Que- The term ______________is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning ?
a. Allophones
b. Homophones
c. Homographs
d. Homonyms
Answer- Homophones
Que- The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called__________?
a. Semi__vowels
b. Laterals
c. Sibilants
d. Trills.
Answer- Semi__vowels
Que- How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Answer- Three
Que- The 'r' in red is articulated as a______________?
a. Trill
b. Lateral
c. Frictionless continuant
d. Semi__vowel
Answer- Trill
Que- The consonant /s/ is called ________ ?
a. Sibilant
b. Lateral
c. Nasal
d. Semi__vowel
Answer- Sibilant
Que- /f/ and /v/ are called ?
a. Plosives
b. Affricates
c. fricatives
d. Trill
Answer- fricatives
Que- The initial sound in 'chair' and 'jam' are examples for__________?
a. Plosives
b. Affricates
c. fricatives
d. Trill
Answer- Affricates
Que- Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed____________?
a. The falling
b. The rising
c. The fall__rise
d. None of the above
Answer- The fall__rise
Que- Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests________________?
a. The falling
b. The rising
c. The fall__rise
d. None of the above
Answer- The rising
Que- Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items ?
a. The falling
b. The rising
c. The fall__rise
d. None of the above
Answer- The falling
Que- Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands_____________?
a. The falling
b. The rising
c. The fall__rise
d. None of the above
Answer- The falling
Que- Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements ?
a. The falling
b. The rising
c. The fall__rise
d. None of the above
Answer- The falling
Que- The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation?
a. Progressive
b. Regressive
c. Reciprocal
d. None of the above
Answer- Progressive
Que- The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of ________________assimilation?
a. Progressive
b. regressive
c. reciprocal
d. Regressive E. None of the above
Answer- reciprocal
Que- In the pronunciation of the word 'ink' the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ____________?
a. Progressive
b. Regressive
c. Reciprocal
d. None of the above
Answer- Regressive
Que- The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________?
a. Supra__segmental phonemes
b. Secondary phonemes
c. Prosodic features
d. All the above.
Answer- All the above.
Que- The initial sounds in the words 'ship', 'church' and 'judge; are examples for__________?
a. Palato__alveolar
b. Palatal
c. Velar
d. Bilabial
Answer- Palato__alveolar
Que- /f/and /v/ are______________?
a. Dental
b. Labio__dental
c. Bilabial
d. Alveolar
Answer- Labio__dental
Que- ______________are sounds articulated in the glottis ?
a. Glottal
b. Velar
c. Palatal
d. None of the above
Answer- Glottal
Que- __________are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridgE ?
a. Post__alveolar
b. Palate__alveolar
c. Palatal
d. Velar
Answer- Post__alveolar
Que- __________are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate ?
a. Post__alveolar
b. Palate__alveolar
c. Palatal
d. Velar
Answer- Palatal
Que- Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called___________________?
a. Dental
b. Labio__dental
c. Bilabial
d. Alveolar
Answer- Dental
Que- Sounds articulated by two lips are called ____________?
a. Dental
b. Bilabial
c. Labio__dental
d. Alveolar
Answer- Bilabial
Que- ________ is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or phoneme ?
a. Syllable
b. Stress
c. Intonation
d. Pitch.
Answer- Syllable
Que- ______________are words which differ only in one phoneme ?
a. Diphthongs
b. Triphthongs
c. Semi__vowels
d. Minimal pairs
Answer- Minimal pairs
Que- ____________is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel?
a. Triaphthong
b. Triaphone
c. Triphthong
d. Triology
Answer- Triphthong
Que- The study of meaning is called________?
a. Phonology
b. Morphology
c. Syntax
d. Semantics
Answer- Semantics
Que- ______________is the scientific study of language ?
a. Philology
b. Phonology
c. Phonetics
d. linguistics
Answer- linguistics
Que- Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia ?
a. Smog
b. UNESCO
c. Buzz
d. edit
Answer- Buzz
Que- Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly different are called____________?
a. Compounding
b. Acronym
c. Re__duplicates
d. Conversion
Answer- Re__duplicates
Que- Words such as 'phone' and 'photo' are instances of ____________?
a. Compounding
b. Portmanteau
c. Derivation
d. Clipping.
Answer- Clipping.
Que- Words such as 'black__leg' and 'flash__light' are instances of ____________?
a. Compounding
b. Portmanteau
c. Derivation
d. Backformation
Answer- Compounding
Que- ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables are removed from an existing long words?
a. Compounding
b. Portmanteau
c. Derivation
d. Clipping.
Answer- Clipping.
Que- ______________________is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form?
a. Compounding
b. Portmanteau
c. Derivation
d. Backformation
Answer- Derivation
Que- ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein two or more existing words are simply combined ?
a. Compounding
b. Portmanteau
c. Derivation
d. Backformation.
Answer- Compounding
Que- The /t/ in little is an instance of __________________?
a. Lateral plosion
b. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosion
d. Incomplete plosion.
Answer- Lateral plosion
Que- The /k/ sound in 'act'and 'picture' is a____________?
a. Bilabial plosion
b. Alveolar plosion
c. Nasal plosion
d. Incomplete plosion.
Answer- Incomplete plosion.
Que- Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives ?
a. /p/ & /b/
b. /m/ & /v/
c. /t/ &/d/
d. /k/ & /g/
Answer- /t/ &/d/
Que- The classification of vowels into half__high vowels and half__low vowels is based on ________________?
a. The position of the lips
b. The part of the tongue that is raised
c. The height to which the tongue is raised
d. All the abovE.
Answer- The height to which the tongue is raised
Que- The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on ________________?
a. The position of the lips
b. The part of the tongue that is raised
c. The height to which the tongue is raised
d. The state of the tension of the tongue
Answer- The state of the tension of the tongue
Que- The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is based on ________________?
a. The position of the lips
b. The part of the tongue that is raised
c. The height to which the tongue is raised
d. All the above.
Answer- The part of the tongue that is raised
Que- The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on ________________?
a. The position of the lips
b. The part of the tongue that is raised
c. The height to which the tongue is raised
d. All the abovE.
Answer- The position of the lips
Que- According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be classified into __________?
a. Round vowels & unrounded vowels
b. Front vowels & back vowels
c. High vowels & low vowels
d. Tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer- High vowels & low vowels
Que- According to the position of lips vowels can be divided into__________?
a. Round vowels & unrounded vowels
b. Front vowels & back vowels
c. High vowels & low vowels
d. Tense vowels &lax vowels
Answer- Round vowels & unrounded vowels
Que- ____________is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words ?
a. Portmanteau
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Clipping
d. Metanalysis
Answer- Portmanteau
Que- The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un__aspirated /k/ in the word 'sky' does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of ______________ ?
a. Complementary distribution
b. Contrastive distribution
c. Non__complementary distribution
d. None of the above
Answer- Complementary distribution
Que- Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic environment are said to be in ____________?
a. Contrastive distribution
b. Complementary distribution
c. Non__contrastive distribution
d. None of the above
Answer- Contrastive distribution
Que- ______________ is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and letters devised by the International Phonetic Association?
a. The international phonetic script
b. The international phonetic alphabet
c. The international phonemic script
d. The intelligible phonetic script.
Answer- The international phonetic alphabet
Que- A syllabic division is marked with______________?
a. A slash
b. An arrow mark
c. A hyphen
d. A vertical bar
Answer- A hyphen
Que- The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word 'little' are___________?
a. Allophones
b. Allomorphs
c. Morpheme variants
d. Minimal pairs
Answer- Allophones