10. According to the position of the soft palate English consonants can be :
a) voiced and voiceless b) oral and nasal
11. COMPLETE the four pairs of constrictive plosive consonants:
[f] – [ ] [Ө] – [ ] [s] – [ ] [ ʃ ] – [ ]
12.Define the type of assimilation in the words pens [penz], calls [ko:lz], books [buks], desks [desks]:
a) progressive b) regressive c) reciprocal or double
13. Define the type of assimilation in less shy [‘leʃʃai]
a) complete b) incomplete
14. Diphthong is a vowel…
a) articulation of which is almost unchanging;
b) in the pronunciation of which the organs of speech glide from one vowel position to another within one syllable;
15. Define the type of the vowels [i:], [u:]
a) diphthong b)monophthong c) diphthongoid
16. Define the type of the vowel [a:] according to the position of the tongue towards the palate:
a) open b) mid c) close
17. Syllabic sounds (most prominent sounds building the peak or nucleus of a syllable) are generally:
a) consonants b) vowels
18. Fill in the missing parts of a typical intonation pattern:
The pre-head - the - the nucleus- -the
19. The last stressed syllable of the intonation pattern on which the pitch movement changes is called:
a) the nucleus b) the head c) the tail
20. Define the type of the head:
a) descending b) ascending c) level
21. Define the nuclear tone mark [^]
a) Rise Fall b) Fall Rise c) Rise Fall Rise
22. Make pitch-and-stress pattern of the following sentence with marked intonation:
I don’t want to go to the cinema.
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23. Make pitch-and-stress pattern of the following sentence with marked intonation:
I didn’t know it.
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24. Make pitch-and-stress pattern of the following sentence with marked intonation:
I know it.
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25. Make pitch-and-stress pattern of the following sentence with marked intonation:
Sometimes I hate it.
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26. Mark the intonation according to the following pitch-and-stress pattern:
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Ask him to ring me up again.
27. Mark the intonation according to the following pitch-and-stress pattern:
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I can hardly believe it!
28. Mark the intonation according to the following pitch-and-stress pattern:
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Come as soon as you can.
29. Mark the intonation according to the following pitch-and-stress pattern:
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Not in the least!
30. Mark the intonation according to the following pitch-and-stress pattern:
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Would you like milk tea or coffee?