UIUC SHS 200 Exam #Questions with correct answers
Which of the following words is pronounced with an aspirated [pʰ]?
ripple
repel
pterodactyl - ✔✔Repel
Which of the following words has a velar nasal [ŋ] in it?
know
rink
ample - ✔✔Rink
The smallest linguistic unit that has a meaning or a grammatical function is called
a:
Allophone
Phoneme
Morpheme - ✔✔Morpheme
What is NOT part of a phonological environment
Syllable position
Temperature of the Oral Cavity
, Preceding and Succeeding Phonemes - ✔✔Temperature of the Oral Cavity
Which word is pronounced with a syllabic liquid?
please
repel
ample - ✔✔Ample
Which two words sound the same when pronounced with a flap [ɾ]?
slide - slight
lighter - letter
Atom - Adam - ✔✔Atom - Adam
Flapping in English is an example of:
Strengthening of a Phoneme
Neutralization of a phonemic contrast
Free Variation of Allophones - ✔✔Neutralization of a phonemic contrast
A set of allophones, related by articulatory features and phonological
environment is called a(n)
Allophone
Which of the following words is pronounced with an aspirated [pʰ]?
ripple
repel
pterodactyl - ✔✔Repel
Which of the following words has a velar nasal [ŋ] in it?
know
rink
ample - ✔✔Rink
The smallest linguistic unit that has a meaning or a grammatical function is called
a:
Allophone
Phoneme
Morpheme - ✔✔Morpheme
What is NOT part of a phonological environment
Syllable position
Temperature of the Oral Cavity
, Preceding and Succeeding Phonemes - ✔✔Temperature of the Oral Cavity
Which word is pronounced with a syllabic liquid?
please
repel
ample - ✔✔Ample
Which two words sound the same when pronounced with a flap [ɾ]?
slide - slight
lighter - letter
Atom - Adam - ✔✔Atom - Adam
Flapping in English is an example of:
Strengthening of a Phoneme
Neutralization of a phonemic contrast
Free Variation of Allophones - ✔✔Neutralization of a phonemic contrast
A set of allophones, related by articulatory features and phonological
environment is called a(n)
Allophone
