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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
IPA stands for |
| A. | international political alphabet |
| B. | international phonetic association |
| C. | indian phonetic alphabet |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» B. international phonetic association | |
| 52. |
Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------ |
| A. | dental |
| B. | bilabial |
| C. | labio-dental |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» B. bilabial | |
| 53. |
Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth are called---- |
| A. | dental |
| B. | bilabial |
| C. | labio-dental |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» C. labio-dental | |
| 54. |
Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called--- |
| A. | dental |
| B. | labio-dental |
| C. | bilabial |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» A. dental | |
| 55. |
Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge are called---- |
| A. | dental |
| B. | bilabial |
| C. | labio-dental |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» D. alveolar | |
| 56. |
-----are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridge. |
| A. | post-alveolar |
| B. | palate-alveolar |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | velar |
| Answer» A. post-alveolar | |
| 57. |
-----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate |
| A. | post-alveolar |
| B. | palate-alveolar |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | velar |
| Answer» C. palatal | |
| 58. |
----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate |
| A. | post-alveolar |
| B. | palate-alveolar |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | velar |
| Answer» D. velar | |
| 59. |
-------are sounds articulated in the glottis |
| A. | glottal |
| B. | velar |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. glottal | |
| 60. |
/p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------ |
| A. | bilabial |
| B. | dental; |
| C. | velar |
| D. | glottal |
| Answer» A. bilabial | |
| 61. |
/f/and /v/ are------- |
| A. | dental |
| B. | labio-dental |
| C. | bilabial |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» B. labio-dental | |
| 62. |
/t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are ----------- |
| A. | alveolar |
| B. | post-alvoelar |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | dental; |
| Answer» A. alveolar | |
| 63. |
The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for---- |
| A. | palato-alveolar |
| B. | palatal |
| C. | velar |
| D. | bilabial |
| Answer» A. palato-alveolar | |
| 64. |
The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a ------sound |
| A. | palatal |
| B. | velar |
| C. | dental |
| D. | glottal |
| Answer» A. palatal | |
| 65. |
/K/and /g/ are examples for ----sounds |
| A. | velar |
| B. | glottal |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | bilabial |
| Answer» A. velar | |
| 66. |
/h/ in the word ‘he’ is a ----sound |
| A. | velar |
| B. | glottal |
| C. | palatal |
| D. | alveolar |
| Answer» B. glottal | |
| 67. |
The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called------- |
| A. | supra-segmental phonemes |
| B. | secondary phonemes |
| C. | prosodic features |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 68. |
Assimilation is mainly of ------types |
| A. | four |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | only one |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 69. |
The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of ----assimilation |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. progressive | |
| 70. |
The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of -- ---assimilation |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. regressive | |
| 71. |
The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of --------assimilation |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | regressive |
| Answer» C. reciprocal | |
| 72. |
The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word ‘dogs’ is an instance of ---------assimilation |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» A. progressive | |
| 73. |
In the pronunciation of the word ‘ink’ the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ------ |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. regressive | |
| 74. |
The American pronunciation of the word ‘issue’ is an instance of ------ --type of assimilation |
| A. | progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. reciprocal | |
| 75. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the falling | |
| 76. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions? |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the falling | |
| 77. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the falling | |
| 78. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the falling | |
| 79. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the falling | |
| 80. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as questions |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the rising | |
| 81. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the rising | |
| 82. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used in W.H. questions asked in a warm and friendly way indicating extra politeness. |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the rising | |
| 83. |
Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed |
| A. | the falling |
| B. | the rising |
| C. | the fall-rise |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. the fall-rise | |
| 84. |
/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for ------- |
| A. | plosives |
| B. | affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | trill |
| Answer» A. plosives | |
| 85. |
The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for----- |
| A. | plosives |
| B. | affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | trill |
| Answer» B. affricates | |
| 86. |
/s/, /z/ are called ------ |
| A. | plosives |
| B. | affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | trill |
| Answer» C. fricatives | |
| 87. |
/f/ and /v/ are called |
| A. | plosives |
| B. | affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | trill |
| Answer» C. fricatives | |
| 88. |
The consonant /l/ is called ------ |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» B. lateral | |
| 89. |
The consonant /s/ is called ---- |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» A. sibilant | |
| 90. |
/m/ and /n/ are called---- |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» C. nasal | |
| 91. |
How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language? |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 92. |
How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language? |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» D. five | |
| 93. |
The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a------- |
| A. | trill |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | frictionless continuant |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» A. trill | |
| 94. |
Semi-vowels are also known as---- |
| A. | approximants |
| B. | laterals |
| C. | sibilants |
| D. | trills |
| Answer» A. approximants | |
| 95. |
The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called----- |
| A. | semi-vowels |
| B. | laterals |
| C. | sibilants |
| D. | trills. |
| Answer» A. semi-vowels | |
| 96. |
The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called------- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» A. allophones | |
| 97. |
The term---------is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning. |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» B. homophones | |
| 98. |
Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can be understood in more than one way. They are called------- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» C. homographs | |
| 99. |
-----------is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically. |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» D. homonyms | |
| 100. |
The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financial institutions’ is called a------ |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» C. homographs | |
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