MCQs Of Linguistics

Q. Which words both have short-vowel sounds
a) Ice and pin
b) Pin and pine
c) Can and Egg
d) Save and Time

Q. labiodental sounds
a) manner of articulation
b) f-voiceless
c) [v] voiced
d) Both b and c

Q. phonetic alphabet
a) sounds formed with the front part of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
b) sound produced with tongue in lower position
c) a separate alphabet with symbols that represents sounds
d) sounds formed with the back of the tongue against the velum

Q. vocal folds
a) vocal cords
b) [bai]
c) both
d) [bɔı]

Q. nasals
a) 1. point of articulation
b) 2. manner of articulation
c) 3. voiced/voiceless d) aka-alveo-palatals sounds formed with the tongue and the hard palate
e) velum is lowered AND
air stream allowed to flow out through nose
f) [θ] ‘th’, ‘theta’, ‘there’, voiceless
[ð] ‘th’, ‘teh’, ‘there’, voiced

Q. interdentals
a) [f]-voiceless, shoe
b) sometimes used for [θ] and [ð] WHEN they are pronounced with tongue tip between upper and lower teeth
c) consonant sound resulting from a blocking/stopping effect on the air stream
d) [ʔ] sound produced when space between vocal folds (glottis) is closed completely and briefly THEN released

Q. terminology for describing vowels
a) [i], [I]
b) BOTH VOICED
c) [b], [ð], [ɪ], [d], [k], [g]
d) [f]-voiceless

Q. nasal sounds
a) voiceless alveolar
b) [p], [b], [t], [d], [k], [g]
c) [m],[n], [ŋ] ALL VOICED
d) [k]-voiceless [g], [ŋ]-voiced

Q. wedge
a) Hat
b) [ʌ]
c) cops
d) angma

Q. dentals
a) aka-alveo-palatals sounds formed with the tongue and the hard palate
b) a separate alphabet with symbols that represents sounds
c) sounds formed with the tongue tip behind the upper front teeth
d) 1. point of articulation 2. manner of articulation 3. voiced/voiceless