Consonant sounds /l/ and /r/
Which word contains the /r/ sound in the middle of the word between two vowels?
A)arrive B)light C)lake D)leaf E)laugh
A)arrive
Which word contains the /eə(r)/ diphthong followed by /r/?
A)car B)star C)care D)park E)far
C)care
Which word contains the velar nasal /ŋ/ in the final position and before a silent letter?
A)sun B)sung C)some D)son E)sum
B) sung
Which word contains a dark /l/ sound (/ɫ/) at the end of the word?
A)full B)light C)leaf D)long E)lake
A)full
Which word contains the /ɑː(r)/ vowel before the consonant /k/?
A)care B)car C)pair D)hair E)bark
B) car
Which consonant is bilabial and nasal, and appears at the end of a monosyllabic word?
A)/n/ B)/m/ C)/ŋ/ D)/s/ E)/l/
B) /m/
Which word contains both /r/ and /l/ sounds in the same syllable?
A)really B)world C)lake D)leaf E)roll
B)world
Which pair contrasts the vowel sounds /ɑː(r)/ and /eə(r)/ in the same phonetic environment?
A)car – care B)star – start C)far – farm D)park – part E)hair – hare
A) car – care
Which word ends with the alveolar nasal /n/ sound, and the vowel before it is short?
A) sung B) sun C) some D) sum E) son
B) sun
Which word contains the /r/ sound in a consonant cluster at the beginning of the word?
A)clean B)blue C)free D)leaf E)tree
C)free
In which word is the vowel pronounced as the centering diphthong /eə/ before /r/?
A)car B)park C)care D)dark E)bar
C) care
Which of the following describes /ŋ/ correctly?
A) Produced with both lips closed
B) Produced with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge
C) Produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate
D) Produced with the teeth and tongue
E) Produced with the tongue tip behind upper teeth
C) Produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate
Which pair of words contrasts /l/ and /r/ in the same position of the word?
A)play – pray B)light – night C)cat – cut D)pen – pan E)lamp – ramp
A)play – pray
Which word contains the long open back vowel /ɑː/ followed by /r/?
A)pair B)hair C)care D)car E)far
D) car
Which minimal pair contrasts /n/ and /ŋ/ in the final position?
A)sun – sung B)some – sum C)sun – son D) sung – some E) sing – sin
A) sun – sung