This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Assimilation In Speech – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Assimilation In Speech Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In English, which sounds are most commonly elided at word boundaries? A) /k/ and /g/. B) /p/ and /b/. C) /t/ and /d/. D) /m/ and /n/. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /t/ and /d/. 2. Nanirahan ang mga tao sa yungib. A) Panahong Paleolitiko. B) Panahong Neolitiko. C) Maagang panahon ng metal. D) Maunlad na panahon ng metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panahong Paleolitiko. 3. What is elision? A) The omission of a vowel sound for clarity. B) The process of changing a consonant's articulation to match another. C) Leaving out a phoneme in pronunciation, usually to make speech faster. D) The process of changing a vowel to a central sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaving out a phoneme in pronunciation, usually to make speech faster. 4. Which of these is a web browser? A) Windows. B) Google. C) Excel. D) Internet Explorer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internet Explorer. 5. The main site of absorption of water is A) Stomach. B) Duodenum. C) Ileum. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ileum. 6. Which word demonstrates elision of the /d/ sound? A) Stand there. B) Sandwich. C) Post the letter. D) Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sandwich. 7. What impact does regressive assimilation have on speech sounds and pronunciation? A) It makes sounds more disconnected and choppy. B) It influences the overall rhythm and flow of speech. C) It leads to rough transitions between sounds and words. D) It has no impact on speech sounds and pronunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It influences the overall rhythm and flow of speech. 8. Which of the following is the function of colon? A) Digest food materials. B) Absorb digested food. C) Stores indigestible materials. D) Absorb water from indigestible materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb water from indigestible materials. 9. If Cf changes to become like Ci, the assimilation is called A) Initial consonant. B) Progressive. C) Final consonant. D) Regressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regressive. 10. Which type of assimilation involves both adjacent consonants affecting each other? A) Regressive. B) Double. C) Partial. D) Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double. 11. Which of the following is the importance of meiosis? A) Meiosis results in the formation of four daughter cells in each cycle of cell division. B) Meiosis increases the chromosome number by half. C) Meiosis occurs in the body cells. D) Meiosis produces four diploid cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meiosis results in the formation of four daughter cells in each cycle of cell division. 12. What to French schools do to help children of immigrants assimilate? A) Provide special courses on history of France to improve knowledge of France. B) Provide extra counselling services to provide emotional support. C) Provide a French buddy to provide social support. D) Provide adaptation classes to help them master the French language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide adaptation classes to help them master the French language. 13. The phonemes /t/, /d/ and /n/ often become ..... A) Bilabial before bilabial consonants consonants /p/, /b/ and /m/. B) Palatal before bilabial consonants /k/, /g/ and /m/. C) Labiodental before bilabial consonants /j/, /b/ and /p/. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilabial before bilabial consonants consonants /p/, /b/ and /m/. 14. Nabuhay sa pangangaso at pangangalap ng pagkain. A) Panahong Paleolitiko. B) Panahong Neolitiko. C) Maagang panahon ng metal. D) Maunlad na panahon ng metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panahong Paleolitiko. 15. Which of the following is a presentation program? A) MS Word. B) MS Excel. C) MS PowerPoint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MS PowerPoint. 16. The internet is? A) A place to eat. B) Millions of computers connected together. C) A computer link. D) A webpage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Millions of computers connected together. 17. A lean tool Inspired by Eiji Toyoda and Shoichi Saito's visit to the U.S? A) QCO. B) Kanban. C) Kaizen. D) 5S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanban. 18. Thrice, both wrong, with Robert A) Dental variant of r. B) An alveolar tap. C) Partial devoicing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An alveolar tap. 19. JIT stands for? A) January Into Time. B) Just In Text. C) Just In Time. D) Japan In Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just In Time. 20. A relationship in which two living things can mutually benefit A) Mutualism. B) Predation. C) Commensalism. D) Competition. E) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 21. Just round, start reading, dream A) Assimilation affecting the work of the vocal cords. B) Double assimilation. C) Assimilation affecting the place and manner of articulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double assimilation. 22. Which type of assimilation involves a voiceless sound becoming voiced? A) Assimilation of voicing. B) Assimilation of place of articulation. C) Assimilation of manner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assimilation of voicing. 23. Assimilation is the way way that sounds belonging to one word can cause changes in sounds belonging to neighbouring words. A) True. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Ten boys A) N. B) D. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N. 25. In assimilation, which sound is known as the "assimilated sound" ? A) The vowel sound. B) The consonant that changes its articulation under the influence of another. C) The first sound in any word boundary. D) The vowel that reduces to a central position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The consonant that changes its articulation under the influence of another. 26. What is an endoparasite? A) Organisms that live on the skin of a host, from which they derive their sustenance. B) Parasites that live in the tissues and organs of their hosts. C) The interactions between and among organisms within their environment. D) A term for the position of a species within an ecosystem, describing both the range of conditions. E) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasites that live in the tissues and organs of their hosts. 27. What is an example of assimilation of voicing? A) The /p/ sound in 'peep' becomes voiced in anticipation of the following /i:/ sound. B) The /n/ sound in 'tennis' changes its place of articulation to match the alveolar /s/ sound. C) The /n/ sound in 'incredible' changes its manner of articulation to a nasalized fricative. D) The /p/ sound in 'peep' changes its manner of articulation to match the following /i:/ sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The /p/ sound in 'peep' becomes voiced in anticipation of the following /i:/ sound. 28. What is the "Ohno Circle" used for? A) Observe who is working in the factory. B) Photograph elements of the factory floor. C) Stationary observation of a process. D) Grading Operation efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stationary observation of a process. 29. Naging permanente o sedentaryo ang paninirahan ng mga tao. A) Panahong Paleolitiko. B) Panahong Neolitiko. C) Maagang panahon ng metal. D) Maunlad na panahon ng metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panahong Neolitiko. 30. Laundry, drawer, sideroad A) Post-alveolar variant of d. B) Dental variant of r. C) An alveolar tap. D) None of the above. 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