MCQ Bank
Obstruents usually come in pairs, one voiceless, one voiced, e.g., [p/b, t/d].
- A) Obstruents usually come in pairs, one voiceless, one voiced, e.g., [p/b, t/d].
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Sonorants have much less obstruction and are all voiced and, therefore, more sonorous.
- A) Sonorants have much less obstruction and are all voiced and, therefore, more sonorous.
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They include nasals, the lateral, and approximants.
- A) They include nasals, the lateral, and approximants.
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A vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth at any point where vocalization occurs.
- A) A vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth at any point where vocalization occurs.
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For close vowels, the tongue is quite high in the mouth, for mid vowels, the tongue is neither high nor low in the mouth, whereas for open vowels, the tongue is low in the mouth.
- A) For close vowels, the tongue is quite high in the mouth, for mid vowels, the tongue is neither high nor low in the mouth, whereas for open vowels, the tongue is low in the mouth.
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English has a large number of vowel sounds which may have quite different lengths in different contexts. Short vowels are only relatively short.
- A) English has a large number of vowel sounds which may have quite different lengths in different contexts. Short vowels are only relatively short.
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There are five long vowels; these are the vowels which tend to be longer than the short vowels in similar contexts.
- A) There are five long vowels; these are the vowels which tend to be longer than the short vowels in similar contexts.
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It is necessary to say "in similar contexts" because the length of all English vowels sounds varies according to their context and the presence or absence of stress.
- A) It is necessary to say "in similar contexts" because the length of all English vowels sounds varies according to their context and the presence or absence of stress.
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The symbols consist of one vowel symbol plus a length mark made of two dots “:”.
- A) The symbols consist of one vowel symbol plus a length mark made of two dots “:”.
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Diphthongs are the sounds which consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another. In terms of length, diphthongs are similar to the long vowels described above. The total number of diphthongs is eight.
- A) Diphthongs are the sounds which consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another. In terms of length, diphthongs are similar to the long vowels described above. The total number of diphthongs is eight.
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18.Teaching the Words of English Language
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morph - means ‘shape or form’. The term literally means “the study of forms”. (Its etymology is Greek)
- A) Its etymology is Greek
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It was originally used in biology, but since the middle of the nineteenth century, it has also been used to describe the type of investigation that analyzes all those basic “elements” used in a language.
- A) It was originally used in biology, but since the middle of the nineteenth century, it has also been used to describe the type of investigation that analyzes all those basic “elements” used in a language.
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A study of investigating basic forms in a language is generally known as morphology.
- A) A study of investigating basic forms in a language is generally known as morphology.
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Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words, word formation, including the ways new words are coined in the languages of the world.
- A) Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words, word formation, including the ways new words are coined in the languages of the world.
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It also include forms of words that vary depending on their useage in sentences.
- A) It also include forms of words that vary depending on their useage in sentences.
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Words have internal structure in two very different senses.
- A) Words have internal structure in two very different senses.
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On one hand, they are made up of sequences of sounds, i.e. they have internal phonological structure, e.g., English word ‘nuts’ consists of four sounds.
- A) On one hand, they are made up of sequences of sounds, i.e. they have internal phonological structure, e.g., English word ‘nuts’ consists of four sounds.
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The plural marker on nouns, for instance, occurs at the end of a word (e.g., law + s); while derivational affixes can occur at either the beginning or the end of a word (e.g., un + law + ful).
- A) The plural marker on nouns, for instance, occurs at the end of a word (e.g., law + s); while derivational affixes can occur at either the beginning or the end of a word (e.g., un + law + ful).
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Morphology includes not only inflection but also derivation, e.g., ‘singing’, ‘singer’. It handles both inflection and derivation by means of rules operating upon the same basic units –morphemes.
- A) Morphology includes not only inflection but also derivation, e.g., ‘singing’, ‘singer’. It handles both inflection and derivation by means of rules operating upon the same basic units –morphemes.
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