English Language Phonetics and Orthography Quiz

Test your knowledge of English phonetics and orthography with these questions on voiced consonants, homophones, IPA symbols, and more!

#1

Which of the following is a voiced consonant?

s
f
v
p
1 answered
#2

Which of the following is a bilabial consonant?

S
M
L
R
1 answered
#3

Which of the following is an example of an alveolar consonant?

P
T
K
F
1 answered
#4

Which of the following is an example of a fricative consonant?

P
S
M
L
1 answered
#5

In phonetics, what is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a word?

Phoneme
Morpheme
Syllable
Grapheme
1 answered
#6

Which of the following words is an example of a homophone?

Flower
Flour
Floor
Foul
1 answered
#7

Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

Cat
House
Fight
Glove
1 answered
#8

What is the term for the phenomenon where a word loses its sound over time?

Phonetics
Phonology
Assimilation
Phonological Reduction
1 answered
#9

What is the term for the study of the distribution of sounds in languages?

Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
1 answered
#10

Which of the following is an example of an open syllable?

Cat
Dog
Rain
Bird
1 answered
#11

What is the purpose of diacritics in English phonetics?

To indicate stress patterns
To mark word boundaries
To show syllable divisions
To denote vowel sounds
1 answered
#12

Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?

Knight
Knee
Knife
Kale
1 answered
#13

What is the IPA symbol for the voiced dental fricative sound?

/θ/
/ð/
/ʃ/
/ʒ/
1 answered
#14

In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), what symbol represents a nasal vowel?

ŋ
ɪ
ə
æ
1 answered
#15

What is the term for the phenomenon where the pronunciation of a word is simplified over time?

Assimilation
Elision
Metathesis
Lenition
1 answered
#16

In the word 'psychology,' which letter represents a voiceless velar plosive sound?

P
Y
C
H
1 answered

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