- 1. What is the study of the physical sounds of human speech?
A) Phonology B) Phonetics C) Morphology D) Syntax
- 2. Which term refers to the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word?
A) Allophone B) Morpheme C) Grapheme D) Phoneme
- 3. What do we call the distinctive pitch pattern of a word or phrase in spoken language?
A) Stress B) Tone C) Intonation D) Accent
- 4. What is the study of the system of sounds in a language, including how they interact and form patterns?
A) Allophony B) Phonology C) Phonetics D) Morphology
- 5. What term describes the beginning, middle, or end part of a syllable in terms of the sequence of sounds?
A) Onset B) Coda C) Nucleus D) Rime
- 6. Which term refers to the consonant or vowel at the center of a syllable?
A) Coda B) Nucleus C) Rime D) Onset
- 7. What is the unit within a word that carries a linguistic meaning but may not stand alone?
A) Phoneme B) Allophone C) Morpheme D) Grapheme
- 8. Which of the following is a voiced stop consonant in English?
A) T B) M C) K D) B
- 9. What is the proper term for the study of the rules governing how sounds are combined in a language?
A) Morphology B) Phonetics C) Phonology D) Phonotactics
- 10. In English, how many vowels are typically classified as diphthongs?
A) Three B) Eight C) Ten D) Five
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