I. Indicate the following statements true or false. Put T for true and F for false in the brackets:

( ) 1. All vowels are voiced.

( ) 2. [+sonarant] is only shared by all the vowels.

( ) 3. Monophthongs and diphthongs are two major types of vowels.

( ) 4. Sounds which are produced with both the upper lip and the lower lip are called bilabials.

( ) 5.Acoustic phonetics focuses on the production of sounds from a physiological perspective.

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D, and put the letter you choose in the brackets.

( ) 1. The widely used symbols for phonetic transcription of speech sounds is ___________.

A. International Phonetic Symbol B. International Phonetic Alphabet

C. Narrow Transcription D. Wide Transcription

( ) 2.When the tongue touches the alveolar ridge, the sound produced is described as __________.

A. alveolar B. palatal

C. velar D. interdental

( ) 3. In more detailed transcription (sometimes refered to as narrow transcription), a sound may be transcribed with a symbol to which a smaller symbol is added in order to mark the finer distinctions. The smaller one is called ____________.

A. segment B. phonetic symbol

C. marker D. diacritic

( ) 4. ___________ is the future found in [s] [z] ]. [][з] [t] [dз]

A. [+continuant] B. [+sonorant]

C. [+sibilant] D. [+anterior]

( ) 5. ________ possesses the features: [+high] [+back] [+round] [-tense]

A. [u ] B [u:] C. [ɑ:] D. [ ]

III. Write the articulatory description of the following phonetic symbols:

1. [ b ]           

2. [ n ]           

3. [ w ]           

4. [ v ]           

5. [ t ]           

6. [ i:]           

7. [ θ]           

8. [u:]           

9. [ æ]           

10 [ə:]           

IV.Write the phonetic symbol that corresponds to the articulatory description:

1. bilabial stops [       ]

2. voiced alveolar stops [       ]

3. velar nasal [       ]

4. bilabial nasal [       ]

5. central vowels [       ]

6. alveolar fricatives [       ]

7. high back vowels [       ]

8. voiced interdental [       ]

9. palatal glide [       ]

10 voiceless palatal affricate [ ]

V. For each group of sounds listed below, state the phonetic feature(s) they all share:

1. [t] [s]           

2. [b] [d] [ɡ]           

3. [v] [ð] [z ] [з]           

4. [∫] [з] [t∫] [dʒ]           

5. [b] [m] [w]           

6. [ɡ] [ŋ]           

7. [u:] [ɔ:] [ɑ:]           

8. [u:] [u] [ɔ:] [ɔ]           

9. [i:] [i]           

10. [s][z][∫][з][t∫][dʒ]           

VI. Explain the following terms:

1. phonetics

2. segment

3. voicing

4. natural class

VII. How are consonants described in terms of manners of articulation?