Test Bank

Sample Test for Phonatics 328

1. How many phonemes are there in the following words?

Phone, sun, mud, measure, where, father

1. Write the initial sound for the following words:

Two, herd, three, choose, cat

1. Which of these words have the /i:/ sound?

Sheep, meal, mill, bean, heavy, dirty, thirteen, these, sandwich

1. Draw a diagram showing the speech organs!

1. How are the voiceless sounds made?

1. What is the function of the soft palate?

1. Draw a diagram showing the parts of the tongue!

1. If you keep your tongue position for /u:/ sound and you draw air inwards quickly , where will you feel the cold air?

1. What are the various positions of lips?

1. Write True or False.

• Most speech organs are in the chest, throat, and head.
• Speech sounds are only produced in the nasal cavity.

1. Fill in each blank with the right term.

• If the vocal cords vibrate, the sound is ___________.
• The five tongue parts are the______, ______, ______, _______, _____
• You can produce /___/ sound if the tongue touches the alveolar ridge.