ENG 103 CBT Practice

1. There are ________ pure vowel sounds (monophthongs) in English.

2. English is ________ a tonal language, unlike Yoruba or Mandarin.

3. The pair of tissues buried in the larynx is called ________.

4. Consonants produced with the vibration of the vocal cords are called ________.

5. When asking a Yes/No question, speakers typically use ________ intonation.

6. In the word calendar, the stress is placed on the ________ syllable.

7. The ________ is the primary organ considered the main articulator in speech.

8. The sound /f/ is categorized as a ________ because it is produced by narrowing the vocal tract to create friction.

9. There are exactly ________ diphthong sounds in the English language.

10. In connected speech, the omission of a sound or syllable for ease of pronunciation is called ________.

11. The movement of air from the lungs through the vocal tract during speech production is known as ________.

12. A vowel sound produced without significant constriction in the vocal tract is a ________.

13. The primary difference between tense and lax vowels is the ________ of pronunciation.

14. Variant forms of a single phoneme are called ________.

15. Variant forms of a single phoneme are called ________.

16. The sound /m/ is classified as a ________ sound because it is produced using both lips.

17. The speech chain is a communication process that involves at least ________

18. Prosody is another name for ________ features like stress and intonation.

19. There are ________ parameters used for describing consonant sounds.

20. In the production of human speech, we usually depend on certain parts of the human body and ________.

21. A sound produced with some degree of airflow obstruction is known as a ________.

22. The process of dividing words into their constituent syllables is known as ________.

23. The vowel chart is otherwise known as the ________.

24. RP, the prestige accent often used as a standard for teaching English, stands for ________.

25. There are ________ speech sounds in the English language.

26. The Schwa sound (/ə/) in English is always a ________ sound.

27. The ________ are the specific organs responsible for forming bilabial sounds.

28. The point in the vocal tract where a consonant sound is produced is referred to as its ________.

29. The way the pitch of a speaker's voice goes up or down as they speak is called ________.

30. The vowel /æ/ as found in the word cat is classified as a ________ vowel.

31. ________ refers to the degree of force or emphasis placed on a particular syllable in a word.

32. Standard information or regular statements usually end with ________ intonation.

33. Of the total speech sounds in English, ________ are classified as consonants.

34. Another name for pure vowels is ________.

35. The consonant sound /ŋ/ as in sing is classified as a ________.

36. The ________ is responsible for controlling airflow into the nasal cavity.

37. Sounds such as /p/, /t/, and /k/ are classified as ________ consonants.

38. The study of the sound system of a particular language is known as ________

39. The alveolar ridge is located ________.

40. The ________ sound is the most frequently occurring vowel sound in English.