SAMPLE FINAL TEST in PHONOLOGY

FINAL TEST in PHONOLOGY (SAMPLE TEST)
TIME LENGTH: 75 minutes

I. THEORY (15 questions)
1. Fricatives consonants are made when the air stream is not completely stopped because of a narrow
passage in the oral cavity that causes friction and turbulence. T / F
2. When a word or a syllable in word is produced louder, lengthier, with higher pitch or with more
quality, it will be perceived as unstressed. T / F
3. If two similar sounds do not belong to separate phonemes, they are called allophones of the same
underlying phoneme. T / F
II. Which ones are transcribed INCORRECTLY according to phonetics? CIRCLE and CORRECT them. (about

10 words)

CORRECT
bob [bɔb]
shed [ʃed̥]

INCORRECT
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REWRITTEN
[bɔb̥]

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III. SYLLABLE STRUCTURE (about 8 words)
Analyze the ONSET of each of the following:
a. Play
b. String

/p/ = INTITIAL; /l/ = post- INITIAL
/s/ = pre-INITIAL; /t/ = INITIAL; /r/ = post - iNITIAL

Analyze the CODA of the following:
a. Cramped

/m/ = pre-FINAL; /p/ = FINAL; /t/ = post - FINAL

b. Bank

/ ŋ / = pre-FINAL; /k/ = FINAL

IV. Which of the following SUFFIXES receive the primary STRESS itself in the words? (1) Shift the STRESS
to another position? (2) NOT affect stress placement? (3) (10 -15 examples)
Make ONE example for each.


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1
2
3

-EER
-FUL
-GRAPHY

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3

EXAMPLE

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MOUNTAINEER
CAREFUL
PHOTOGRAPHY

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