Phonemes – Objective Questions for IOE Set 1
1. Which of the following words contains
the /ʃ/ sound?
a) Sheep
b) Jeep
c) Deep
d) Keep
2. In which word does the /ð/ sound
occur?
a) Thing
b) This
c) Sink
d) Thin
3. Which of the following words has a
diphthong sound?
a) Sit
b) Book
c) Boy
d) Pen
4. The vowel sound in "cat" is
a) /e/
b) /æ/
c) /a/
d) /ʌ/
5. Which of the following is a voiced
consonant
a) /p/
b) /f/
c) /z/
d) /t/
6. The sound /tʃ/ can be found in
a) Chat
b) Rat
c) Mat
d) Fat
7. The phoneme /ʊ/ is heard in
a) Boot
b) Book
c) Bought
d) Bat
8. Which word contains the /ŋ/ sound
a) Long
b) Log
c) Lock
d) Laugh
9. Which of these words contains the
/aɪ/ diphthong
a) Day
b) Dye
c) Dog
d) Dig
10. The initial sound in the word
"measure" is
a) /ʃ/
b) /ʒ/
c) /z/
d) /s/
11. Which of the following is a plosive
sound
a) /f/
b) /v/
c) /k/
d) /s/
12. The phoneme /eɪ/ is present in the
word
a) Set
b) Said
c) Say
d) Sad
13. Which word contains the /ə/ sound
a) Ago
b) Apple
c) Amazing
d) All of the above
14. Which of the following contains a
long vowel
a) Sit
b) Seat
c) Sat
d) Set
15. The final sound in "judge"
is
a) /ʃ/
b) /dʒ/
c) /tʃ/
d) /s/
16. The voiceless dental fricative sound
is
a) /d/
b) /ð/
c) /θ/
d) /z/
17. Which of the following is an
affricate sound
a) /tʃ/
b) /m/
c) /r/
d) /l/
18. The phoneme /uː/ is heard in
a) Foot
b) Full
c) Food
d) Fun
19. Which of the following words has a
nasal sound
a) Mop
b) Pop
c) Lot
d) Rot
20. Which sound is present in both “ship”
and “sheep”
a) /s/
b) /ʃ/
c) /z/
d) /ʒ/
Answers
1.
Which of the following words contains the /ʃ/ sound?
a) Sheep
Explanation: /ʃ/ is the "sh" sound as in sheep.
2.
In which word does the /ð/ sound occur?
b) This
Explanation: /ð/ is the voiced "th" sound, like in this,
that.
3.
Which of the following words has a diphthong sound?
c) Boy
Explanation: "Boy" contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/. The sound
glides from /ɔ/ to /ɪ/.
4.
The vowel sound in "cat" is
b) /æ/
Explanation: "Cat" has a short open front vowel /æ/, as in
"cat" and "man".
5.
Which of the following is a voiced consonant
c) /z/
Explanation: /z/ is voiced; you can feel your throat vibrate when saying
it. Others like /p/, /f/, /t/ are voiceless.
6.
The sound /tʃ/ can be found in
a) Chat
Explanation: /tʃ/ is the "ch" sound as in chat, check.
7.
The phoneme /ʊ/ is heard in
b) Book
Explanation: /ʊ/ is the short "u" sound as in book, foot.
8.
Which word contains the /ŋ/ sound
a) Long
Explanation: /ŋ/ is the "ng" sound in long, sing,
song.
9.
Which of these words contains the /aɪ/ diphthong
b) Dye
Explanation: /aɪ/ is the sound in dye, my, tie.
10.
The initial sound in the word "measure" is
b) /ʒ/
Explanation: /ʒ/ is the "zh" sound in measure, usually
written as "s" or "g".
11.
Which of the following is a plosive sound
c) /k/
Explanation: /k/ is a voiceless plosive sound (burst of air).
Other options are fricatives.
12.
The phoneme /eɪ/ is present in the word
c) Say
Explanation: /eɪ/ is the diphthong in say, day, play.
13.
Which word contains the /ə/ sound
d) All of the above
Explanation: /ə/ (schwa) is the weak vowel sound found in unstressed
syllables like ago, amazing, apple (in rapid speech).
14.
Which of the following contains a long vowel
b) Seat
Explanation: "Seat" has /iː/, a long vowel, while
"sit" has the short /ɪ/.
15.
The final sound in "judge" is
b) /dʒ/
Explanation: "Judge" ends with the /dʒ/ sound, like in jump,
joy.
16.
The voiceless dental fricative sound is
c) /θ/
Explanation: /θ/ is the unvoiced "th" sound as in think,
thin.
17.
Which of the following is an affricate sound
a) /tʃ/
Explanation: /tʃ/ is an affricate: a plosive + fricative (as in check).
18.
The phoneme /uː/ is heard in
c) Food
Explanation: /uː/ is the long vowel in food, moon.
19.
Which of the following words has a nasal sound
a) Mop
Explanation: /m/ in mop is a nasal sound (air through nose).
20.
Which sound is present in both “ship” and “sheep”
b) /ʃ/
Explanation: Both start with /ʃ/, the "sh" sound.
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