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Question 1
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The soft palate is typically raised during production of vowels
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- True
- False
Question 2
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Most back vowels are unrounded
Answer
- True
- False
Question 3
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Which of the following are examples of unrounded front vowels
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/i/
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/ɪ/
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/e/
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/ɛ/
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/æ/
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All the above
Question 4
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Which of the following is considered the only unrounded back vowel in Standard American English
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/e/
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/ɑ/
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/ʌ/
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/ə/
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None of the above
Question 5
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Vowels are produced with constriction/airflow blockage in the vocal tract
Answer
- True
- False
Question 6
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The vowel quadrilateral is the name given to the shape when all of the US vowels are plotted in a diagram for height and advancement
Answer
- True
- False
Question 7
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Which set of words contain ALL unrounded vowels.
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lean, mint, throw, should, wait
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hook, road, chew, throw, should
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lean, mint, back, then, wait
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all the above
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none of the above
Question 8
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The soft palate is typically raised during phonation of vowels, thereby restricting airflow in the NASAL CAVITY
Answer
- True
- False
Question 9
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Tense vowels are never found in word final positions
Answer
- True
- False
Question 10
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Which of the following words is not considered a tense vowel?
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seek
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hot
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clerk
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map
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All of the following are considered tense vowels
Question 11
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Most English vowels are diphthongs
Answer
- True
- False
Question 12
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Which of the following is not considered a lax vowel?
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/ɪ/
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/ɛ/
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/æ/
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/ʊ/
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/ə/
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/ʌ/
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/ɚ/
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/ɝ/
Question 13
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Which of the following is not true about the vowel phoneme /æ/?
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It is the only vowel to be greatly affected by dialects and phonetic environment
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It is one of the most frequent vowels in American English
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It is rarely found in the word final position
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It is referred to as the "short a" sound
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It is a low front tense vowel
Question 14
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Which of the following is true about vowels?
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The soft palate is typically raised
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The tongue is the primary articulator for vowels
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The jaw has major influence on vowel production
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The pharynx changes size and shape based on tongue position
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All of the above
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