Question 1

What is phonetics?

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The sounds in human language in the mouth.

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The way that language and our minds organize sounds in the brain.

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A standardized representation of speech sounds in written form.

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A unit of language longer than a single sentence used in social contexts.

Question 2

What is phonology?

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The way that language and our minds organize sounds in the brain.

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The sounds in human language in the mouth.

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A program that supports language training in English and French to adult newcomers who are permanent residents.

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The study of how words and morphemes combine to form larger units such as phrases and sentences.

Question 3

How many English consonant sounds are labiodental?

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2

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3

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1

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4

Question 4

How many English consonant sounds are voiceless alveolar?

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2

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7

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5

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3

Question 5

Describe the following consonant sounds: k

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voiceless velar plosive

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voiced velar nasal

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voiced velar plosive

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voiceless postalveolar fricative

Question 6

Which word contains a front vowel sound?

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say

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flood

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move

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supper

Question 7

Which word contains a central vowel sound?

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oven

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swan

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bad

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home

Question 8

Which word contains a back vowel sound?

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home

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support

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wrap

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me

Question 9

The constriction is made between the lower lip and the upper lip. This is...

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bilabial

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glottal

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velar

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dental

Question 10

The constriction is made between the tip of tongue and the back of the upper front teeth. This is...

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dental

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nasal

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postalveolar

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palatal

Question 11

The constriction is made between the tip/blade of the tongue and the alveolar ridge. This is...

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alveolar

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bilabial

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labiodental

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dental

Question 12

What is the first step in teaching pronunciation to adult ESL learners?

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help learners hear the target sound

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have learners memorize the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

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help learners compare their L1 to L2

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give tongue twisters

Question 13

How can the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) be useful for ESL instructors?

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IPA can accurately capture each individual sound (one letter for one sound).

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Trick question- IPA is completely useless in teaching pronunciation.

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IPA can be a great mental exercise.

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IPA can make the class more interesting for both learners and instructors.

Question 14

Which term means 'two linguistic units that differ in a single distinctive feature'?

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minimal pair

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segmental

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diphthongs

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maximum pair

Question 15

When teaching pronunciation, you should focus on

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sounds with high functional load because they have a strong impact on comprehensibility.

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sounds with low functional load because they have a strong impact on comprehensibility.

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sounds with high functional load because they do not have a strong impact on comprehensibility.

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sounds with low functional load because they do not have a strong impact on comprehensibility.

Question 16

Which of the following minimal pairs does NOT have a high functional load?

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breath-breathe - [θ] and [ð]

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pen-pin - [e] and [i]

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back-tack - [b] and [t]

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few-view - [f] and [v]

Question 17

What does suprasegmental information include?

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all three of them

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pitch of your sound

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loudness of your sound

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length of your sound

Question 18

A term that means a group of words that go together to express an idea or thought is...

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thought group

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stress

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rhythm

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chunky words

Question 19

What do you examine to decide on thought groups?

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punctuation and grammar

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There's no real rule for thought groups.

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only punctuation

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only grammar

Question 20

A term that refer to the distinctive use of different patterns of pitch that carry meaningful information is...

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intonation

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phonemes

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volume

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thought groups

Question 21

Intonation is created by...

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all of the above

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sentence stress

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rhythm

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the kinds of pitch

Question 22

In a yes/no question, we finish the question with a...

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rising intonation

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period

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flat pitch

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falling intonation

Question 23

Generally speaking, we finish the wh-question with...

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a falling intonation

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a rising intonation

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a serious look

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no change in intonation

Question 24

Which of the following is a function word?

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of

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invited

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students

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dinner party

Question 25

Which of the following is a content word?

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Gandalf

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and

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the

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to

Question 26

When a syllable is stressed, it is pronounced...

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longer in duration

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shorter in duration

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lower volume

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lower in pitch

Question 27

Where is the stress in two syllable nouns? (e.g., pencil)

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on the first syllable

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on both syllables

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on the second syllable

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on neither syllables

Question 28

Where is the stress in compound nouns (preposition + verb)?

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on the verb part (e.g., overthink)

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anywhere- depends on the speaker's mood

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on both parts (e.g., overthink)

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on the preposition part (e.g., overthink)

Question 29

Which word puts stress on the second last syllable?

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cohesion

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photography

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teacher

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thermometer

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of shadowing?

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improvement in critical thinking

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improvement in syllable stress

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improvement in listening comprehension

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improvement in intonation

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