Phonetics and Phonology MCQ Test 5

1. In the word 'history,' which vowel is a diphthong?

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

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

4. Which of the following is an example of a glottal consonant?

5. Which of the following is a voiceless plosive?

6. What is the term for a sound that occurs at the beginning of a syllable?

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

8. In the word 'happy,' which vowel is a monophthong?

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

10. What is the term for a speech sound produced with complete closure of the oral cavity and nasal passage?