Random Trivia
Voiced & Unvoiced Sounds
Connected Speech
Vowel sounds
How many syllables?
100
What is NOT an example of a weak word (grammar word) in a sentence?
a. you
b. two
c. than
d. which
b. two
The number "two" is an adjective, which is a function word.
100
True or false? The z-sound and s-sound are both voiced sounds.
False: The z-sound is voiced, but the s-sound is unvoiced. They are a voiced & unvoiced matching pair.
100
Which answer choice below is NOT a correct way to shorten the phrase: "Don't worry! I got you!"
a. Don't worry! I go-choo!
b. Don't worry! I a-choo!
c. Don't worry! I go-chuh!
b. Don't worry! I a-choo!
100
What is the correct vowel sound?
"I live in Colorado."
a. white tie
b. silver pin
c. green tea
b. silver pin
100
sister
2 syllables: SIS-ster
200
True or false? Vowel sounds are not voiced sounds.
False: All vowels make voiced sounds. You can feel vibration in your throat.
200
True or false? All unvoiced sounds are consonants.
True: All unvoiced sounds are consonants. As for voiced sounds, they can be consonants or vowels.
200
What does this mean?
"Dijuh GO tuh thuh STORE tuh-day?"
"Did you go to the store today?"
200
What is the correct vowel sound?
"Did you see my post on Instagram?"
a. orange door
b. rose boat
c. olive sock
b. rose boat
200
idea
3 syllables: i-DE-a
300
Is English a stress-timed language or a syllable-timed language?
English is a stress-timed language!
300
True or false? Unvoiced sounds cause vibration in your throat.
False: Unvoiced sounds do not cause vibration. They feel like a whisper. Only voiced sounds cause vibration.
300
What does this mean?
"Cudjuh gimme a call?"
"Could you give me a call?"
300
What is the correct vowel sound?
"I learned a new word today!"
a. green tea
b. purple shirt
c. orange door
b. purple shirt
300
beautiful
3 syllables: BEAU-ti-ful
400
What parts of speech are NOT content words?
a. verbs
b. adverbs
c. pronouns
d. nouns
c. pronouns
Pronouns are not content words in sentences, so they usually are not stressed in normally conversations!
400
Which one of the pairs below is not a voiced & unvoiced matching pair?
a. b & p
b. b & v
c. v & f
d. th & th
b. b & v
Both of these sounds are voiced.
400
Which answer choice below is NOT a correct way to shorten the phrase: "What did you eat?"
a. What dijoo eat?
b. What dijuh eat?
c. Whadjuh eat?
d. What doyuh eat?
d. What doyuh eat?
400
What is the correct vowel sound?
"I went exploring around my new neighborhood."
a. rose boat & gray day
b. purple shirt & red pepper
c. purple shirt & gray day
d. orange door & gray day
d. orange door & gray day
400
chemically
3 syllables or 4 syllables
CHEM-mic-ly or CHEM-mi-cal-ly
500
For some people, l-sounds and r-sounds are similar. Which sound makes your tongue push up, and which sound makes your tongue push down?
a. l-sounds go up, r-sounds go down
b. l-sounds go down, r-sounds go up
c. both l-sounds and r-sounds go up
d. both l-sounds and r-sounds go down
a. l-sounds go up, r-sounds go down
500
Which one of the pairs below is not a voiced & unvoiced matching pair?
a. b & p
b. d & t
c. ch & j
d. ch & sh
d. ch & sh
Both of these sounds are unvoiced.
500
What does this mean?
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxdpXu2ftNhbsOtWGVlQoAwsqCeTttEg7Y?si=hAb40gYOpSHQAIaC
"Where else was I sposta bringim?"
"Where else was I supposed to bring him?"
500
True or false? English has more than 10 vowel sounds.
True! English has between 14 and 20 vowel sounds!
500
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
14 syllables!
SU-per-CA-li-FRA-gi-LIS-tic-EX-pi-A-li-DO-cious