Phonetics MCQ PDF

PHONETICS MCQ 01. The word phonetics is derived from which of the following language? A. French B. Mandarin C. Latin D. Greek 02. In which of the following year, “The English Pronouncing Dictionary” was first published in? A. 1916 B. 1917 C. 1918 D. 1981 03. A closed syllable is one that ______...

PHONETICS MCQ 01. The word phonetics is derived from which of the following language? A. French B. Mandarin C. Latin D. Greek 02. In which of the following year, “The English Pronouncing Dictionary” was first published in? A. 1916 B. 1917 C. 1918 D. 1981 03. A closed syllable is one that ______________. A. A closed syllable is one that starts in a vowel and has a long vowel sound. B. A closed syllable is one that ends in a vowel and has a short vowel sound. C. A closed syllable is one that ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound. D. A closed syllable is one that ends in a vowel and has a long vowel sound. 04. What is Received Pronunciation (RP) that is taken as standard pronunciation in India? 2017 Question ID :79840719679 1. The standard pronunciation of native Americans. 2. The pronunciation of the educated people in Southern England. 3. The pronunciation that students receive from the teachers in the class. 4. The pronunciation of the colonial English rulers of India. 05. When was Central Institute of English (CIE, present EFLU) established in Hyderabad? 1. 1958 2. 1972 3. 1962 4. 1950 06. If a minimal pair is found for two sounds in a language, that means the two sounds are: 1. Allophones of two separate phonemes 2. Allophones of the same phoneme in free variation 3. Phones with unknown phonemic status 4. Allophones of the same phoneme in complementary distribution 07. What is the three term label for the phoneme \p\ ? 1. voiced bi-labial plosive 2. voiceless velar plosive 3. voiceless bi-labial plosive 4. voiced velar plosive 08. How many diphthongs are there in English? 1. Ten 2. Twelve 3. Twenty 4. Eight 09. What is a phoneme? 1. The smallest sound unit in a language 2. The smallest grammatical unit in a language 3. The smallest semantic unit in a language 4. The smallest lexical unit in a language 10. The phonological change of the final consonant in English ‘knife’ [naɪf] when it appears next to [z] in the plural ‘knives’ [naɪvz], illustrates which type of common phonological process? 1. Lenition 2. assimilation 3. deletion 4. metathesis 11. Which of the following words contains a diphthong? 1. mute 2. male 3. music 4. meet 12. Chomsky observed that language learners make grammatical generalisations that do not appear in the input. This is known as the argument from the _______. 1. richness of the stimulus 2. poverty of feedback 3. poverty of the stimulus 4. richness of feedback 13. Consider this: ‘electric, elastic changes to electricity and elasticity. A generalisation can be made that certain forms ending in –ic change a final [k] to a [s] when the suffix – ity is added.’ Which branch of linguistics deals with this phenomenon? 1. Growth of vocabulary 2. Suffixation 3. Phonology 4. Morphophonology 14. Which one of the following sounds uses ingressive sounds, which are produced with an inhalation instead of an exhalation? 1. Clicks 2. Beats 3. Snaps 4. Claps 15. The study of speech sounds in a language is called _______ 1. phonology 2. morphology 3. syntax 4. phonetics 16. The vocal cords are situated in the ________. 2020 PJL 1. larynx 2. glottis 3. trachea 4. lungs 17. A distinction between two dimensions of language with regard to _______ and _________ was made by Ferdinand de Saussure. 2020 PJL 1. writing, reading 2. content, form 3. listening, speaking 4. langue, parole 18. A ______ is generally considered to be an informal, non-standard word or expression. 1. creole 2. pidgin 3. slang 4. langue 19. Soft palate and hard palate are parts of the _______. 1. oral cavity 2. vocal organs 3. throat 4. tongue 20. The regional varieties of a language are known as: 1. clichés 2. idiolects 3. registers 4. dialects 21. A/An ___________is considered to be the smallest grammatical unit in a language. 1. minimal pair 2. allophone 3. phoneme 4. morpheme 22. In phonetics, /f/ and /v/ are called ____ sounds in English. 1. affricate 2. plosive 3. consonant 4. labiodental 23. Articulatory, Acoustic and Auditory are the main branches of: 1. Linguistics 2. Phonetics 3. Phonology 4. Semantics 24. Any sound with no audible noise produced by constriction in the vocal tract, is known as: 1. Consonant 2. Plosive 3. Vowel 4. Uvular 25. Individual performance of language in speech or writing is known as: 1. Register 2. Langue 3. Dialect 4. Parole 26. _______ is a minimal distinctive sound unit of a language. 1. Intonation 2. Phoneme 3. Syllable 4. Allophones 27. The lungs and respiratory muscles are the parts of: 1. Velaric Air Stream Mechanism 2. Pharyngeal Air Stream Mechanism 3. Pulmonic Air Stream Mechanism 4. Glottalic Air Stream Mechanism 28. /ˈpleɪə/ is the phonetic transportation of 1. Player 2. Ply 3. Flea 4. Plea 29. The evolution of language in human society and its role in the formation of culture is another aspect of language, society and culture. This study is known as: 1. Psycholinguistics 2. Sociolinguistics 3. Anthropological Linguistics 4. Neurolinguistics 30. The structure in the upper part of the trachea is called as: 1. Epiglottis 2. Pharynx 3. Larynx 4. Uvula 31. How many consonants in English (RP) are Fricatives? 1. 6 2. 9 3. 2 4. 3 32. Study which is related to meaning in a language is known as: 1. Linguistics 2. Stylistics 3. Semantics 4. Syntax 33. Hurry-worry, Criss-cross are the examples of: 1. Reduplication 2. Clippings 3. Acronyms 4. Compound Formation 34. Pronunciation of the word spin will come under the category of: 1. Voiceless bilabial plosive 2. Voiced bilabial plosive 3. Voiceless aspirated bilabial plosive 4. Voiced aspirated bilabial plosive 35. The phonetic transcription of the word Play is: 1. /pleɪs/ 2. /ˈplʌɪə/ 3. /pleɪn/ 4. /pleɪ/ 36. Sound articulated with a stricture of complete closure and sudden release is called: 1. Plosive 2. Lateral Approximant 3. Affricates 4. Lateral Answers 01. D 02. B 03. C 04. B 05. A 06. A 07. C 08. D 09. A 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. D. 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. D 22. D. 23. B. 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. - 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. D 36. A