Phonetics and Phonology MCQ Test 4

1. Which of the following is a feature indicating the length of a sound segment in phonetics?

2. Which of the following is a secondary articulation often associated with a vowel sound?

3. What is the term for the center of a syllable, usually a vowel or a diphthong?

4. What is the term for a process where a sound becomes more like a sound that occurs later in a word?

5. What is the term for the middle part of a syllable, usually a vowel or a diphthong?

6. Which of the following is a liquid consonant?

7. Which of the following is an example of a nasal consonant?

8. In the word 'syllable,' which part represents the nucleus?

9. In the word 'elephant,' which vowel is a schwa?

10. What is the term for a speech sound produced by a complete closure of the oral cavity?

11. Which of the following is a suprasegmental feature related to the pitch or melody of speech?

12. In the word 'quick,' which vowel is a short vowel?

13. What is the term for a speech sound produced by a partial constriction of the airstream?

14. In phonetics, what is the term for the physical production of speech sounds?

15. In phonetics, what is the term for a sound produced with a complete closure of the vocal tract, preventing airflow?

16. What is the term for a sound that is produced by bringing the vocal cords close together but not causing them to vibrate?

17. What is the term for a vowel sound that involves a smooth, uninterrupted flow of sound?

18. What is the term for the final sound of a word?

19. What is the term for the part of a syllable that contains the nucleus and coda?

20. What is the term for the part of a syllable that comes after the nucleus?