Ўзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети

Variant 2

1. 
   What is the main principle according to which speech sounds are classified?
   
   1. 
      the presence or absence of obstruction.
      
   2. 
      voice
      
   3. 
      phonemes
      
   4. 
      syllable formation
      
2. 
   Who found a physiological distinction between vowels and consonants?
   
   1. 
      I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay
      
   2. 
      L.V. Scherba
      
   3. 
      D. Jones
      
   4. 
      A. Gimson 3. Fill in the gap.
      

Usually the pronunciation of ..... depends on the neighbouring consonants. a. vowels

2. 
   consonants
   
3. 
   plosives
   
4. 
   fricatives
   
5. 
   B and C
   

4. 
   What is the classification of vowels according to the horizontal movement of the tongue?
   
   1. 
      Front, open, mixed, back.
      
   2. 
      Close, open, front, mixed
      
   3. 
      Front, front – retracted, mixed, back- advanced, back.
      
   4. 
      Close, mid- open, mixed, front, back
      
5. 
   What are two basic approaches to the phonological status of English diphthongs?
   
   1. 
      Unit theory and supersegmental approach.
      
   2. 
      Unit theory and analytic treatment.
      
   3. 
      Analytical approach and synthetic treatment.
      
   4. 
      Syntagmatic and paradigmatic.
      
6. 
   Fill in the gap.
   

According to the .... movement of the tongue, vowels are classified into front, mixed and back ones.

1. 
   high
   
2. 
   horizontal
   
3. 
   vertical
   
4. 
   upward
   
5. 
   downward
   
4. 
   What is essential in the acoustic classification of vowels?
   
   1. 
      cinematographic analysis
      
   2. 
      spectographic analysis
      
   3. 
      articulation of the English
      
   4. 
      x-ray photos
      
   5. 
      teeth
      
5. 
   Fill in the gap.
   

According to the ...... movement of the tongue, vowels are classified into close or high, mid-open or mid, open or low.

1. 
   linguistic
   
2. 
   horizontal
   
3. 
   downward
   
4. 
   flexible
   
5. 
   vertical
   
4. 
   What is the classification of vowels according to the horizontal movement of the tongue?
   
   1. 
      Front, open, mixed, back.
      
   2. 
      Close, open, front, mixed
      
   3. 
      Front, front – retracted, mixed, back- advanced, back.
      
   4. 
      mid- open, mixed, front, back.
      
5. 
   What is an allophonic variation?
   

1. 
   It is based on the position and changes its quality and quantity
   
2. 
   It is based on the position and changes only its quality
   
3. 
   It doesn‘t depend on the position and changes quality and quantity
   
4. 
   It depends on the speaker
   

11. 
    What is the classification of vowels according to the length?
    
    1. 
       very long, long, short.
       
    2. 
       very long, very short.
       
    3. 
       long, short.
       
    4. 
       long, very long, short, very short.
       
12. 
    What are sonant according to the acoustic point of view?
    
    1. 
       The are non-periodic vibration.
       
    2. 
       Combination of noise and tone.
       
    3. 
       Tone with an admixture of noise.
       
    4. 
       Complex periodic vibrations.
       
13. 
    What are the principles of vowel classification?
    
    1. 
       According to the place of articulation; According to the position of the soft palate; According to the horizontal movement of the tongue.
       
    2. 
       According to the horizontal movement of the tongue; according to the vertical movement of the tongue; According to the position of the lips; According to the stability of articulation; According to the length.
       
    3. 
       According to the place of articulation; According to the manner of articulation; According to the horizontal movement of the tongue; According to the vertical movement of the tongue.
       
    4. 
       According to the position of the soft palate; According to the horizontal movement of the tongue; According to the vertical movement of the tongue; According to the position of the lips.
       
14. 
    Who suggested the unit theory?
    
    1. 
       Representatives of the Moscow phonological school
       
    2. 
       Representatives of the London phonological school
       
    3. 
       American phoneticians
       
    4. 
       Representatives of the Prague phonological school
       
15. 
    According to the force of articulation at the end English vowels are classified into: a. Tense and lax.
    

2. 
   Strong and weak.
   
3. 
   Free and checked.
   
4. 
   Long and short.
   

11. 
    Who found a physiological distinction between vowels and consonants?
    
    1. 
       I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay
       
    2. 
       L.V. Scherba
       
    3. 
       D. Jones
       
    4. 
       A. Gimson
       
12. 
    How many types of variations of the English phonemes according to Torsuev?
    
    1. 
       Three: allophonic, diaphonic, and triphthong
       
    2. 
       Two: allophonic and diaphonic
       
    3. 
       Four: assimilated, accommodated, reduced and elided
       
    4. 
       One: only allophonic 18. What is a phoneme?
       

1. 
   it is a meaningful unit.
   
2. 
   it is a smallest meaningless unit.
   
3. 
   it is a non-linguistic unit.
   
4. 
   it is equal to morpheme.
   

19. 
    What is the classification of vowels according to the stability of articulation?
    
    1. 
       monophthongs, diphthongs
       
    2. 
       long vowels, open vowel, diphthongs
       
    3. 
       short vowels, close vowels, monophthongs
       
    4. 
       monophthongs, diphthongs diphthongoids
       
20. 
    What are suprasegmental units?
    
    1. 
       they are units of length.
       
    2. 
       they are elements of intensity.
       
    3. 
       they are units of syllable structure word stress and intonation.
       
21. 
    What is a phoneme?
    
    1. 
       it is a combination of speech sounds.
       
    2. 
       it is the smallest, meaningless unit of a language which forms and distinguishes words and morphemes.
       
    3. 
       it is a word stress.
       
    4. 
       it is intonation.
       
22. 
    How many types of speech sounds are there in any language?
    
    1. 
       2 types – consonants and vowels
       
    2. 
       occlusive and constrictive consonants
       
    3. 
       classification of consonants according degree of force
       
    4. 
       place of articulation
       
23. 
    What can you say about sonorants?
    
    1. 
       they are sounds, close to vowels.
       
    2. 
       there are no sonorants in English.
       
    3. 
       there are 10 sonorants in English.
       
    4. 
       sonorants can form syllables
       
24. 
    What is the distinction between a vowel and a consonant?
    
    1. 
       there is no distinction.
       
    2. 
       vowels have no obstruction and consonants have obstruction.
       
    3. 
       sonorants are vowels.
       
    4. 
       air stream is strong for vowels.
       
25. 
    What is a vowel?
    
    1. 
       vowels are noises.
       
    2. 
       vowels are not syllabic.
       
    3. 
       there is an obstruction in the formation of vowels.
       
    4. 
       a vowel is a musical tone.
       
26. 
    What is a diphthong?
    
    1. 
       it is a combination of consonants.
       
    2. 
       it is a combination of two vowel phonemes.
       
    3. 
       the first element of a diphthong is called a glide.
       
    4. 
       there are 2 diphthongs in English.
       
27. 
    What is a triphthong?
    
    1. 
       it is a combination of consonants.
       
    2. 
       it consists of 2 consonants.
       
    3. 
       it consists of 3 vowel sounds and a combination of a diphthong and a monophthong.
       
    4. 
       it is a monosyllabic vowel sound 28. What is a reduction?
       

1. 
   it is stressed syllable in a word.
   
2. 
   it is weakening of unstressed syllable to [ə].
   
3. 
   it is a vowel of full formation.
   
4. 
   it is a weakening of consonant formation.
   

29. 
    What speech sound is the nucleus of the syllable?
    
    1. 
       it is a consonant.
       
    2. 
       it is a sonorous sound.
       
    3. 
       it is a vowel sound in a syllable.
       
    4. 
       it is a double consonant in a syllable.
       
30. 
    What is a stressed syllable?
    
    1. 
       it is elision.
       
    2. 
       stress is a weak pronunciation of a syllable in a word.
       
    3. 
       it is linking ―r‖
       
    4. 
       it is louder, longer and clear pronunciation.