INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH

SPRING 2017
ELT 301: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
QUIZ 1

1. Mention 2 diphthongs and 2 triphthongs present in the English

language today. Give an example of a word containing each of these
sounds. (1)

2. Draw the diagram of the human tongue and label it for one high front
vowel, one rounded back vowel, and one rounded mid vowel. Give an
example for each vowel using IPA transcription letters. (6 marks)

3. Transcribe the following words in Received Pronunciation using

International Phonetic Alphabets. (4)

A. Hollow B. Through C. Pleasant D. Absolute

4. What is an allomorph? Describe with an example. (2)

5. (i) The formation of plurals in English is an example of (circle the

answer) (0.5):
A. Back formation B. Suppletion C. Inflection

(ii) In the phrase I loved Tom even before he knew I existed, the verb is
periphrastically marked for tense. True or False? (1)

(iii) ment and able are _____________________ affixes. (0.5)

A. Inflectional B. Derivative C. Ablative

(iv) Most Class I affixes in English are (0.5):

A. Greek B. Germanic C. Latinate

(v) The process by which house (noun) changes to house (verb) is called
(0.5):
A. Compounding B. Conversion C. Blending