1) 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
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2) ____________refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech? a. Stress b. Pitch c. Intonation d. JuncturE.
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3) How many stressed are generally marked_____________? a. Only one b. Two c. Three d. Four
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4) ______________is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttereD ? a. Stress b. Pitch c. Intonation d. Juncture
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5) ________________are also called secondary phonemes? a. Suprasegmentals b. Morphemes c. Allomorphs d. Allophones
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6) The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are __________________? a. Syllabic consonants b. Sibilants c. Suffixes d. None of the above
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7) Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________? a. Syllabic consonants b. Sibilants c. Suffixes d. None of the above
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8) The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financial institutions’ is called a____________? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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9) ______________________is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically? a. Allophones b. Homophones c. Homographs d. Homonyms
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10) 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
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11) The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called__________? a. Semi__vowels b. Laterals c. Sibilants d. Trills
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12) How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ? a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five
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13) The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a______________? a. Trill b. Lateral c. Frictionless continuant d. Semi__vowel
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14) The consonant /s/ is called ________ ? a. Sibilant b. Lateral c. Nasal d. Semi__vowel
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15) /f/ and /v/ are called ? a. Plosives b. Affricates c. fricatives d. Trill
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16) The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for__________? a. Plosives b. Affricates c. fricatives d. Trill
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17) 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
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18) 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
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19) 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
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20) 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
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