Phonetics Test yourself 5

Phonetics: Test yourself 5
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Phonetics: Test yourself 5

Slide 1 - Slide

How many r's does an RP speaker pronounce in this sentence:
"After the divorce I never saw a penny."
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4

Slide 2 - Quiz

-(e)s ending
/s/
/z/
/IZ/
mugs
forks
laughs
James's
clashes
Ella's

Slide 3 - Drag question

-ed ending
/t/
/d/
hosted
released
borrowed
hacked
plunged
waded

Slide 4 - Drag question

The /p/ in 'kept' is ...
A
aspirated
B
not aspirated
C
preglottalised

Slide 5 - Quiz

The /t/ in 'toad' is ...
A
aspirated
B
not aspirated
C
preglottalised

Slide 6 - Quiz

The /k/ in 'scone' is ...
A
aspirated
B
not aspirated
C
preglottalised

Slide 7 - Quiz

Allophones of /p, t, k/

Slide 8 - Slide

Give a definition for 'phoneme'

Slide 9 - Open question

Give a definition for 'allophone'

Slide 10 - Open question

What do you hear?
  1. I slapped my niece/knees.
  2. Please hand me a pot/pod.
  3. You can put it in my lap/lab.
  4. Can you tell me about your coat/code?

Slide 11 - Slide

How can we hear the difference between pairs like niece/knees, lap/lab, etc?

Which answer is NOT correct?
A
because of the allophonic length of the vowels
B
because of the phonemic length of the vowels
C
because of the final consonant
D
because a final fortis consonant shortens the preceding voiced portion

Slide 12 - Quiz

The allophonic length of the VP (voiced portion) in this word is LONG:
A
cramp
B
beak
C
turn
D
splash

Slide 13 - Quiz

The allophonic length of the VP in this word is SHORT:
A
tough
B
card
C
bills
D
fair

Slide 14 - Quiz

board - bored is:
A
a homographic pair
B
a minimal pair
C
a homophonic pair

Slide 15 - Quiz

hurt - heard is
A
a homographic pair
B
a minimal pair
C
a homophonic pair

Slide 16 - Quiz

Which words can be reduced (=pronounced with their weak form) to make this sentence sound more natural:
"I am happy to be of service."

Slide 17 - Open question

"We're looking for a pen."

"looking" & "pen" are:
A
a major category words
B
a minor category words

Slide 18 - Quiz

"I'm her sister."

"I'm" & "her" are:
A
a major category words
B
a minor category words

Slide 19 - Quiz

"He would do it again."

"He" & "would" are:
A
major category words
B
minor category words

Slide 20 - Quiz

The pronunciation phenomenon where minor category words are pronounced with their weak form is called:

Slide 21 - Open question

List the words that are pronounced with their weak form:
"She has had a horrible time."

Slide 22 - Open question

List the words that are pronounced with their weak form:
"He will tell you where the pub is."

Slide 23 - Open question