The Sounds of English
Consonant Sounds
Vowels &
Syllables
Write the symbol
Stress & Connected Speech
100

What is the name of this symbol /ə/. Give an example of it in a word. 

Schwa, control, above, pirate. 

100

Plosive or stop

Place reached by a complete closure of the mouth and an explosive sound

100

Which is the following is NOT true about vowels?

-They are more intense sounds than consonants. 

-They are usually the center or nucleus of a syllable. 

-They come in voiced and unvoiced variants.

-They come in voiced and unvoiced variants. FALSE

100

Write the symbol for ng

 /ŋ/

100

How does the stress change on the following words if they are nouns or verbs? object, produce, report

Noun- stress on first syllable

Verb- stress on second syllable

200

3 classification of consonant sounds

Voicing, place and manner of articulation

200

Consonants produced with narrow constriction through which air escapes with a continuous noise/turbulence.

Fricatives

200

What is the syllable pattern of the following words: plot, locked, scratched, & strengths?

CCVC

CVCC

CCCVCC

CCCVCCC

200

Write the symbol for the voiceless th

/θ/

200

What is intonation? Give a definition and an example. 

It is the way the voice goes up and down in pitch. It helps to differentiate between meanings. Ready with an intonation that goes up at the end indicates a question, ready with an intonation that goes down indicates a confirmation or statement. 

300

What vowel sound is in these three words: fish, chicken, fin, bin? 

/ɪ/

300

A manner where your mouth cavity is closed entirely so the air has to come out from somewhere else.

Nasal

300

Name two properties of a diphthong. 

  • Two vowel sounds in the same syllable 

  • There is a transition or glide from one vowel sound to the next 

  • Considered one sound 

  • First vowel is stronger (nucleus) 

  • Use is influenced by a speaker´s accent 

300

What is the symbol for voiced th

/ð/

300

What is the way that words and sounds change in rapid speech called? 

Connected speech 

400

4 ways of describing vowel sounds. 

Close/open, front/back, lip position, tense/lax (short/long) 

400

The place of articulation for /n, t, s, d, l, z/

Alveolar

400

Which diphthong is in all of these words: beard, weird, fierce, ear?

/ɪə/

400

Symbol for Sh

/ʃ/

400

What is the unstressed form of some function words called? I would´ve have done what I´d been told if I were you. 

Weak forms

500

Describe the following sound: /u/

Close, back vowel (neutral lip position) 
500

The place of articulation for k, g and w

Velar

500

True or False: In English, lax vowels can occur at the end of words. Tense vowels cannot. 

FALSE: Me (tense vowel final sound), met (lax vowel cannot be final) 

500

Symbol for the middle phoneme in the word Vision

/dʒ/

500

What is the process by which a sound changes to become more similar to nearby sounds called? 

Assimilation 

/b/      /p/  sub-plot 

/d/      /t/ bad time 

/g/      /k/ eggshell 

/z/      /s/ as cold 

/ð/      /θ/ with salt 

/dʒ/      /tʃ/ large-scale