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1. 
Spoken language in which the words join to form a connected stream of sounds.
A.
Connected speech
B.
Idiom
C.
Distinguish
D.
Linking
2. 
A shorter form of a group of words, which usually occurs in auxiliary verbs, e.g. You have = you´ve.
A.
Vowel
B.
Stress
C.
Syllable
D.
Contraction
3. 
Joining parts of sentences (phrases and clauses), sentences and paragraph to make text more cohesive e.g. I went shopping THEN I went to the gym.
A.
Diphthong
B.
Linking
C.
Schwa
D.
Rhythm
4. 
The smallest sound unit which can make a different to meaning e.g. /p/ in pan, /b/ in ban.
A.
Emphasise
B.
Phonology
C.
Phoneme
D.
Consonant
5. 
Is the way that some words in a sentence are emphasized or stressed to produce a regular pattern, e.g. If I were YOU, I´d go by BUS.
A.
Rhythm
B.
word boundary
C.
weak form
D.
Sentence strees
6. 
Is a stress on a syllable or word in a sentence that is less strong that the primary (main) stress.
A.
Connected speech
B.
Secondary strees
C.
Contraction
D.
Minimal pairs
7. 
Refers to the way some words in a sentence are stressed.
A.
Primary, main strees
B.
Strees
C.
Word strees
D.
Sentence strees
8. 
A part of a word than usually contains a single vowel sound, e.g. Pen = one syllable.
A.
Phoneme
B.
Contrastive stress
C.
Syllable
D.
Unvoiced sound
9. 
The voice is used, e.g. /b/ in bad, /d/ in dentist.
A.
Unvoiced sound
B.
Voiced sound
C.
Sentence strees
D.
Phonemic chart
10. 
A sound in which the air is not blocked by the tongue, lips, teeth etc, movement or vibration is felt in the throat because the voice is used. The letter, a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y are used to represent these sounds.
A.
Vowel
B.
Intonation
C.
Weak form
D.
Connected speech
11. 
No voice is use, e.g./p/in pad, /t/ in tomorrow.
A.
Phonology
B.
Linking
C.
Unvoiced sound
D.
Phoneme
12. 
A sound in which the air is partly blocked by the lips, tongue, teeth etc. Any letter of the English alphabet which represent these sounds, e.g. d-/d/, c /k/.
A.
Contrastive stress
B.
Consonant
C.
Diphthong
D.
Phonemic chart
13. 
Is used to express an unusual or emphatic meaning in a sentence, e.g. It was my AUNT who bought a car (not my uncle)
A.
Distinguish
B.
Phonology
C.
Emphasis
D.
Contrastive stress
14. 
A vowel combination which is pronounced by moving from one vowel to another, e.g. /aɪ/ as in my is pronounced by moving from /æ/ to /ɪ/.
A.
Schwa
B.
Sentence stress
C.
Diphthong
D.
Unvoiced sound
15. 
When special force or attention is given to a word or information because it is important, e.g. I want to start the lesson al SIX o´clock not seven o´clock.
A.
Rhythm
B.
Emphasis
C.
Linking
D.
Secondary strees
16. 
The way the level of a speaker´s voice changes to show meaning as how they feel about something. Can be rising or falling or both.
A.
Intonation
B.
Phonology
C.
Syllable
D.
Vowel
17. 
The words which differ from each other by only one meaningful sound (or phoneme), e.g. hit /hɪt/; Heat /Hi:t/.
A.
Phoneme
B.
Contrastive stress
C.
Minimal pairs
D.
Diphthong
18. 
A poster or large diagram of the phonemic symbols arranged in a particular order.
A.
Weak form
B.
Primary, main, stress
C.
Syllable
D.
Phonemic chart
19. 
The study of sounds in a language or languages.
A.
Connected speech
B.
Phonology
C.
Consonant
D.
Emphasis
20. 
The main stress on a word. e.g. DIFFicult.
A.
Primary, main, stress
B.
Sentence stress
C.
Unvoiced sound
D.
Intonation
21. 
Is the sound / ə/. It is a feature of many weak forms, e.g. /kən/in I can play tennis.
A.
Contraction
B.
Distinguish
C.
Schwa
D.
Primary, main, stress
22. 
We used it when a word is unstressed.
A.
Weak form
B.
Word boundary
C.
Weak form
D.
Vowel
23. 
Where one word ends and the next want begins, especially in connected speech.
A.
Phonology
B.
Diphthong
C.
Word boundary
D.
Contrastive stress
24. 
Is the pronunciation of a syllable with more force or emphasis than the surrounding syllables which are said to be unstressed, e.g. umBRElla.
A.
Voiced sound
B.
Word stress
C.
Schwa
D.
Phoneme