Deck 5: Phonetics and Morphology

Question 1

The present-tense form of the verb 'read' and its past-tense which is pronounced as 'red' is an example of-----

A)allophones
B)homophones
C)homographs
D)homonyms

Answer 1

homonyms

Question 2

Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called----

A)syllabic consonants
B)sibilants
C)suffixes
D)none of the above

Answer 2

syllabic consonants

Question 3

The final /l/ in the words 'bottle', 'cattle' and 'little' are examples of ----

A)syllabic consonants
B)sibilants
C)suffixes
D)none of the above

Answer 3

syllabic consonants

Question 4

The final /n/ in the words 'sudden' and 'mutton' are ---------

A)syllabic consonants
B)sibilants
C)suffixes
D)none of the above

Question 5

The final /m/ in the word 'Prism' is an instance of ------

A)syllabic consonants
B)sibilants
C)suffixes
D)none of the above

Question 6

--------are also called secondary phonemes

A)suprasegmentals
B)morphemes
C)allomorphs
D)allophones

Question 7

----------are also called prosodic features.

A)suprasegmentals
B)morphemes
C)allomorphs
D)allophones

Question 8

-------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered.

A)stress
B)pitch
C)intonation
D)juncture

Question 9

Stress is used for the sake of -------

A)emphasis
B)loudness
C)double meaning
D)none of the above

Question 10

How many stressed are generally marked

A)only one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 11

---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentence

A)semantics
B)syntax
C)sentence-stress
D)none of the above

Question 12

------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.

A)stress
B)pitch
C)intonation
D)juncture.

Question 13

--------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences.

A)intonation
B)stress
C)pitch
D)juncture.

Question 14

The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech

A)alliteration
B)assonance
C)elision
D)none of the above

Question 15

IPA stands for-----

A)inter national phonetic alphabet
B)international phonetic association
C)both 'a' & 'b'
D)neither 'a' nor 'b'

Question 16

How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

A)only one
B)two
C)innumerable
D)none of the above

Question 17

-------is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language

A)phonology
B)morphology
C)semantics
D)syntax

Question 18

/m/ is a -------consonant

A)bilabial
B)bilabial-nasal
C)velar
D)glottal

Question 19

How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language

A)only one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 20

A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is called-----

A)syllable
B)phoneme
C)morpheme
D)allomorph

Question 21

The 'ing' in sleeping is an example of ------

A)a free morpheme
B)free variation
C)bound morpheme
D)none of these

Question 22

The form 'dog' is a -----morpheme.

A)a free morpheme
B)free variation
C)bound morpheme
D)none of these

Question 23

Morpheme alternants are called----

A)allophones
B)allomorphs
C)minimal pairs
D)none of the above

Question 24

The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words 'cats', 'dogs' and 'boxes' are instances of -------

A)allophones
B)allomorphs
C)minimal pairs
D)none of the above

Question 25

The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of-----

A)allophones
B)allomorphs
C)minimal pairs
D)none of the above