IPA reading
Consonants
Vowels
Vocal Tract
IPA writing
100

What is the word written in IPA as: [kæt]

Cat

100

Give an example of a voiced-voiceless pair of sounds.

p/b, t/d, k/g etc.

100

What are the three categories that form the height of vowels?

High, low and mid. 

100

Name the two active articulators in the vocal tract.

Lips and tongue.

100

Write the first sound in the word: pharynx

/f/

200

What is the word written in IPA as: [slaɪ]

sly

200

What is the place of articulation of [t]?

Alveolar

200

What is the difference between monophthongs and diphthongs?

The former is made up of one vowel sound, while the latter is made up of two.

200

Which passive articulator is important in distinguishing oral and nasal sounds?

velum or the soft palate

200

Write the final sound in: judge

/dʒ/

300

What is the word written in IPA as: [mʌŋki]

monkey

300

Arrange the following from least sonorous to most sonorous: /l/, /j/ and /g/.

/j/ , /l/ , /g/

300

True or false: /u/ is a lax vowel.

False, it is a tense vowel. 
300

Name a labiodental sound. 

/f/, /v/

300

Write the vowel sound in: pump

/ʌ/

400

What is the word written in IPA as: [ɪmjunaɪz]

immunize

400

What sound is described by: voiced alveolar approximant

/ɹ/

400

What sound does this describe: mid back tense round vowel.

[o]

400

True or false: The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the sound /o/.

False. All vowels are voiced so the vocal cords will vibrate when producing /o/.

400

Is this [fraɪd] the right IPA transcription for the word: fried?

No. The /r/ sound here is trill which is not greatly used in English. The approximant, /ɹ/, should be used to form [fɹaɪd]. 

500

What is the word written in IPA as: [saɪkalədʒi]

psychology

500

Provide the articulatory description for the sound /ʒ/.

voiced postalveolar fricative 

500

Provide the articulatory description for /ɛ/.

mid front lax unrounded vowel

500

In what ways do the active articulators change when producing the sound /u/ and /i/.

The lips are rounded for /u/ and the tongue is back. For /i/, the lips are unrounded and the tongue is front. 
500

Write the three fricative sounds in the word: affixation

/f/, /s/, /ʃ/

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