III Match the parts of the definition
Тесты на проверку остаточных знаний
По дисциплине «Основы теории первого иностранного языка. Теоретическая фонетика английского языка» ООП бакалавриата по направлению подготовки 035700 Лингвистика для профиля «Теория и методика преподавания иностранных языков и культур»
Test 1
I. Choose the correct variant.
1. Which aspect of speech sounds is connected with the work of the speech organs?
a) auditory; b) articulatory; c) acoustic.
2. To what level of the language does the phoneme belong?
a) lexical; b) syntactic; c) phonemic.
3. Which of the following cases of assimilation is progressive?
a) nasal plosion; b) labialization; c) loss of aspiration.
4. The consonant in the articulation of which the air escapes through the nasal cavity is called:
a) lingual; b) nasal; c) oral.
5. A syllable which begins in a consonant and ends in a vowel is called:
a) fully open; b) covered and open; c) uncovered and closed.
6. The greater degree of prominence given to one or more syllables in a word is called:
a) the phoneme; b) the allophone; c) the stress.
7. The English language is characterized by:
a) free word-stress; b) fixed word-stress; c) no stress.
8. Which of the nuclear tones starts low and rises to a medium pitch or a little lower.?
a) the High-Fall; b) the Mid-Level; c) the Low-Rise.
9. The stressed and unstressed syllables beginning with the first stressed syllable up to the last stressed syllable in a syntagm are called:
a) the pre-head; b) the head; c) the tail.
10. Which type of Standard pronunciation is adopted by the BBC?
a) Australian; b) Canadian; c) English.
II. AGREE OR DISAGREE
1. A combination of sounds which imitate noises produced in nature, by things, people and animals is called alternation.
2. Phonetics is closely connected with grammar.
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3. The number of actually pronounced speech sounds is much greater than the number of phonemes.
4. If an allophone of one phoneme is changed for an allophone of another phoneme the mistake is phonological.
5. There are more consonant phonemes in Russian than in English.
6. Phonetic syllables always coincide with orthographic syllables.
7. Traditionally in the English language two degrees of word stress – primary and weak are distinguished.
8. The English language is characterized by the dynamic word stress.
9. Emphatic pauses serve to make especially prominent certain parts the utterance, to attach special importance to the word, which follows it.
10. The Australian type of pronunciation is based on the American standard pronunciation
III Match the parts of the definition
1. Speech melody a) is the relative speed with which sentences are pronounced in connected speech.
2. Sentence stress b) is a special colouring of the voice which shows the speaker’s emotions.
3. Tempo c) is a regular recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables within more or less equal intervals of time.
4. Timbre d) is the variations in the pitch of the voice in connected speech.
5. Rhythm e) is the greater degree of prominence of one or more syllables among other syllables in the same sentence.
Test 2
I. Choose the correct variant.
1. Which aspect of speech sounds is connected with the sound waves?
a) auditory; b) articulatory; c) acoustic.
2. With what non-linguistic science is phonetics connected?
a) chemistry b) anatomy c) algebra
3. The strong element of English diphthongs is called:
a) the monophthong; b) the glide; c) the nucleus.
4. The minimal language unit is
a) the phoneme b) the word c) the affix
5. A syllable which begins in a vowel and ends in a consonant is called:
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a) fully open; b) uncovered and open; c) uncovered and closed.
6. The stress which falls on a syllable which occupies in all the words of the language one and the same position in relation to the beginning or end of a word is called:
a) shifting; b) fixed; c) free.
7. Which of the nuclear tones starts at a high pitch and falls to a very low pitch.
a) the Low-Rise b) the Mid-Level c) the High-Fall
8. Which part of the syntagm includes all unstressed syllables following the nucleus.
a) the head b) the pre-head c) the tail
9. Canadian pronunciation standard is based on:
a) the English pronunciation; b) the American pronunciation;
c) both the English and the American pronunciation.
10. The words of French origin in General American tend to have stress:
a) on the final syllable; b) on the initial syllable;
c) both on the final and on the initial syllable.
II. AGREE OR DISAGREE
1. Phonetics is closely connected with lexicology.
2. General phonetics studies the structure of a particular language.
3. Every sound sequence produced by a human vocal apparatus is regarded as speech.
4. Sound interchange helps to distinguish forms of irregular verbs.
5. I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay worked on the phoneme theory.
6. Sonorant is the consonant phoneme in production of which noise prevails over voice.
7. Complete assimilation is the degree of assimilation when the articulated phoneme still has some of its main phonetic features.
8. Hesitation pauses serve as signals of doubt, suspense and are mainly used in spontaneous speech to gain some time to think over what to say next.
9. Standard English pronunciation is based on the London dialect.
10. English pronunciation is homogeneous and stable.
III Match the parts of the definition
1. Bilabial consonants a) are articulated with the tip of the tongue projected between the teeth
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2. Labiodental consonants b) are articulated in the glottis
3. Interdental consonants c) are articulated with both lips
4. Alveolar consonants d) are articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth
5. Pharyngal consonants e) are articulated with the tip of the tongue against the upper teeth ridge
Test 3
I. Choose the correct variant
1. Which aspect of speech sounds is connected with the hearing process?
a) auditory; b) articulatory; c) acoustic.
2. Which methods of phonetic investigation are based on the usage of special devices?
a) methods of direct observation b) instrumental methods
c) linguistic methods
3. Which of the approaches to the phoneme regards it as an ideal mental image?
a) populational b) mentalistic c) functional
4. Which variations in pronunciation are determined by personal speech characteristics?
a) stylistic b) dialectal c) individual
5. If one phoneme is influenced by the following one the assimilation is
a) regressive b) progressive c) reciprocal
6. A syllable which begins in a consonant and ends in a consonant is called:
a) fully closed; b) uncovered and open; c) uncovered and closed.
7. The stress which falls on different morphemes in different grammatical forms of a word or in different derivatives from one and the same root is called:
a) fixed; b) constant; c) shifting.
8. Primary, secondary and weak word stress is singled out according to the:
a) position in the word b) degree of prominence c) relevant features
9. Which of the nuclear tones starts at a medium pitch level or a bit lower and falls to a very low pitch?
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a) the Low-Rise b) the Low-Fall c) the High-Rise
10. Which part of the syntagm includes all unstressed syllables up to the first stressed one.
a) the pre-head b) the head c) the tail
II. AGREE OR DISAGREE
1. Phoneme is the minimum language unit.
2. Variants of the same phoneme can differentiate the meaning
3. Sound interchange helps to distinguish singular and plural forms of some nouns.
4. Voiceless consonants are produced with the vocal cords taken apart and not vibrating.
5. There are more vowel phonemes in English than in Russian.
6. L.V. Shcherba investigated the structure and formation of the syllable.
7. Only vowels in English can form syllables.
8. The word stress performs constitutive, recognitive and distinctive functions.
9. Tempo is the component of intonation which consists in the greater prominence of some words among other words of the utterance.
10. English and American types of pronunciation do not differ from each other.
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