This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Phonetics – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Phonetics Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the world that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions A) Great. B) Teacher. C) Streat. D) Receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great. 2. How many sounds are present in English? A) 44. B) 20. C) 24. D) 56. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 44. 3. Choose the word whose s/es are pronounced differently from the other words A) Boxes. B) Buzzes. C) Assets. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assets. 4. Choose the word with a different sound. A) CArry. B) ChArm. C) CAt. D) MAtch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ChArm. 5. A. style B. top C. ton D. till A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 6. Choose the word whose s/es are pronounced differently from the other words. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 7. Which criteria refers to how high or low the tongue is when producing a vowel? A) Height. B) Backness. C) Roundedness. D) Constriction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Height. 8. Which one of the following words that violates the phonological rules of English language? A) Stroke. B) Gnome. C) Taurus. D) Mblath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mblath. 9. ..... is a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language. It is based primarily on the Latin script. A) International Phonetic Association. B) International Phonetic Alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) International Phonetic Alphabet. 10. The letter "A" is in type II syllable. A) Cat. B) Ago. C) Day. D) May. E) Bark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cat. 11. Choose the word that has a different s/es pronunciation A) Involves. B) Believes. C) Suggests. D) Steals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggests. 12. Talking about consonants, place:post-alveolar A) Tip of tongue to teeth-ridge. B) Tip to tongue to rear of teeth-ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tip to tongue to rear of teeth-ridge. 13. Phonetics is useful for A) Pronunciation. B) False. C) Greek. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronunciation. 14. There are ..... sounds in English language. A) 26. B) 44. C) 28. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 44. 15. Find which word does not belong to each group A) Sick. B) Tired. C) Sore. D) Fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fit. 16. [j] is a: A) Voiced palatal glide. B) Voiceless glottal fricative. C) Voiced high central consonant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voiced palatal glide. 17. Orthography is ..... A) The pronunciation of a word that represents the alphabetics spelling. B) The production of any speech. C) The study of the phonetics symbols. D) The alphabetic spelling of words that represents the way they are pronounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The alphabetic spelling of words that represents the way they are pronounced. 18. The sound of sae sae tsu, tsu A) W, w. B) S, s. C) H, h. D) L, l. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S, s. 19. Where is the primary stress in the word "personality" ? A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) Fourth syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third syllable. 20. The science of sounds is called A) Semantics. B) Meaning. C) Phonetics. D) Phonology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phonetics. 21. How many syllables does the word "television" have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 22. Choose the word that has a different ed pronunciation A) Failed. B) Reached. C) Absorbed. D) Solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reached. 23. A. precise B. wash C. show D. wish A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. Roundedness and tongue advancement are articulatory traits of the A) Vowels. B) Consonants. C) Both. D) Any of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vowels. 25. Phonetics is connected with ..... A) Grammar, stylistics, lexicology. B) Physiology, anatomy, physics. C) Mathematics, statistics, logic and computer science. D) All variants are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All variants are right. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPhonetics Quiz 2Phonetics Quiz 3Phonetics Quiz 4Phonetics Quiz 5Phonetics Quiz 6Phonetics Quiz 7Phonetics Quiz 8Phonetics Quiz 9Phonetics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books