Phonetics and Word Formation MCQ Test: Phonetics and Word Formation MCQs - Practice Questions
1. What is the plural form of 'vertex'?
2. Which of the following words is an example of a compound word?
3. In the word 'elevator,' where is the primary stress?
4. What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?
5. What is the plural form of 'cactus'?
6. What is the term for a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word?
7. What is the term for a word that sounds like its meaning?
8. What is the plural form of 'mouse'?
9. Which of the following words is an adverb?
10. In the word 'happiness,' where is the secondary stress?
11. In the word 'elephant,' where is the primary stress?
12. What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
13. Which of the following words has a double consonant?
14. In the word 'catastrophe,' where is the secondary stress?
15. Which of the following words has a long vowel sound?
16. What is the term for a word that describes the sound it represents?
17. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern?
18. Which of the following is an example of a suffix?
19. Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?
20. Which of the following is an example of a prefix?
21. In the word 'elephant,' where is the secondary stress?
22. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'happy'?
23. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a suffix called?
24. Which of the following is an example of an irregular plural noun?
25. What is the term for a word that forms a contrast to another word?
26. Which of the following words is a portmanteau?
27. What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a word?
28. Which of the following words has a prefix?
29. Which of the following words has a diphthong?
30. In the word 'computer,' where is the secondary stress?
31. Which of the following words is an example of a portmanteau?
32. What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it describes?
33. What is the term for a word that contradicts itself?
34. Which of the following words is a preposition?
35. Which of the following words is a homograph for 'lead'?
36. Which of the following words is a conjunction?
37. Which of the following is a homophone for 'flower'?
38. What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents and combines sounds from different words?
39. What is the plural form of 'child'?
40. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a prefix called?