Assignment

This section was only to build your basic Linguistics foundations. So there are no assignments. Just solve the exercises as a revision of the whole section and move on to the next section

Exercise

1. Which of the following is a vowel sound? /p/ /a/ /t/

2. A consonant is produced with No obstruction in the vocal tract Some degree of obstruction in the vocal tract Only nasal airflow

3. Which word has one syllable? Cat Paper Banana

4. How many syllables are there in the word 'banana'? 2 3 4

5. Phonetics is primarily concerned with Meaning of words Speech sounds Sentence structure

6. Phonology studies Physical production of sounds only Sound patterns and systems in a language Writing systems only

7. A phonetic script implies International Phonetic Alphabet International Phonology Association Indian Phonetic Alphabet

8. Which IPA symbol represents the sound at the beginning of 'ship'? /s/ /ʃ/ /tʃ/

9. Which of the following is a plosive or stop? /b/ /k/ both of them

10. The sounds /p/ and /b/ differ mainly in Voicing Place of articulation Length

11. Which of the following is correct representation? /phone/ [phoneme] ⟨orthography⟩

12. Chinese characters are an example of Alphabetic writing Logographic writing Alphasyllabary

13. Arabic is primarily written using which type of writing system? Alphabet Abjad Abugida

14. Ahom Script is an example of Abugida Alphabet Logographic script

15. Which articulator is commonly involved in producing consonants? Tongue Elbow Shoulder

16. A diphthong is A sequence of two consonants A vowel sound that glides from one quality to another A silent letter

17. Which word begins with a voiced consonant? Dog Pat Top

18. The IPA is mainly used to Write computer code Represent speech sounds consistently Translate languages automatically

19. Which of the following is a fricative consonant? /f/ /m/ /n/

20. The word 'phoneme' refers to The smallest contrastive sound unit in a language A written letter A syllable

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