT) for a voiced stop
• A syllable is the smallest unit of speech that can be broken down into sounds
• The English vowel [ə] is produced with the tongue in a central position
• Voiceless describes the feature of a sound being produced without vibration of the vocal cords
• Dental is not a manner of articulation
• Intonation refers to the change in pitch level within a word or phrase
• The IPA symbol for the sound at the end of the word "judge" is [ʒ]
• Elision refers to the phenomenon where a sound is omitted in rapid speech
• A sonorant is a vowel sound produced with a continuous airflow and no obstruction in the vocal tract
• Fricative refers to the property of sounds produced with a continuous airflow but obstructed in the oral cavity
• Aspirated is not a place of articulation

Test your knowledge of speech sounds and linguistic units with this quiz. Covers phonology, phonemes, and other fundamental concepts in linguistics.