Phonetics and Phonology in Language Sounds Quiz

Test your knowledge on phonetics & phonology with questions on segmental features, articulation, sound patterns & more!

#1

Which of the following is a segmental feature in phonetics?

Tone
Pitch
Vowel length
Stress
#2

Which phonological feature involves the force or energy with which a sound is produced?

Place of articulation
Manner of articulation
Voicing
Intensity
#3

What term is used to describe the study of sound patterns in different languages and how they contrast?

Phonology
Comparative phonetics
Cross-linguistic phonetics
Dialectology
#4

Which linguistic branch studies the physical properties of speech sounds?

Phonology
Phonetics
Syntax
Semantics
#5

In phonology, what term is used to describe the patterns of stress in a language?

Intonation
Pitch accent
Stress pattern
Rhythm
#6

What is the study of the sound patterns in language known as?

Semantics
Phonetics
Morphology
Syntax
#7

Which of the following is a manner of articulation in phonology?

Nasal
Fricative
Liquid
Approximant
#8

What term is used to describe the study of speech sounds and their physiological production and acoustic qualities?

Phonology
Syntax
Phonetics
Morphology
#9

In phonetics, what is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word?

Phoneme
Syllable
Morpheme
Grapheme
#10

What is the term for the variation in pitch during speech that can convey different meanings?

Stress
Intonation
Pitch accent
Tone
#11

Which of the following is a feature of connected speech that involves the blending of adjacent sounds?

Elision
Epenthesis
Assimilation
Metathesis
#12

What is the primary function of the larynx in speech production?

To filter sound waves
To produce nasal sounds
To control airflow
To generate vocal sound
#13

Which linguistic branch studies the organization of sounds in a particular language?

Phonetics
Phonology
Syntax
Semantics
#14

Which of the following is a non-segmental feature in phonetics?

Consonant
Vowel
Intonation
Pitch
#15

What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?

Study of speech sounds in isolation
Study of speech sounds in connected speech
Study of speech sound perception
Study of speech sound production
#16

In phonetics, what term refers to the physical space within which speech sounds are produced?

Consonant space
Vocal tract
Oral cavity
Laryngeal space
#17

Which of the following is a feature of speech production that involves the movement of the articulators to produce sounds?

Acoustic
Articulatory
Auditory
Perceptual

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