ANSWERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN
PNP (ENG 122)
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1. A syllable should contain a …….
A. Vowel
B. Diphthong
C. Consonant
D. Semi vowel
2. Which of the following consonant cluster is most likely not permissible in English.
A. Sch
B. Spr
C. Scr
D. Scw
3. The maximum consonant an onset of a syllable can contain is ….
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
4. …… is the core or essential part of a syllable.
A. The coda
B. The nucleus
C. The onset
D. The rhyme
5. The rhyme is made up of
A. The coda
B. The onset and coda
C. The onset
D. The nucleus and coda
6. At the beginning of a syllable, the strongest consonantal position is ….
A. Rhyme
B. Syllable
C. Onset
D. Coda
7. What is the structure of the syllable ‘Pack’.
A. CV
B. VC
C. VCC
D. CVC
8. The structure of the syllable represents all the following except …
A. Sonority
B. Peak
C. Optional edges
D. Structural edges
9. In syllable, onset and coda are always
A. Semi vowels
B. Fricatives
C. Consonants
D. Peak
10. Having an onset, a nucleus and a coda in a single syllable can never happen.
A. True
B. False
TRIAL QUESTIONS
1. ........... is the branch of linguistics that studies how speech sounds are patterned.
A. Phonetics
B. Phonology
C. Phono tactic
D. Phoneme
2. A unit of speech sound is called....
A. Phoneme
B. Allophones
C. Phone
D. Syllable
3. Which pair of words below is considered a minimal pair?
A. Sink and Single
B. These and Those
C. Thy and Cry
D. Burn and Send
4. How many phonemes are there in the word dangerous?
A. Five
B. Six
C. Eight
D. Nine
5. The initial sound of the word kidnap is a ........ sound.
A. Bilabial
B. Dental
C. Velar
D. Plosive
6. How many phonemes are there in the word disciple?
A. 7
B. 5
C. 9
D. 8
7. What is the place of articulation of the sound /t/?
A. Alveolar
B. Velar
C. Bilibial
D. Dental
8. How many sounds are in the following words
congregation?
A. 7
B. 5
C. 9
D. 8
9. Journey
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3
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