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1. How many consonant and vowel sounds are there in THOROUGH?
1. 5 consonant and 3 vowel sounds
2. 2 consonant and 2 vowel sounds
3. 3 consonant and 2 vowel sounds
2. In TAKE, STAKE, and OUTPOST, "T" is pronounced differently.
In each case, what is such a sound called?
1. a Phone or Allophone
2. a Phoneme
3. In TAKE, STAKE, and OUTPOST, "T" is pronounced similarly.
In each case, what is such a sound called?
1. Phone or Allophone
2. Phoneme
4. In BID and BIT, "I" is pronounced differently.
What is the major feature describing the difference?
1. the length of the vowel
2. the articulation of the vowel
5. In BID and BIT, "I" is pronounced differently.
What is the major factor contributing to the difference?
1. the preceeding consonant
2. the following consonant
6. In THE APPLE and THE PEAR, "THE" is pronounced differently. Why?
1. Because of the initial sound
of the following words
2. No, "THE" is actually pronounced
the same in both cases
7. In A UNION and AN UNCLE , the indefinite article is different. Why?
1. Because of the initial sound
of the following words
2. No, it actually should be AN
UNION instead of A UNION
8. The General North American pronunciation of POT differs from
the British Received Pronunciation of that word.
Why?
1. Because North Americans developed
their own pronunciations
2. Because North Americans adopted
variant British pronunciations
9. The US spelling of CONNECTION differs from the British spelling
of that word (CONNEXION). Why?
1. Because North Americans developed
their own spellings
2. Because North Americans adopted
variant British spellings
10.PLANNER and PLANER are spelled the same way in the US and Britain.
Why is "N" doubled in one case but not the
other?
1. In order to distinguish the
pronunciation of the preceeding
vowels
2. In order to distinguish the
spelling of the two words
3. In order to distinguish the
meanings of the two words
