Phonetics and Phonology Name: Date: 7 March 2012

MINI-TEST 3 (SESSION 3) Duration: 15 minutes

I. Choose the option that best completes the sentence or best answers the question.

1. Which of the following features is NOT the characteristic of vowels? A. oral B. voiced C. syllabic D. aspirated

2. Which of the following criteria CANNOT be used to classify vowels? A. tongue height B. length C. obstruction D. tongue part 3. Vowels are classified as tense or lax according to.... A. tongue part B. lip rounding C. length D. tension 4. The length of English vowels varies according to. A. context B. tension C. lip rounding D. tongue height

5. If vowels are classified according to lip rounding, they can be pronounced with rounded lips, more or less spread lips and .lips. A. back B. neutral C. central D. mid

II.

Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?

1. Vowels are sounds in which there is obstruction to the flow of air.. 2. A back vowel is one in which the back of tongue is involved in their production 3. A front vowel is one in which the front part of tongue is lowered.. 4. Voiced sounds are produced/articulated with relatively strong energy. 5. Voiced sounds are also called lenis. 6. When producing the lateral, there is a complete closure in centre of mouth, air escapes through nostrils. 7. When producing the retroflex consonant, the tip of tongue moves forwards to the alveolar ridge. 8. The centre of a syllable has little or no obstruction to airflow and sounds comparatively loud. 9. When producing oral sounds, the soft palate is lowered, so the air escapes through nostrils 10. Lenis consonants tend to be articulated with relatively weak energy.

Mini-test 3 (Session 3)

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