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Illustrative Questions for Phonetics final exam

T. Naima Ali /2020
Q.1 True and false statements

The following statements will appear in the exam in a form of true or false. Please
note that all of them are correct. However, it will appear in the exam with slight
change.
1. Vowel sounds are produced when the airstream is voiced through the vibration of the
vocal cords { }.
2. Phonetics is the systematic study of the letters of speech { }.
3. Speech is produced by the controlled movement of air through the mouth and nose { }.
4. Acoustic phonetics is the study of the sound waves made by human vocal organs for
communication{ }.
5.The various organs which are involved in the production of speech sounds are called
speech organs{ }.
6.The pharynx lies between the mouth and the food passage{ }.
7. Sounds made with the tongue touching the front teeth are called dental { }.
8. In the production of the short /i / the lips are spread { }.
9. Tongue height is concerned with the vertical distance between the upper surface of the
tongue and the hard palate. { }.
10. The vowel sounds can be described as close, open, front and back { }.
11. When the folds are wide apart they do not vibrate { }..
12. In English /h/ is a voiceless glottal fricative sound{ }.
13.The vocal folds takes different positions: wide apart, narrow glottis and tightly closed{}.
14.The major role of the vocal folds is that of a vibrator in the production of speech { }.
15. In English all the vowel sounds are voiceless { }.
16. Voiced consonants have vibration in the voice box { }.
17. The /z/ sound produced by the alveolar ridge { }.
18. The sounds / p / and / b / are nasal sounds { }.
19. The/ f/ and /v/ are sounds produced with the upper teeth and the lower lip { }.
20. Sounds in which the lips approach or touch each other are called bilabial { }.
21. Voiced sounds includes the sounds /v, /z,/ b,/d,/g,/m/,/n/,l/,j/,/w/,r/ { }.
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22. The English alphabet consists of 26 letters: 20 consonants and 6 vowels. These letters
give us 44 speech sounds, among them 24 consonants phonemes and 20 vowel phonemes.
2. Sentence Completion
23. The tongue is divided into four parts :
a. The tip: It is the extreme end of the tongue.
b. The blade: It lies opposite to the alveolar ridge.
c. The front: It lies opposite to the hard palate.
d. The back: It lies opposite to the soft palate or velum
24.The lips can take different shapes and positions :
a. Rounded: When we pronounce a vowel, our lips can be rounded,. And the
resulting vowel from this position is a rounded one. For example, /ə
ʊ/.
b. Spread: The lips can be spread. In this position the lips are moved away
from each other. The vowel that we articulate from this position is an
unrounded one. For example, in English /i: /is a long vowel with slightly
spread lips.
c. Neutral: Again, the lips can be neutral, a position where the lips are not
noticeably rounded or spread. And the articulated vowel from this position is
referred to as unrounded vowel. For example, in English /ɑ: / is a long vowel
with neutral lips.
25. The consonant sounds which are articulated by touching two lips each other are called
bilabial sounds.
26. Articulators transform the sound into intelligible speech, they can be active or
passive.
27. There are essentially two kinds of vowel sounds pure or singular vowel
(monophthongs ) and diphthongs .
28.The blade of the tongue lies opposite to the alveolar ridge.

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29. Phonetics can be studies in a number of different way
(1.). Articulatory phonetics ( how speech sounds are made in the body.
(2.). Acoustic phonetic ( the study of the sound waves made by human vocal
organs for communication)...
(3). Perception (what happens to the speech signal once the sound waves
reaches the listener's ear).
30. .The lips can take different shapes and positions:

d. Rounded: When we pronounce a vowel, our lips can be rounded, a position where
the corners of the lips are brought towards each other and the lips are pushed
forwards. And the resulting vowel from this position is a rounded one. For example,
/ə ʊ/.
e. Spread: The lips can be spread. In this position the lips are moved away from each
other. The vowel that we articulate from this position is an unrounded one. For
example, in English /i: /is a long vowel with slightly spread lips.
f. Neutral: Again, the lips can be neutral, a position where the lips are not noticeably
rounded or spread. And the articulated vowel from this position is referred to as
unrounded vowel. For example, in English /ɑ: / is a long vowel with neutral lips.
31. Articulators transform the sound into intelligible speech, they can be .. Active...or
passive.
33.The blade of the tongue lies opposite to the alveolar ridge.
Q. 3 Write the names of the main articulators?
1. upper lip 7. Uvula ( velum)
2. nasal cavity 8. pharynx
3. upper teeth 9. glottis
4. alveolar ridge 10. larynx
5. hard palate 11. lower teeth
6. soft palate 12. lower lip
13. tongue :1. tip 2. blade 3. front 4. center 5. back
Q, 4 Definition
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34. Consonant sounds are those sounds which produced with ( stopping or obstructing ) the flow of air
at some point in the vocal tract. It can be described in terms of place , manner , voice and force of
ariculation
35. Vowels are normally made with the air stream that meets no obstruction in the mouth,
pharyngeal and nasal cavitie .
36. Linking and intrusive ® are special cases of juncture; this name refers to the
relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately preceded and
follow it.
37. Homophones are words with different spellings and meanings but the same
pronunciation such as ad-add, die-dye, desert-dessert and scene- seen.
38. Homographs are those words which have one spelling but two pronunciations and
two distinct meaning or usages such as address (n) =where one lives OR(v) =to give
a speech and close (adj) =nearby, OR(v) =to shut
39. Nasal -- Sound produced by making a complete obstruction of the airflow in the
oral cavity and by lowering the velum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity.
Also known as nasal stop.
40. Oral Stop --Sound produced by completely obstructing the airstream in the oral
cavity and then quickly releasing the constriction to allow the air to escape.
41. Stress in English

rule example
For compound nouns, the stress is on the first part BLACKbird, GREENhouse
For compound adjectives, the stress is on the second part bad-TEMpered, old-FASHioned
For compound verbs, the stress is on the second part to underSTAND, to overflow
Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy deMOcracy, dependaBIlity,

phoTOgraphy, geology
Words ending in -al CRItical, geoLOGical
Words ending in -ic GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic, geologic

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Words ending in -sion and -tion teleVIsion, revelation
rule example
Most 2-syllable nouns PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble
Most 2-syllable adjectives PRESent, SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy
rule example
Most 2-syllable verbs to preSENT, to exPORT, to deCIDE, to

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Illustrative Questions for Phonetics final exam

Q.1 True and false statements

28.The blade of the tongue lies opposite to the alveolar ridge.

29. Phonetics can be studies in a number of different way

30. .The lips can take different shapes and positions:

41. Stress in English

Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gy deMOcracy, dependaBIlity,

Words ending in -al CRItical, geoLOGical

Words ending in -ic GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic, geologic

Words ending in -sion and -tion teleVIsion, revelation

Most 2-syllable nouns PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble

Most 2-syllable adjectives PRESent, SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy

Most 2-syllable verbs to preSENT, to exPORT, to deCIDE, to

GOOD LUCK TT/NAIMA

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