Sounds
How many sounds are there in English?
44
How many monophthongs are there in English?
12
What is a diphthong?
A vowel sound that moves from one sound to another.
What is a silent-e syllable?
A syllable ending in a silent e, which usually makes the preceding vowel long.
Example: cake, these, bike.
What is word stress?
Extra emphasis on one syllable in a word.
How many consonant sounds are there?
24
What is the vowel sound in sheep?
Answer: /iː/
How many diphthongs are there in English?
8.
What is a consonant-le syllable?
A syllable that ends with a consonant followed by -le.
Example: table, little, candle
Where is the stress in teacher?
Answer: TEAcher.
How many vowel sounds are there?
20
What is a monophthong?
A pure vowel sound.
What is the diphthong in boy?
Answer: /ɔɪ/
What is a vowel team syllable?
A syllable containing two or more vowels that work together to make one vowel sound.
Example: rain, team, boat
Where is the stress in computer?
Answer: comPUter.
What is the sound [ə] called?
Schwa
What is the vowel sound in cat?
Answer: /æ/
What is the diphthong in face?
Answer: /eɪ/
What is an R-controlled syllable?
A syllable in which a vowel is followed by r, and the r affects the vowel sound.
Example: car, bird, fork
Where is the stress in photography?
Answer: phoTOGraphy.
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
Answer: 26 letters.
What is the difference between a monophthong and a diphthong?
Answer: A monophthong has one steady vowel sound, while a diphthong changes from one vowel sound to another.
What is the diphthong in house?
Answer: /aʊ/
What is a closed syllable and Open Syllable? Give me example
Answer: A syllable that ends in a consonant and usually has a short vowel sound. Example: cat, bed, fish
Answer: A syllable that ends in a vowel and usually has a long vowel sound.
Example: me, he, go
Where is the stress in pronunciation?
Answer: pronunCIation.