Ўзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети

Tests for the seminar

1. 
   What kind of phonemes are continuants according to acoustic features? a) Plosives
   

b) Affricates *c) Fricatives d) Occlusives

2. 
   What are bilabial consonants?
   

1. 
   l, r, t, d
   
2. 
   *p, b, m, w
   
3. 
   s, z, f, v
   
4. 
   t, d, k, g
   

a. How many types of speech sounds are there in any language?

*a) 2 types – consonants and vowels.

2. 
   occlusive and constrictive consonants
   
3. 
   classification of consonants according degree of force
   
4. 
   place of articulation
   

4. 
   Define the constrictive consonants
   

а) p, t, k *b) f, v, s. c) b, d, g

4. 
   What are sonorants?
   

*a) They are sounds, close to vowels. b) There are no sonorants in English

3. 
   There are 10 sonorants in English
   
4. 
   Sonorants can not form syllables
   

4. 
   Who discovered a physiological distinction between vowels and consonants? a) D.Jones
   

2. 
   A.Gimson
   
3. 
   I. Ward
   

*d) I. A.Boudouin de Courtenay

4. 
   Find the fricatives.
   
   1. 
      w, y, k, g, p
      
   2. 
      k, g, t, d, b
      
   3. 
      n, l, r, s, z
      
   4. 
      f, v, s, m, w
      

*e) f, v, s, z, h

4. 
   Find the labiodental consonants.
   
   1. 
      l, r
      
   2. 
      p, b
      
   3. 
      k, g
      
   4. 
      t, d
      
   5. 
      f, v*
      

4. 
   Classification of consonants according to the work of the vocal cords?
   
   1. 
      voiced, half – voiced, voiceless
      
   2. 
      voiced and voiceless*
      
   3. 
      super voiced, voiced, voiceless
      
   4. 
      voiced, slightly voiced, voiceless
      

4. 
   Fill in the gaps.
   

According to the place of articulation the consonants may be lingual,.... and..... a) fricative, plosive

2. 
   labial, fricative
   
3. 
   dental, plosive *d) pharyngal, labial e) dental, fricative