Exámenes Pronunciación Test

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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN
Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice
hoja de lectura óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben
responder en el espacio proporcionado. Al final de la prueba entregue sólo las dos hojas de examen.
Puntuación total del examen: 7 puntos.
l. Read the following questions and tick the right answer. Only one answer is correct. (Puntuación: 2
puntos, 0.2 por respuesta correcta. No penalizan las respuestas incorrectas).
1. Two sounds are in complementary distribution if they appear

a. in the same context b. in mutually exclusive contexts c. in a minimal pair d. next to each other
2. The tongue, the lips and the soft palate are

a. primary articulators b. passive articulators c. secondary articulators d. active articulators
3. A glottal stop is produced with ...... vocal folds.

a. completely closed b. open c. nearly together d. vibrating
4. Which of the following groups does not contain a fricative sound?

a. [s], [z], [I], [n] b. [t], [h], [IJ], [re] c. [d3], [w], [a], [o] d. [tf], LJ], [r], [I]
5. English vowels [o] and [a:] are

a. half-open and rounded b. back and open c. open and long c. back and rounded
6. Obstruents include
a. plosives, fricatives and approximants b. plosives, fricatives and affricates
c. fricatives, approximants and nasals d. fricatives, affricates and laterals
7. Which of the following words contains a devoiced [r] ([[])?

a. car b. bride c. tribe d. rose
8. A syllable rhyme includes

a. the nucleus and the coda b. the onset, the nucleus and the coda
c. the onset and the nucleus d. the onset and the coda
9. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word

a. Crystal Palace b. Regent's Park c. Church Street d. Euston Road
1O. According to the British School of intonational analysis, the tail includes
a. the unaccented syllables after the nucleus (if any)
b. the nucleus and following unaccented syllables (if any)
c. the unaccented syllables preceding the nucleus (if any)
d. the unaccented syllables before the first accent (if any)
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Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice hoja
de lectura óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben responder en
el espacio proporcionado. Al final de la prueba entregue sólo las dos hojas de examen.
1. A minimal pair consists of ...

a. two different sounds b. two words differing in only one sound
c. two words with the same number of letters d. two sounds with the same characteristics
2. Whisper is produced with the vocal folds ...

a. nearly closed b. slightly open c. completely closed d. apart
3. Which of the following words contains a devoiced lateral approximant (ll])?

a. lamb b. still c. plane d. lateral
4. Which of the following sets of sounds is produced with a velaric ingressive airstream?
a. clicks b. ejectives c. plosives d. implosives
5. Which features are common to the following vocalic sounds [i: re e]?
a. central and unrounded b. close and rounded c. open and unrounded c. front and unrounded
6. A stressed syllable is
a. lexically determined and rhythmically prominent b. rhythmically and intonationally prominent
c. determined at the sentence level d. lexically determined and intonationally prominent
7. In which contexts does English dark [t] occur?

a. before vowels and [j] b. after consonants (except for [j]) or after a pause
c. before consonants (except for [j]) or before a pause d. between consonants and before [j]
8. A syllable rhyme includes

9. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

a. ham sandwich b. apple pie c. orange juice d. mushroom soup
10. Tonality studies

a. the distribution of accents within a sentence b. the division of a text into intonation units
c. the location of the main accent in a word group d. the inventory of tonal units in a language
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Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice hoja de lectura
óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben responder en el espacio
proporcionado. Puntuación total del examen: 6 puntos.
1. Read the following questions and tick the right answer. Only one answer is correct.
(Puntuación: 2 puntos, 0.2 por respuesta correcta. No penalizan las respuestas incorrectas).
1. In English clear 1 ([I]) and dark 1 ([t]) are two allophones of /1/ that appear
a. in complementary distribution b. in free variation c. in the same context d. next to each other
2. Which of the following sets of sounds is produced with a glottalic ingressive airstream?
3. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains post-alveolar sounds?

a. [3], [r], [I], [tJ] b. [tJ], [h], [IJ], [3] c. [d3], [tJ], [J], [r] d. [J], [j], [r], [3]
4. English approximants
a. can be voiced or voiceless b. are always voiced c. are always voiceless d. are devoiced
S. English vowels [3 :] and [a] differ in

a. quantity and quality b. lip rounding c. quantity only d. quality only
6. Which of the following [9J sounds should not be devoiced?

a. at dawn [at 19:J:n] b. dine [9am] c. sad [sre9] d. addict [1re91kt]
7. Which of the following words contains an aspirated [k]?

a. tasks b. sky c. container d. colour
8. The ......... is/ are the only compulsory element of the syllable.
a. coda b. onset c. nucleus d. nucleus and the coda
9. The study of the distribution of accents within an intonation unit is called

a. intonation b. tonicity c. tonality d. tone
10. According to the British School of intonational analysis, the nucleus and the following unaccented
syllables (if any) make up the
a. tail b. head c. pre-head d. pre-nuclear configuration
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1. Which of the following pairs of words constitutes a minimal pair?

a. sred/kret b. fri:/tri: c. pen/tren d. laud/raud
2. Implosive sounds are produced with a(n) ........ airstream.

a. egress1ve b. pulmonic c. velaric d. glottalic
3. Which are the common features of English sounds [d], [z] and [I]?
a. dental and voiceless b. lateral and voiced c. alveolar and voiced d. post-alveolar and voiced
4. Which of the following sets of sounds <loes not contain a back vowel?
a. [3 :] , [re], [J\] b. [e], [1], [o] c. [u :] ' [i :] ' [3 : ] d. [a :] , [a], [e]
S. Affricates are produced with

a. a complete closure b. a narrow approximation
c. a complete closure and a narrow approximation d. an open approximation
6. Which of the following plural forms is not correct in English?

a. churches [1tJ3:tJ1z ]b. bees [bi:s] c. rats [rrets] d. snails [sne1lz]
7. The rhythmic structure of the sentence My *sister *takes the *train involves
a. no anacrusis and three feet b. no anacrusis and one foot
c. anacrusis and two feet d. anacrusis and three feet
8. How is the suffix in the word referee classified according to stress?

a. stress attracting suffix b. stress altering suffix c. stress neutral suffix d. stress fixing suffix
9. Which connected speech process occurs in the following sequence didyou [1d1d3u]?
a. elision b. progressive assimilation c. coalescence d. regressive assimilation
1O. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

a. London Road b. Talbot Square c. Fleet Street d. Waterloo Station
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l. Read the following questions and tick the right answer. Only one answer is correct.
1. When two allophones of the same phoneme are in free variation, they appear in ...
a. mutually exclusive contexts b. the same context
c. different contexts d. contrastive contexts
2. In whisper, the vocal folds are ...

a. nearly together b. completely closed
c. together at one part and slightly open at the other d.apart
3. [IJ] is produced with

a. velic and velar closures b. a velar closure and a velic opening
c. velic and velar openings d. a velar opening and a velic closure
4. [3:], [a], [A] are ..... vowels.

a. front b. half-open e.open d. central
5. Which is the common feature of the following English consonants [J, d3, r]?
a. voiced b. fricative c. post-alveolar d. approximant

a. bugs [bAgs] b. churches [1tJ3:tJ1z] c. chairs [tJeaz] d. forks [f8:ks]
7. In a syllable, the coda includes

a. the consonant(s) that follow(s) the nucleus b. the consonant(s) that precede(s) the nucleus
c. the vowel and the following consonants d. the vowel and the preceding consonants
8. How is the suffix in the word climatic classified according to stress?

9. Which connected speech process occurs in the sequence one boy [1wAn b81] > [ 1wAm b81]?
a. elision b. progressive assimilation c. coalescence d. regressive assimilation
10. The quicker the vocal fold vibration, the ......... of the sound.
a. higher the pitch b. lower the pitch c. louder the volume d. softer the volume
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1. Sounds produced with an ingressive glottalic airstream are called ...

2. The perception of pitch differences depends on ....

a. the opening of the vocal folds b. the intensity of vocal fold vibration
c. the sonority of the vocal folds d. the rate of vocal fold vibration
3. Which is the common feature of the following English vowels [a:, U, 8:]?
a. open b. rounded c. back d. long
4. Which is the common feature of the following English consonants [8, h, 3]?
a. voiceless b. fricative c. affricate d. approximant
S. In which of the following words is the [I] sound devoiced?

a. late b. pill c. plane d. splash
6. Neutralization occurs when ...

a. two sounds lose their phonological contrast in a given environment.
b. one sound is elided in a given context.
c. one sound anticipates characteristics of a following sound in connected speech.
d. a function word is produced in its weak form.
7. The rhythmic structure of the sentence *Jane will *come to*morrow consists of
a. anacrusis and three feet b. no anacrusis and one foot
c. anacrusis and two feet d. no anacrusis and three feet
8. How is the suffix in the word mountaineer classified according to stress?

9. Which connected speech process occurs in the sequence Peppa and john [1pepar en 1d3on]?
a. elision b. linking-r c. intrusive-r d. regressive assimilation
1 O. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

a. summertime b. summer holiday c. winter sports d. Easter Sunday
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1. For the production of creaky voice, the vocal folds are .....
a. apart b. slightly open
c. completely closed d. slightly open at one end and completely closed at the other
2. [a1, e1, 81] and [au, au] in English are ........... diphthongs.
a. centering b. closing c. openrng d. lowering
3. Affricate sounds involve the combination of a ..... manners of articulation.

a. plosive + fricative b. plosive + approximant c. fricative + approximant d. fricative + plosive

a. books [buks] b. knives [na1vz] c. bags [bregs] d. horses [1h8:SIZ]
S. What is prefortis clipping?

a. The lengthening in the duration of a vowel that precedes a voiceless sound.
b. The shortening in the duration of a vowel that precedes a voiceless sound.
c. The lengthening in the duration of a vowel that precedes a voiced sound.
d. The shortening in the duration of a vowel that precedes a voiced sound.
6. English allows a maximum of ..... consonants at the beginning of a syllable and a maximum of ....
at the end.
a. 1/3 b.2/3 c.3/4 d.3/3
7. Which sound <loes [z] at the end of "<loes" assimilate to in the phrase "<loes your sister sing"?
a. [3] b. [s] c. m d. [jJ
8. Which if the following devoicing processes is not possible in English?

a. boat [qaut] b. robe [raubj c. that boat [oret 1qaut] d. about [a 1qaut]
9. How is the suffix in the word comfortable classified according to stress?

10. The division of a chunk of speech into different intonation units is called ...
a. tonality b. tonicity c. tone d. pitch range
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1. With which airstream mechanism are English sounds produced?

a. pulmonic egressive b. glottalic ingressive c. velaric egressive d. pulmonic ingressive
2. Which of the following sets of vowels only contains back vowels?

a. [u A o] b. [u a: o] c. [i: a: u:] d. [8: o re]
3. Which of the following sets of sounds only contains alveolar consonants?

a. [P s I] b. [z 1 n] c. [j r I] d. [I t o]
4. Which of the following terms is not a place of articulation?

a. palatal b. dental c. approximant d. velar
S. Which of the following sets of sounds contains consonants which are devoiced after [P t k] in
stressed syllables in English?
a. [I n w j] b. [w r f j] c. [j w r o] d. [j w r I]
6. Stressed syllables always have ...

a. rhythmic prominence b. pitch prominence
c. rhythmic and pitch prominence d. neither rhythmic nor pitch prominence
7. Which of the following terms is nota syllable constituent?

a. onset b. nucleus c. offset d. coda
8. Which of the following nonsense words could never be an English word according to phonotactic
constraints?
a. [spl11Jk] b. [lekst] c. [fre1lz] d. [sbruh]
9. In which of the following sequences can the [t] be elided?

a. last offer b. last chance c. last hill d. last hour
10. In intonational languages, such as English, intonation differences are linguistically relevant at the ...
a. sentence level b. lexical level c. phonetic level d. segmenta! level
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1. For the production of voiced sounds, the vocal folds are .....
a. apart b. nearly together
c. completely closed d. slightly open at one end and completely closed at the other
2. English clear 1 ([I]) occurs .....

a. only before vowels b. only before consonants c. before vowels and [jJ d. after consonants
3. Vowels are produced with ....

a. no obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and vocal fold vibration
b. an obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and vocal fold vibration
c. no obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and no vocal fold vibration
d. an obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and no vocal fold vibration
4. The loss of contrast between [1] and [i:] at the end of the word "happy" is called ...
a. pre-fortis clipping b. assimilation c. smoothing d. neutralization
S. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains fricative sounds?

a. [3], [h], [I], [IJ] b. [3], [tJ], [J], [r] c. [JJ, [h], [s], [3] d. [J], [j], [r], [3]
6. Which of the following nonsense words can never be an English word according to phonotactic
rules?
a.[stra1] b. [ora1J c. [gla1] d. [sma1]
7. Which sound <loes [z] at the end of "is" assimilate to in the phrase "is your brother tall"?
a. [3] b. [s] c. m d. [jJ
8. How is the suffix in the word climatif classified according to stress?

9. Where will the main accent be located in the following sentence uttered as a response to the
question Where did John go last summer?
a. J ohn went to Leeds last summer b. John went to Leeds last summer
c. John went to Leeds last summer d. J ohn went to Leeds last summer
10. According to the British School of intonation, the unstressed syllable(s) after the nuclear syllable
in an intonation phase constitute(s) the ....
a. head b. tonicity c. tail d. pre-head
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1. For the production of voiceless sounds, the vocal folds are
a. apart b. nearly together c. open at one end d. closed at one end
2. The parameters to describe vowels are: tongue height, tongue position and
a. vo1cmg b. manner of articulation c. lip rounding d. place of articulation
3. Which of the following groups of vowels <loes not contain a central vowel?
a. [i: 1 3: u:] b. [re e a: i:] c. [a i: u u:] d. [A 3: 1 8:]
4. Which of the following phrases contains two aspirated [t] sounds?

a. stay still b. Waterloo station c. two cities d. take your time
S. Which is the weak form of the word ef?

a. [av] b. [ov] c. [of] d. [af]
6. Which of the following nonsense words would be possible in English according to phonotactic
rules?
a. [si: h] b. [flen8] c. [IJIP] d. [d3ra1I]
7. [s] becomes [3] when followed by

a. [3 z s] b. [3 Jj] c. [d3 tJ 3] d. [d t z]
8. Which of the following concepts is nota syllable constituent?

a. rhyme b. onset c. rhythm d. coda
9. Which of the following statements is not correct?

a. stressed syllables are louder than unstressed syllables
b. stressed syllables always have a strong vowel
c. stressed syllables are always accented
d. stressed syllables are longer than unstressed syllables
10. The sentence MARYJs dancing asan answer to WhoJs dancing? illustrates a case of
a. broad focus b. unmarked focus c. narrow focus d. double focus
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1. Which of the following terms is not an airstream mechanism?
a. pulmonic b. velic c. glottalic d. velaric
2. English clear 1 ([I]) and dark 1 ([t]) are .....

a. two phonemes b. two allophones in free variation
c. two contrastive variants d. two allophones in complementary distribution
3. Which of the following groups of vowels <loes not contain a back vowel?
a. [a], [re], [o] b. [1], [a:], [i :] c. [re], [AJ, [a] d. [u:], [u], [1]
4. The loss of contrast between [u] and [u:] in the first syllable of "unique" [ju 1ni:k] is called ...
a. coalescence b. elision c. smoothing d. neutralization
S. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains approximant sounds?

a. [h], [I], [jJ b. [3], [J], [r] c. [w], [j], [h] d. [w], [r], [jJ
6. Which of the following terms is nota syllable constituent?
a. rhyme b. onset c. offset d. coda
7. Which sound <loes [z] at the end of "<loes" assimilate to in the phrase "Does your brother sing"?
a. [3] b. [s] c. m d. [jJ
8. Which of the following words contains a stress-fixing suffix?

a. cheerful b. obligation c. penniless d. trustee
9. In which of the following phrases can the final [t] of the first word not be elided?
a. roast beef b. first answer c. best choice d. fast wedding
10. According to the British School of intonation, the head of an intonation unit includes ...
a. all the syllables before the nucleus
b. all the syllables from the first accent up to the syllable before the nucleus
c. all the unaccented syllables up to the syllable before the nucleus
d. all the stressed and unstressed syllables before the nucleus
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1. Which of the following features is not a suprasegmental feature?
a. stress b. aspiration c. accent d. intensity
2. N asalised vowels are produced with ...

a. a lowered velum b. a raised velum c. nasal friction d. a nasal approximation
3. Which of the following pairs of diphthongs <loes not contain a centring diphthong?
a. [ea, au] b. [e1, au] c. [ua,a1] d. [~n, 1a]
4. [h] is a ... consonant.

a. voiced, velar, fricative b. voiceless, velar, fricative
c. voiceless, glottal, fricative d. voiceless, glottal, approximant
S. The words rope [raup] and robe [raul}J are distinguished in English by the ...
a. place of articulation of the last consonant b. manner of articulation of the last consonant
c. vibration of the vocal folds of the last consonant d. duration of the vowel
6. Velarization is a case of ... articulation.

a. primary b. secondary c. single d. double
7. In which of the following sequences is it possible to produce an intrusive-f?

a. I see it b. I saw it c. I show it d. I chew it
8. The relocation of the primary stress into a secondary stress position as a result of a stress clash in a
sequen ce such as *]apanese 1'riend is called ...
a. stress shift b. stress reorganization c. stress movement d. stress fixing
9. Which of the following nonsense words can never be an English word according to phonotactics?
a. [l1J] d. [b: I] c. [pef] d. [poh]
10. Tonicity deals with ...

a. pitch range differences in an utterance b. the tone inventory of a given language
c. the distribution of accents in an utterance d. the location of prosodic boundaries in a text
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1. In whisper the vocal folds are ...
a. closed b. nearly together e.open d. open at one end and nearly closed at the other
2. Which of the following parameters is not used to describe vowels?

a. tongue height b. lip posture c. tongue position d. tongue constriction
3. Which of the following English diphthongs is sometimes produced as the monophthong [8:]?
a. [au] b. [ua] c. [81] d. [au]
4. Nasals are produced with a(n) ... of the articulators in the oral cavity.
a. complete closure b. narrow approximation c. open approximation d. parcial closure
S. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains voiceless fricatives?
a. [h], [tJ], [f] b. [3], [JJ, [s] c. [oJ, [fJ, [hJ d. [JJ, [8], [h]
6. Aspiration is ...
a. the production of a voiceless, glottal, fricative [h] at the beginning of a stressed syllable after [P t k]
b. the devoicing of voiced obstruents at the beginning of the word
c. a delay in vocal fold vibration for the production of a vowel after the release of a voiceless plosive
d. the production of more air after a voiceless plosive at the beginning of the word
7. Which of the following nonsense words is not possible in English dueto phonotactic constraints?
a. [3re1] b. [sfe1] c. [8re1] d. [Jre1]
8. Which of the following words contains a stress-fixing suffix?

a. adventurous b. yellowish c. academic d. orienteer
9. An accented syllable ...

a. has pitch prominence but is not stressed
b. has no pitch prominence, only rhythmic prominence
c. has no pitch prominence and is sometimes stressed
d. has pitch prominence and is always stressed
10. In an intonational language, pitch is used to change the meaning of ...

a. words b. sentences c. both words and sentences d. neither words nor sentences
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1. A complete closure of the vocal folds is used to produce ...
a. voiced sounds b. voiceless sounds c. creaky voice d. a glottal stop
2. Which of the following features is common to vowels /A/ and / 3: /?

a. central b. low c. long d. half open
3. Which of the following phrases contains two aspirated [t1 sounds?

a. stay still b. tall sisters c. ten times d. toy story
4. Fricatives are produced with a(n) ... of the articulators in the oral cavity.
a. complete closure b. narrow approximation c. open approximation d. parcial closure
S. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains approximants?
a./hwf/ b./jJw/ c./jrw/ d./Jrh/
6. Which of the following concepts is not a case of allophonic variation?
a. aspiration b. stress c. devoicing d. velarization
7. Which consonants are devoiced in the phrase "blue flies"?

a. [1l]lu: 1tla1z] b. [1l]lu: 1 tla1~] c. [1t?alu: 1 fla1~]
8. Coalescence takes place if /t/ and / d/ are followed by?

a. /j/ b. /J/ c. /tJ/ d./3/
9. The displacement of the primary stress on the secondary stress position in the word "seventeen"
/ sevan 1ti:n/ in the phrase "seventeen dogs" J'sevanti:n 1dogz/is called
1
a. stress shift b. stress reorganization c. stress-timed rhythm d. stress clash
10. The head of an intonation unit includes ...

a. ali the syllables before the nucleus
b. from the first accented syllable up to the syllable before the nucleus
c. ali the unstressed syllables before the nucleus
d. from the last accented syllable up to the syllable before the nucleus
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1. Two sounds are in free variation if they appearlJ
a. in the same context b. next to each other c. in mutually exclusive contexts d. alone
2. A velic opening is responsible for the production of[]

a. velar sounds b. velarized consonants c. nasals and nasalized vowels d. oral sounds
3. Which sounds are produced with a constriction at the vocal folds?

a. [h] [g] b. [g] [k] c. [7] [k] d. [h] [7]
4. Which of the following groups of consonants <loes not contain a fricative sound?
a. [d3], [j], [r], [I] b. [k], [z], [I], [n] c. [t], [h], [IJ], [re] d. [tJJ, [w], [a], [o]
S. [o] and [a:] differ inD

a. lip posture and tongue height b. duration and tongue position
c. lip posture and duration d. tongue height and tongue position
6. Which of the following types of consonants are not obstruents?

a. plosives b. affricates c. approximants d. fricatives
7. Which of the following transcriptions of the word trains shows devoicing in the expected
contexts?
a. Ltrem~] b. [tre1n~J c. [tf8IQ~] d. [treIQ~]
8. Up to how many consonants can be included in an English syllable?

a. 3 at the onset and 3 at the coda b. 3 at the onset and 4 at the coda
c. 2 at the onset and 3 at the coda d. 4 at the onset and 3 at the coda
9. An accented syllable D
a. is not stressed b. may be stressed c. is always stressed d. may be unstressed
10. A language that uses pitch to change the meaning of sentences is called a(n)D
a. intonational language b. pitch language c. tone language d. prosodic language
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D.N.I.:
1. The quicker the rate of vibration of the vocal folds, ...

a. the lower the pitch b. the higher the pitch and the amplitude
c. the louder the sound d. the higher the pitch
2. [?] is produced with a ...

a. velar closure b. glottal closure c. pharyngeal closure d. uvular closure
3. Which of the following diphthongs is not closing?

a. [e1] b. [ea] c. [au] d. [a1]
4. Affricates are produced with a(n) ... of the articulators.

a. open approximation b. complete closure and an open approximation
c. close approximation d. complete closure and a close approximation
S. Intrusive r occurs after ...

a. [a: 8: a] b. [i: 3: a:] c. [a 1 u] d. [8: re u:]
6. Which of the following plural endings is wrong in English?

a. rocks [roks] b. moons [mu:nz] c. birds [b3:ds] d. bushes [buJ1z]
7. The syllable tree [tri:] is made up of ...

a. onset, nucleus and coda b. onset and coda c. nucleus and rhyme d. onset, nucleus and rhyme
constraints?
a. [sknl]k] b. [brre] c. [lekst] d. [gre1lz]
9. In which of the following sequences can the [t] not be elided?

a. next opening b. next month c. next year d. next one
10. According to the British School of intonational analysis, the nuclear configuration of an intonation
phrase includes ...
a. the head and the pre-head b. the head and the nucleus
c. the nucleus and the tail d. the nucleus
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Which of the following organs is a passive articulator?

a. tongue b. vocal folds c. lips d. teeth
2. The position of the vocal folds for the production of voiceless sounds is the same as in D
a. creaky voice b. whisper c. breathy voice d. modal voice
3. Vowels are produced with D

a. vocal fold vibration anda velic opening b. no vocal fold vibration and a velic opening
c. vocal fold vibration and a velic closure d. no vocal fold vibration and a velic closure
4. [8:] and [o] differ in D

a. tongue position b. lip rounding c. tongue height and tongue position d. tongue height
5 . Which of the following terms <loes not correspond to a manner of articulation?
a. glottal b. trill c. affricate d. approximant
6. Which of the following English sounds is nota post-alveolar consonant?

a. [jJ b. [r] c. [d3] d. m
7. Which is the right pronunciation of the underlined consonants in the phrase take your time to write
the letf.er ?
a. [t1 [t1 [t] [t1 c. [t] [t] [t] [t] d. [th] [t] [t] [t1
8. Which of the following two-consonant clusters is possible in English at syllable onset position?
a. [sJ] b. [3r] c. [so] d. [Sr]
9. The tendency in stress-timed languages to keep the same amount of time between feet is calledD
a. anacrus1s b. stress shift c. isochrony d. tonicity
10. Which of the following sentences cannot be a question that prompts the answer JOHN is very
fond ef singingwith the main accent onJOHN?
a. Is Peter very fond of singing? b. WholSJvery fond of singing?
c. WhatlSJJohn very fond of? d. Is anyone very fond of singing?
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Sounds produced with the same place of articulation are called

a. homophones b. homographs c. homorganic d. allophones
2. The position of the vocal folds for voiceless sounds is the same as in
a. creaky voice b. breathy voice c. modal voice d. whisper
3. [IJ] is produced with

a. a velar closure and a velic closure b. a velar closure anda velic opening
c. a velar opening and a velic closure d. a velar opening and a velic opening
4. According to the part of the tongue that rises, vowels are classified as
a. front, back and central b. close, half-close, half-open and open
c. long and short d. rounded and unrounded
S. Lateral consonants are produced with a(n)

a. complete closure b. parcial closure c. intermittent closure d. close approximation
6. Obstruents include
a. fricatives and approximants b. plosives, fricatives and affricates
c. plosives, fricatives and approximants d. plosives and fricatives
7. In which of the following phrases can the final [t] of the first word not be elided?
a. roast beef b. roast rabbit c. roast salmon d. roast hare
8. Which are the stressed syllables in the sequence free seat selection?
a. *free *seat se*lection b. *free seat *selection c. free *seat se*lection d. *free seat se*lection
9. Languages that use pitch to alter the meaning of words are called
a. tone languages b. pitch languages c. intonational languages d. accentual languages
10. According to the British School of intonational analysis, the intonation phrase '}ohn !oves 'Mary
is divided into
a. pre-head, head, nucleus and tail b. head, nucleus and tail
c. pre-head, nucleus and tail d. head and nucleus
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice
hoja de lectura óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben
responder en el espacio proporcionado. Al final de la prueba entregue sólo las dos hojas de examen.
1. Implosive sounds are produced with a .... airstream mechanism and an ..... airflow.
a. glottalic/ingressive b. velaric/ingressive c. pulmonic/egressive d. glottalic/egressive
2. The slower the vocal fold vibration ...

a. the louder the sound b. the higher the sound c. the softer the sound d. the lower the sound
3. Fricatives are produced with ...... of the articulators.

a. a narrow approximation b. an open approximation c. a partial closure d. complete closure
4. Which are the common features ofEnglish sounds [3] and [r]?
a. fricative and voiced b. alveolar and approximant c. palatal and tap d. post-alveolar and voiced
5. Which of the following sets of sounds do es not contain a back vowel?

a. [a:], [a], [re], [3:] b. [3:], [u:], [a:], [i:] c. [A], [r], [e], [3:] c. [3:], [8:], [u], [re]
6. Which of the following words does not contain an aspirated plosive?

a. cash b. pencil c. appear d. story
7. Which of the following consonants cannot appear at syllable coda position in English?
a. [h] b. [IJ] c. [o] d. [v]
8. In which of the following sequences the [t] at the end of the word best cannot be elided.
a. best-seller b. best house c. best university d. best book
9. The foot is a unit of speech that includes

a. one stressed syllables and the preceding and following unstressed syllables (if any)
b. the unstressed syllables between stresses
c. one stressed syllable and the preceding unstressed syllables (if any)
d. one stressed syllable and the following unstressed syllables (if any)
10. Where is the main accent located in the following sentence when produced in a neutral way?
a. Send it to her b. Send !! to her c. Send it to her d. Send it to her
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice hoja
de lectura óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben responder en
el espacio proporcionado. Al final de la prueba entregue sólo las dos hojas de examen.
1. Two allophones of one phoneme are in free variation if they appear ...
a. in mutually exclusive contexts b. in the same context
c. in final position d. across words
2. A velic closure is used to produce ...

a. velar sounds b. vocalic sounds c. nasal sounds d. oral sounds
3. Which of the following words contains an aspirated [p ]?

a. spoon b. polite c. pen d. spray
4. Which are the common features of English sounds [J] and [f]?
a. fricative and voiceless b. fricative and palatal c. palatal and voiceless d. alveolar and voiced
5. Which feature is responsible for the distinction between [3:] and [a]?
a. lip rounding b. tongue height (open/ close) c. tongue position (front/back) c. length
6. Which is the weak form of the word "at"?

a. [at] b. [ret] c. [at] d. [at]
7. In which contexts does English clear [I] occur?

a. before vowels and [j] b. after consonants (except for [j]) or after a pause
c. before consonants (except for [j]) or before a pause d. between consonants and before [j]
8. A syllable coda contains ...

a. the consonant(s) before the nucleus b. the vowel
c. the vowel and the following consonant(s) d. the consonant(s) after the nucleus
9. Which is the location of the main accent in a neutral reading of the following sentence?
a. *They hate each other b. They *hate each other
c. They hate *each other d. They hate each *other
10. The study of the distribution of accents within a sentence is called

Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. A glottal plosive [?] is produced with

a. completely open vocal folds b. completely closed vocal folds
c. slightly open vocal folds d. the vocal folds apart
2. Which of the following features in common to vowels [i:] and [U:]?

a. rounded b. back c. front d. close
3. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains fricative sounds?

a. [3], [r], [s], [tJ] b. [tJ], [h], [IJ], [3] c. [3], [h], [s], [8] d. [JJ, [j], [o], [3]
4. In which of the following English words is the [P] sound aspirated?

a. spy b. supper c. pot d. upmost
S. Which of the following [fJ sounds should not be devoiced?

a. crown [kraun] b. train [tre1n] c. strange [stremd3] d. proud [praud]
6. Which of the following vowels cannot trigger an instrusive-r?

a. [u:] b. [a:] c. [:J:] d. [a]
7. How is the suffix in the word]apanese classified according to stress?

a. stress attracting suffix b. stress fixing suffix c. stress neutral suffix d. stress altering suffix
rules?
a.[skre1] b. [gle1] c. [smre1] d. [sne1]
9. Which of the following pronunciations of the sequence send me can never occur in English?
a. [send mi] b. [semb mi] c. [sem mi] d. [senp mi]
1O. A language that uses pitch movements to trigger differences at the lexical level is called a(n)
a. tone language b. intonation language c. tonic language d. accented language
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. An allophone is
a. the smallest unit that triggers a difference in meaning.
b. one of the different realizations of a phoneme.
c. a sound which is difficult to pronounce.
d. a sound that always appears in free variation.
2. For the production of ............... sounds the velum must be lowered.

a. plosive b. alveolar c. velar d. nasal
3. Which is the common feature of English vowels [3:], [a] and [AJ?
a. between half-open and half-close b. short e.open d. central
4. English diphthongs can be ....

a. closing and raising b. centring and closing c. centring and fronting d. raising and lowering
S. Which is the manner of articulation of the English consonants [s], [J] and [z]?
a. alveolar b. approximant c. fricative d. voiced
6. Which of the following [l}J sounds should not be devoiced?

a. obbey [a 1t]e1] b. buy [l}a1] c. rub [rAl}J d. nice boy [na1s 1l}::n]
7. The syllable rhyme includes ....

a. the onset and the coda b. the onset and the nucleus c. the nucleus and the coda d. the nucleus
8. Stress, rhythm and intonation are ....... features.

a. suprasegmental b. segmenta! b. connected speech d. articulatory
9. The parameter that studies focalization is called ...

1O. Which of the following function words <loes not have a weak form?
a. for b. from c. on d. to
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
proporcionado. Puntuación total del examen: 6 puntos. Si no ha realizado la PEC, el examen puntúa sobre 8.
l. Read the following questions and tick the right answer. Only one answer is correct.
1. Clicks are produced with a .............. airstream.

a. glottalic, egressive b. pulmonic, ingressive c. velaric, ingressive d. pulmonic, egressive
2. Which of the fo llowing groups of fe atures are only manners of articulation?

a. approximant, lateral, palatal b. glottal, nasal, velar
c. nasal, lateral, approximant d. plosive, fricative, voiced
3. Velarization is a ....... articulation.

a. secondary b. primary c. double d. manner of
4. The production of the English triphthong [a1a] as [a: a] is called ....

a. pre-fortis clipping b. smoothing c. rhythmical clipping d. neutralization
5. The merging of [t] and [j] into [tJ] is called ....

a. progressive assimilation b. palatalization c. coalescence d. elision
6. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word rather than on the second one?
a. tomato juice b. tomato pie c. tomato sandwich d. tomato soup
7. In English, the syllable onset can contain ...... consonants.

a. from O to 3 b. from 1to2 c. from O to 2 d. from O to 4
8. In English, there tends to be the same amount of time between ....

a. syllables b. unstressed syllables c. stressed syllables d. accented syllables
9. What is pitch range?

a. The division of an utterance into intonation units.
b. The pitch trajectory at the end of and utterance.
c. The amount of pitch displacement with which an utterance is produced.
d. The inventory of tones in a given language.
1O. The study of focalization is linked to ....

a. tonality b. tonicity c. tone d. stress
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
proporcionado. Puntuación total del examen: 6 puntos. Si no ha realizado la PEC, puntúa sobre 8.
1. [I] (clear-1) and [T] (dark-1) are two ......... that appear in complementary distribution.
a. phonemes b. places of articulation c. allophones d. manners of articulation
2. In creaky voice, the vocal folds are ........ .

a. nearly together b. completely closed
c. together at one part and slightly open at the other d. apart
3. [k g IJ] are produced with ........ .

a. a velar closure b. a velic closure c. a velar opening d. a velic opening
4. Which of the following vocalic sounds can undergo a process of smoothing?

a. [3:] b. [e1] c. [a1a] d. [ea]
S. Which is the common feature of the following English consonants [z, O, V, d3]?
a. voiced b. fricative c. post-alveolar d. affricate
6. Which of the following third person singular endings is not correct in English?
a. matches [1mretJ1z] b. sells [selz] c. seems [si:ms] d. talks [t8:ks]
7. The coda of the syllable can contain in English ......... consonants.

a. from O to 3 b. from 1 to 2 c. from O to 2 d. from O to 4
8. The second food in the sequence My *mother's *sister was a *laJJ:Yer contains .......... syllable(s).
a. one b. two c. three d. four
9. In which of the following sequences can the final [t] offast be elided?
a. fast b. fast food c. fast athlete d. fas t hams ter
10. The tonal sequence HLH corresponds to a ........ .

a. fall-rise b. low-rise c. high-fall d. high-rise
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Which of the following features is not a suprasegmental feature?

a. intonation b. stress c. intensity d. vowel quality
2. Which of the following sets of English vowels <loes not contain a front vowel?
a. [i: 3: o] b. [a u e] c. [a A 8:] d. [re a: u:]
3. Which is the common features of English sounds [3] and [s]?

a. fricative b. voiced c. alveolar d. post-alveolar
4. Which of the following English words <loes not contain a dark [t]?
a. mili b. silk c. plane d. filled
S. In which of the following words is the sound [r] devoiced?

a. red [red] b. spray [spre1] c. Mary [1meari] d. tray [tre1]
6. Which of the following nonsense words would not be possible in English due to phonotactic
reasons?
a. [sma:k] b. [trog] c. [leh] d. [plOIJZ]
7. Which sound <loes [d] at the end of "did" assimilate to in the phrase "Did Melanie go"?
a. [m] b. [P] c. [b] d. [n]
8. Which elements constitute the syllable rhyme?

9. Which is the location of the main accent in a neutral reading of the following sentence?
a. My sister loves dancing. b. My sister loves dancing.
c. My sister loves dancing. d. My sister loves dancing.
10. The study of the distribution of accents within a sentence is called ...
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Obstruents include ...

a. plosives, nasals and laterals b. plosives, fricatives and approximants
c. plosives, fricatives and affricates d. nasals, laterals and approximants
2. Which are the three parameters used to describe vowels?

a. tongue height, tongue position and lip rounding.
b. place of articulation, manner of articulation and voice condition.
c. place of articulation, tongue position and lip rounding.
d. tongue height, tongue position and voice condition.
3. Which of the following sets of consonants only contains fricative sounds?

a. [s f I] b. [w v 8] c. [o v z] d. [j 8 z]
4. Which of the following words contains a dark 1 [t]?

a. hill b. light c. splash d. climb
S. Which of the following words contains an aspirated [t]?

a. stay b. stray c. matter d. time
6. Which of the following sounds cannot appear in final position in English?

a. [jJ b. [f] c. [o] d. [IJ]
7. Which sound <loes [s] assimilate to in the sequen ce I missyou?

a. [z] b. [3] c. m d. [tJ]
8. Which is the rhythmic structure of the sentence The *bqy *climbed the *mountain?
a. no anacrusis and three feet b. anacrusis and two feet
c. anacrusis and three feet d. no anacrusis and one foot
9. Where <loes the nuclear accent fall on the following sentence as a response to Does John have a cat?
a. J ohn has three cats b. J ohn has three cats
c. John has three cats d. John has three cats
10. Which of the following terms is nota suprasegmental feature?

a. stress b. loudness c. intonation d. assimilation
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. The realization of English /t/ as [t] or [r] in a word such as ci~ ([ s1ti] or [ siri]) illustrates a case
1 1
of two allophones in ...

a. free variation b. complementary distribution
c. mutually exclusive distribution d. multiple variation
2. Which of the following sets of English vowels only contains front vowels?
a. [i: 3: 1 e] b. [a 1 e re] c. [a A 8: a:] d. [re e 1 i:]
3. Which are the common features of English sounds [3] and [z]?
a. fricative and alveolar b. voiced and fricative c. alveolar and voiced d. post-alveolar and fricative
4. Which of the following sets of English sounds contains homorganic consonants?

a. [t r 9] b. [s t k] c. [9 k IJ] d. [P 1h]
S. Trills are produced with a(n) ..... of the articulators.

a. open approximation b. complete closure
c. intermittent closure d. close approximation
6. In which of the following words is the sound [I] devoiced?

a. lead [li :d] b. splendid [1splend1d] c. silly [1s1li] d. plain [ple1n]
7. The assimilation of final [n] to [m] in the sequence ten minutes is a case of..... .
a. progressive assimilation b. regressive assimilation c. perseverative assimilation d. coalescence
8. Which of the following sequences presents an example of intrusive-r in RP English?

a. I saw it b. I saw them c. I share it d. I share them
9. Which of the following compounds is only stressed on the first word?

a. Waterloo Station b. Regent's Park c. Jermyn Street d. Euston Road
10. Which stretch of syllables constitutes an anacrusis in the sentence my *cat *likes *mandarins?
a. my b. cat likes c.my cat likes d. mandarins
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. For the production of vocal fold vibration, the vocal folds are
a. apart b. nearly together c. closed d. slightly open at one end
2. Approximants are produced with a(n)

a. open approximation b. narrow approximation c. complete closure d. fricative release
3. Which of the following groups of vowels <loes not contain a back vowel?
a. [i: a: 3: u:] b. [re e A i:] c. [a i: u u:] d. [A 3: 1 8:]
4. Which of the following phrases contains two aspirated [P] sounds?

a. apples and pears b. spring party c. Portugal and Spain d. a pound of peas
S. The production of the diphthong [a1a] as [a :a] is called

a. neutralization b. pre-fortis clipping c. rhythmical clipping d. smoothing
6. Which of the following nonsense words would be possible in English according to phonotactic
rules?
a. [plIIJZ] b. [hle1m] c. [knspz] d. [tJrep]
7. In which of the following phrases can the [t] not be elided?

a. fast train b. most people c. last hour d. last year
8. The merging of [t] and [jJ into [tJ] in English is a case of

a. regressive assimilation b. coalescence c. progressive assimilation d. elision

a. English rhythm is called stress-timed rhythm.
b. English rhythm maintains the same amount of times between syllables.
c. The unit of rhythm in English is the foot.
d. English rhythm maintains the same amount of times between stressed syllables.
10. The languages that use pitch movements to distinguish words at the lexical level are called
a. pitch languages b. accent languages c. intonational languages d. tone languages
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. For the production of voiced sounds the vocal folds are ...
a. completely closed b. nearly together
c. completely open d. apart at one end and nearly closed at the other
2. Which are the common features of English [a:] and [o]?

a. open and rounded b. open and back c. back and rounded d. half-open and unrounded
3. Which are the phases involved in the production of a plosive consonant?

a. closing and opening b. approximation and holding
c. approximation and release d. closing, holding and opening
4. Which of the following sets of English sounds only contains fricative consonants?
a. [J v f h] b. [s r J z] c. [tJ v f z] d. [I o 8 3]
S. Two homorganic sounds are produced with ...
a. the same voicing b. the same manner of articulation
c. the same airstream mechanism d. the same place of articulation
6. In which of the following words is the sound [I] devoiced?

a. lead [li :d] b. splendid [1splend1d] c. silly [1s1li] d. plain [ple1n]
7. The assimilation of final [n] to [m] in the sequence in Manchester is a case of...
a. perseverative assimilation b. regressive assimilation c. progressive assimilation d. coalescence
8. According to the S onori~ Hierarcl?J, which of the following sounds are more sonorous?
a. vowels b. fricatives c. approximants d. plosives
9. An anacrusis contains one (or more) unstressed syllable(s) that ...

a. precede(s) any stressed syllable b. follow(s) any stressed syllable
c. do not belong to any foot d. belong to different feet
10. Intonational languages use pitch differences to change the meaning of ...
a. phonemes b. accented syllables c. words d. sentences
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. The branch of phonetics that studies sound from the perspective of the listener is called ....
phonetics.
a. articulatory b. perceptual c. acoustic d. auditory
2. The soft pala te is also called the ...
a. velum b. uvula c. pharynx d. larynx
3. [o] is a ... vowel.

a. central, close, rounded b. back, half-close, rounded
c. central, hal-close, unrounded d. back,open,rounded
4. The loss of contrast between [1] and [i:] in the last syllable of "money" [1mAni] is called ...
a. assimilation b. smoothing c. neutralization d. pre-fortis clipping
S. How is the diphthong [ua] often produced in current British English?

a. [8:] b. [u:] c. [o:] d. [a:]
6. Obstruents include ...

a. fricatives and affricates b. plosives, fricatives and approximants
c. plosives, fricatives and affricates d. plosives and fricatives
7. In syllable coda position, the maximum number of consonants in English is ...

a. cero b. two c. three d. four
8. Which of the following words contains a stress-attracting suffix?

a. wonderful b. obligation c. comfortable d. referee
9. The production of [t] + [jJ as [tJ] in a sequence such as putyou is called ...
a. elision b. progressive assimilation c. regressive assimilation d. coalescence
10. The area of intonational studies that deals with the division of a speech chunk into intonation
units is called ...
a. pitch range b. tonicity c. tonality d. tone
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. An allophone is ...
a. the smallest unit in a language that causes a difference in meaning
b. one of the different realizations of a phoneme
c. a sound that always occurs in complementary distribution
d. a sound which is contrastive in a given language
2. Most sounds are produced with a ... except for nasal sounds which are produced with a ...
a. velar closure/velar opening b. velar closure/ velic opening
c. velic closure/velar opening d. velic closure/velic opening
3. Which are the common features in vowels [u:] and [8:]?

a. back, close, rounded b. front, close, long c. back, long, rounded d. back,open,rounded
4. The shortening of the vowel duration in a stressed syllable as the number of unstressed syllables in
the word increases is called ...
a. rhythmical clipping b. smoothing c. pre-fortis clipping d. neutralization
S. Approximants are produced with a(n) ... of the articulators.

a. close approximation b. open approximation c. complete closure d. narrow approximation
6. Which of the following English sounds is produced with a double articulation?
a. [w] b. m c. [tJ] d. [o]
7. Which of the following words <loes not contain an aspirated [k]?

a. careless b. occur c. sticker d. Kate
8. Which sound <loes [s] at the end of "less" assimilate to in the phrase "less shoes"?
a. m b. [z] c. [3] d. [tJ]
9. Which is the maximum number of consonants at the syllable onset and syllable coda positions in
English?
a. 2/3 b. 3/3 c. 3/2 d. 3/ 4
10. The tendency in English to keep the same amount of time between stressed syllables is called ...
a. anacrus1s b. syllable-timed rhythm c. isochrony d. foot
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Which of the following sets of sounds is produced with a velaric ingressive airstream?
2. Which of the following sets of diphthongs only includes rising diphthongs?

a. /e1 81 ua/ b. /e1 au a1/ c. /ea ua 1a/ d. /au 81 ea/
3. The loss of contrast between [1] and [i:] in the last syllable of "plenty" [1plenti] is called ...
a. pre-fortis clipping b. assimilation c. smoothing d. neutralization
4. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains velar sounds?

a./hgk/ b./hl]k/ c./gl]k/ d./gk3/
S. Affricates are produced with a(n) ...

a. close approximation of the articulators b. open approximation of the articulators
c. complete closure followed by a fricative release d. complete closure followed by an sudden release
6. Which of the following concepts is not a manner of articulation?

a. fricative b. tap c. glottal d. affricate
7. In which two contexts <loes aspiration of /p t k/not occur?

a. in unstressed syllables and at the end of the word
b. in stressed syllables and when they are followed by/s/
c. in unstressed syllables and when they are preceded by /s/
d. in stressed syllables and at the beginning of the word
8. Which sound <loes [z] at the end of "he's" assimilate to in the phrase "he's yours"?
a. m b. [s] c. [jJ d. [3]
9. Which of the following statements about the ryllable is right?

a. the rhyme includes the nucleus and the coda b. the coda includes the nucleus and the rhyme
c. the rhyme includes the onset and the nucleus d. the coda includes the onset and the rhyme
10. According to the British School of intonation, a fall-rise is a type of ...

a. tonality b. head c. stress d. tone
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. The branch of phonetics that studies the properties of sounds and how they are transmitted
through the air is called ....
a. articulatory phonetics b. acoustics c. auditory phonetics d. perception
2. English diphthongs are classified as ...

a. rising and falling b. opening and closing c. centering and lowering d. centering and closing
3. English [r 1w j ] are produced with ... of the articulators.

a. an open approximation b. a narrow approximation
c. a complete closure d. a complete closure and a narrow approximation
4. Which of the following sets of English sounds only contains postalveolar consonants?
a. [J v f h] b. [s r J z] c. [tJ r d3 J] d. [I d3 8 3]
S. [IJ] is produced with

a. a velar closure and a velic closure b. a velar closure and a velic opening
c. a velar opening and a velic closure d. a velar opening and a velic opening
6. In which of the following words is the [re] sound shortened dueto prefortis clipping?
a. sad b. Sam c. sag d. sat
7. How is the suffix in the word wondeifgj classified according to stress?

8. Secondary stress is ...

a. accompanied by a pitch movement, a rhythmic beat, a strong vowel and is nuclear.
b. only accompanied by a strong vowel.
c. accompanied by a pitch movement, a rhythmic beat, a strong vowel and is non-nuclear.
d. accompanied by a rhythmic beat and a weak vowel.
9. The tendency in stress-timed languages to keep the same amount of time from one stressed syllable
up to the next stressed syllable is called ...
a. isochrony b. anacrusis c. tonicity d. foot
10. The division of a chunk of speech into different intonation units or phrases is called ...
a. tone b. tonality c. pitch range d. tonicity
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. In breathy voice or murmur the vocal folds are ...

a. apart at one end and nearly closed at the other b. completely open
c. together at one end and slightly open at the other d. slightly closed
2. Which of the following expressions contains the vowels [i:] and [I] (in this order)?
a. big machine b. cheap bean c. big sheep d. cheap trip
3. The production of the diphthong "fire" [fa1a] as [fa: a] is called ...

a. pre-fortis clipping b. rhythmical clipping c. neutralization d. smoothing
4. Which is the common feature of English sounds [J] and [o]?

a. voiceless b. dental c. fricative d. post-alveolar
S. Which of the following phrases contains two aspirated [P] sounds?

a. splendid party b. personal page c. police park d. popular sport
6. Which of the following past tense endings is wrong in English?

a. booked [bukt] b. seemed [si:md] c. called [k8:1t] d. loaded [11aud1d]
7. The merging of [d+j] into [d3] in the sequence wouldyou [1wud3a] is called ...
a. progressive assimilation b. regressive assimilation c. elision d. coalescence
8. How is the suffix in the word painM classified according to stress?

a. stress attracting suffix b. stress fixing suffix c. stress neutral suffix d. stress altering suffix
9. Which is the only stressed syllable in the following sentence when produced in a neutral way?
a. I a*pologize for it, sir. b. I apologize for *it, sir.
c. I apologize *for it, sir. d. I apologize for it, *sir.
10. In intonational languages, such as English, intonation differences are linguistically relevant at the ...
a. sentence level b. lexical level c. phonetic level d. segmenta! level
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. The velum is also known as the ...

a. alveolar ridge b. hard palate c. soft palate d. uvula
2. Which of the following sets of sounds only contains between half-open and half-close vowels?
a. /e 1 o/ b. /e 8: a/ c. / 3: A 8: / d. /o 3: a/
3. English triphthongs are made up of ...
a. closing diphthongs + /a/ b. centring diphthongs + /a/
c. /a/+ closing diphthongs d. /a/+ centring diphthongs
4. /a:/ and /o/ differ in ...

a. tongue position b. lip rounding c. lip rounding and tongue position d. tongue height
S. Which are the common features of English consonants [h] and [?]?
a. glottal and stop b. fricative and velar c. glottal and voiceless d. fricative and voiceless
6. Which of the following English words <loes not contain a dark [t]?
a. silk b. false c. climb d. full
7. Which is the right pronunciation of the underlined consonants in the phrase some j2.eoj2.le bought
green }2.ej!/2.ers?
a. [ph] [P1 [P] [P1 b. [P1 [P1 [P] [P] c. [P] [ph] [P1 [P] d. [ph] [P] [P1 [P]
8. Which is the right pronunciation of the underlined past tense forms in the phrase He lived and
worked in London far two years?
a. /id/ /t/ b. /t/ /d/ c. /d/ /d/ d) /d/ /t/
9. Which of the following verbs is not stressed on the preposition?

a. take *off b. wait *for c. hold *on d. sold *out

a. An accented syllable has pitch prominence and is always stressed.
b. An unaccented syllable has no pitch prominence and is always unstressed.
c. An unaccented syllable has no pitch prominence and can be stressed or unstressed.
d. An accented syllable has no pitch prominence and is always stressed.
Nombre y apellidos:
D.N.I.:
1. Which of the following pairs of words are not homophones?

a. sight/ site b. sun/ son c. price/prays d. ate/ eight
2. A velaric airstream mechanism is used to produce
a. glottal sounds b. clicks c. implosives d. ejectives
3. Approximants are produced with a(n) ... of the articulators.

a. open approximation b. narrow approximation c. parcial approximation d. complete closure
4. Which of the following English consonants is not post-alveolar?

a. [r] b. [I] c. [3] d. [J]
S. Which of the following sentences is not produced with a dark-1 [t] at the end of the first word?
a. peel apples b. peel grapes c. peel carrots d. peel potatoes
6. How is the sound [z] at the end of these produced in the phrase these ships?
a. [z] b. [s] c. [3] ª· m
7. The production of [n] as [IJ] at the end of on in the sequence on cal! is a case of
a. progressive assimilation b. coalescense
c. velarisation d. regressive assimilation
8. Which of the following sentences is produced with an intrusive-r at the end of the first word?
a. more apples b. bought apples c. saw apples d. two apples
9. Where is the main stress located in the following sentence produced with a neutral reading?
a. Y ou should say it to him b. Y ou should say it to him
c. Y ou should say it to him d. Y ou should say it to him
10. According to the British School of intonational anlysis, the nuclear configuration of a tone unit
in eludes
a. the last accented syllable only.
b. the last accented syllable and the subsequent unaccented syllables (if any).
c. all the syllables preceding the last accent.
d. the first accented syllable and the subsequent syllables up to the last accent.

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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

1. Two sounds are in complementary distribution if they appear

2. The tongue, the lips and the soft palate are

3. A glottal stop is produced with ...... vocal folds.

4. Which of the following groups does not contain a fricative sound?

5. English vowels [o] and [a:] are

7. Which of the following words contains a devoiced [r] ([[])?

8. A syllable rhyme includes

9. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

1. A minimal pair consists of ...

2. Whisper is produced with the vocal folds ...

3. Which of the following words contains a devoiced lateral approximant (ll])?

7. In which contexts does English dark [t] occur?

8. A syllable rhyme includes

9. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

10. Tonality studies

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

3. Which of the following groups of consonants only contains post-alveolar sounds?

S. English vowels [3 :] and [a] differ in

6. Which of the following [9J sounds should not be devoiced?

7. Which of the following words contains an aspirated [k]?

9. The study of the distribution of accents within an intonation unit is called

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

1. Which of the following pairs of words constitutes a minimal pair?

2. Implosive sounds are produced with a(n) ........ airstream.

S. Affricates are produced with

6. Which of the following plural forms is not correct in English?

8. How is the suffix in the word referee classified according to stress?

1O. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

2. In whisper, the vocal folds are ...

3. [IJ] is produced with

4. [3:], [a], [A] are ..... vowels.

6. Which of the following plural forms is not correct in English?

7. In a syllable, the coda includes

8. How is the suffix in the word climatic classified according to stress?

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

1. Sounds produced with an ingressive glottalic airstream are called ...

2. The perception of pitch differences depends on ....

S. In which of the following words is the [I] sound devoiced?

6. Neutralization occurs when ...

8. How is the suffix in the word mountaineer classified according to stress?

1 O. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word?

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

3. Affricate sounds involve the combination of a ..... manners of articulation.

4. Which of the following plural forms is not correct in English?

S. What is prefortis clipping?

8. Which if the following devoicing processes is not possible in English?

9. How is the suffix in the word comfortable classified according to stress?

INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN

1. With which airstream mechanism are English sounds produced?

2. Which of the following sets of vowels only contains back vowels?

3. Which of the following sets of sounds only contains alveolar consonants?

4. Which of the following terms is not a place of articulation?

6. Stressed syllables always have ...

7. Which of the following terms is nota syllable constituent?

9. In which of the following sequences can the [t] be elided?