English Phonetics QuizOnline version Test your English sound knowledge. by SHADAI BELEN ESCAMILLA 1 What does IPA stand for in phonetics? a International Phoneme Alphabet b Internal Phoneme Alphabet c Integrated Phonetic Analysis d International Phonetic Alphabet 2 Which symbol represents the 'th' sound in 'think'? a ð b ɒ c θ d æ 3 Which term describes the voice quality of a sound? a manner b voicing c place d tension 4 Which is a high-front lax vowel in English? a A as in 'father' b U as in 'two' c I as in 'bit' d O as in 'go' 5 What is a stressed syllable? a A silent syllable b A syllable only in poetry c A syllable given more prominence than others d A syllable spoken softly 6 Which phoneme contrasts voicing in English? a t vs d b p vs b c f vs v d s vs z 7 Which term refers to the smallest unit of sound? a phoneme b syllable c phonetic symbol d mora 8 Which is a rhotic American English feature? a Glottalizing 't' in 'water' b Pronouncing 'r' in 'hard' c Dropping 'r' in 'car' d Nasalizing vowels 9 Which word pair shows a minimal pair for vowel length? a beat vs bit b ship vs sheep c goat vs gaud d cat vs cut 10 Which describes syllable structure in English? a Only nucleus b Never contains a nucleus c Syllables must be two vowels long d Onset accompanied by nucleus and coda
