Phonemes – Objective Questions for IOE Set 1

 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.

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2. In which word does the /ð/ sound occur?

b) This
Explanation: /ð/ is the voiced "th" sound, like in this, that.

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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/.

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4. The vowel sound in "cat" is

b) /æ/
Explanation: "Cat" has a short open front vowel /æ/, as in "cat" and "man".

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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.

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6. The sound /tʃ/ can be found in

a) Chat
Explanation: /tʃ/ is the "ch" sound as in chat, check.

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7. The phoneme /ʊ/ is heard in

 b) Book
Explanation: /ʊ/ is the short "u" sound as in book, foot.

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8. Which word contains the /ŋ/ sound

 a) Long
Explanation: /ŋ/ is the "ng" sound in long, sing, song.

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9. Which of these words contains the /aɪ/ diphthong

 b) Dye
Explanation: /aɪ/ is the sound in dye, my, tie.

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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".

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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.

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12. The phoneme /eɪ/ is present in the word

c) Say
Explanation: /eɪ/ is the diphthong in say, day, play.

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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).

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14. Which of the following contains a long vowel

b) Seat
Explanation: "Seat" has /iː/, a long vowel, while "sit" has the short /ɪ/.

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15. The final sound in "judge" is

b) /dʒ/
Explanation: "Judge" ends with the /dʒ/ sound, like in jump, joy.

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16. The voiceless dental fricative sound is

 c) /θ/
Explanation: /θ/ is the unvoiced "th" sound as in think, thin.

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17. Which of the following is an affricate sound

a) /tʃ/
Explanation: /tʃ/ is an affricate: a plosive + fricative (as in check).

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18. The phoneme /uː/ is heard in

 c) Food
Explanation: /uː/ is the long vowel in food, moon.

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19. Which of the following words has a nasal sound

a) Mop
Explanation: /m/ in mop is a nasal sound (air through nose).

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20. Which sound is present in both “ship” and “sheep”

b) /ʃ/
Explanation: Both start with /ʃ/, the "sh" sound.

 

Phoneme Practice Questions (1–60) Part 2

1.      Which of the following words contains the /θ/ sound?
a) think
b) sink
c) pink
d) link

2.      Which IPA symbol represents the sound in "judge"?
a) /tʃ/
b) /dʒ/
c) /ʒ/
d) /z/

3.      The phoneme /ʃ/ is present in which word?
a) ship
b) zip
c) dip
d) tip

4.      Which of the following is a voiceless plosive?
a) /b/
b) /g/
c) /t/
d) /d/

5.      The word "measure" contains which phoneme?
a) /z/
b) /ʒ/
c) /s/
d) /tʃ/

6.      Which sound is a voiced affricate?
a) /tʃ/
b) /s/
c) /dʒ/
d) /ʃ/

7.      The sound /ŋ/ is found in which word?
a) sang
b) bang
c) ring
d) all of the above

8.      Which of the following is an alveolar nasal?
a) /m/
b) /n/
c) /ŋ/
d) /l/

9.      Which word has the diphthong /ɔɪ/?
a) boy
b) bow
c) buy
d) bee

10. What is the manner of articulation for /s/?
a) Plosive
b) Fricative
c) Affricate
d) Nasal

11. The IPA symbol /ə/ is called:
a) schwa
b) theta
c) glottal
d) retroflex

12. Which of these is a bilabial sound?
a) /f/
b) /m/
c) /t/
d) /s/

13. Which sound is a voiceless fricative?
a) /z/
b) /ʒ/
c) /s/
d) /dʒ/

14. The /eɪ/ sound is heard in which word?
a) sit
b) seat
c) say
d) sad

15. Which word begins with a glottal sound?
a) egg
b) ice
c) hour
d) all of the above

16. Which is a back vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /æ/
c) /ɑː/
d) /e/

17. Which of the following is not a vowel sound?
a) /ɪ/
b) /æ/
c) /ʃ/
d) /ɔː/

18. The sound /l/ is classified as:
a) Fricative
b) Plosive
c) Lateral
d) Affricate

19. Which of these is a front vowel?
a) /ɑː/
b) /e/
c) /ʊ/
d) /ɒ/

20. Which of the following sounds is nasal?
a) /m/
b) /r/
c) /s/
d) /d/

21. Which of the following is an unvoiced sound?
a) /b/
b) /g/
c) /t/
d) /d/

22. Which IPA symbol represents the "th" sound in "this"?
a) /θ/
b) /ð/
c) /d/
d) /ʃ/

23. The sound /tʃ/ is heard in which word?
a) cheese
b) jazz
c) sure
d) zoo

24. Which word contains the diphthong /aʊ/?
a) day
b) now
c) knee
d) net

25. Which is a voiced labiodental?
a) /f/
b) /v/
c) /p/
d) /k/

26. Which of the following contains /dʒ/?
a) job
b) chop
c) sharp
d) zoo

27. Which vowel is used in the word "hot"?
a) /ʌ/
b) /æ/
c) /ɒ/
d) /e/

28. The sound /r/ is classified as:
a) Lateral
b) Approximant
c) Affricate
d) Nasal

29. Which sound is a voiceless dental fricative?
a) /s/
b) /f/
c) /θ/
d) /ð/

30. The schwa /ə/ is:
a) High front vowel
b) Low back vowel
c) Mid-central vowel
d) High back vowel

31. Which of the following words contains /z/?
a) buzz
b) bass
c) path
d) math

32. Which sound is formed with both lips?
a) /b/
b) /t/
c) /f/
d) /s/

33. Which of the following is an affricate?
a) /dʒ/
b) /z/
c) /v/
d) /n/

34. Which sound is a high front unrounded vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /uː/
c) /ɔː/
d) /ɒ/

35. Which sound is a voiced velar stop?
a) /k/
b) /g/
c) /d/
d) /t/

36. The /ʊ/ vowel is found in:
a) put
b) pat
c) pot
d) part

37. Which one is a central vowel?
a) /iː/
b) /ʌ/
c) /uː/
d) /e/

38. The word "chin" begins with:
a) /dʒ/
b) /tʃ/
c) /ʃ/
d) /s/

39. Which is a low front vowel?
a) /æ/
b) /iː/
c) /uː/
d) /ə/

40. Which of the following is not a diphthong?
a) /eɪ/
b) /aɪ/
c) /ʌ/
d) /əʊ/

41. Which sound is produced with air through the nose?
a) /d/
b) /t/
c) /m/
d) /z/

42. Which sound is a palatal approximant?
a) /w/
b) /j/
c) /r/
d) /l/

43. Which is a voiced dental fricative?
a) /θ/
b) /f/
c) /ð/
d) /s/

44. The final sound in "buzz" is:
a) /z/
b) /s/
c) /ʃ/
d) /tʃ/

45. Which of these is a high back rounded vowel?
a) /æ/
b) /iː/
c) /uː/
d) /e/

46. Which of the following sounds is a glide?
a) /l/
b) /j/
c) /tʃ/
d) /d/

47. What type of sound is /p/?
a) Voiced stop
b) Voiceless stop
c) Voiced fricative
d) Voiceless nasal

48. Which of these is a postalveolar fricative?
a) /ʒ/
b) /z/
c) /t/
d) /s/

49. The word “genre” contains which sound?
a) /ʃ/
b) /ʒ/
c) /z/
d) /j/

50. Which vowel is in the word "cup"?
a) /æ/
b) /ʌ/
c) /e/
d) /ɒ/

51. Which of the following is an alveolar plosive?
a) /g/
b) /k/
c) /t/
d) /f/

52. The sound /v/ is:
a) Voiceless labiodental
b) Voiced labiodental
c) Voiceless bilabial
d) Voiced alveolar

53. Which of the following is a voiceless affricate?
a) /tʃ/
b) /dʒ/
c) /z/
d) /ʒ/

54. What is the vowel in "bat"?
a) /æ/
b) /ɑː/
c) /e/
d) /ɪ/

55. Which of these is an unrounded vowel?
a) /uː/
b) /iː/
c) /ʊ/
d) /ɔː/

56. Which word starts with the phoneme /f/?
a) van
b) phone
c) zoo
d) judge

57. The consonant /k/ is:
a) Bilabial
b) Alveolar
c) Velar
d) Glottal

58. Which of the following contains a diphthong?
a) name
b) net
c) nip
d) nap

59. Which sound is an alveolar fricative?
a) /s/
b) /p/
c) /f/
d) /ʃ/

60. What is the place of articulation for /m/?
a) Dental
b) Alveolar
c) Bilabial
d) Glottal

Answers

1.      Which of the following words contains the /θ/ sound?
✅ a) think
→ /θ/ is the voiceless dental fricative found in words like think, thin.

2.      Which IPA symbol represents the sound in "judge"?
✅ b) /dʒ/
→ The j in "judge" is /dʒ/, a voiced affricate.

3.      The phoneme /ʃ/ is present in which word?
✅ a) ship
→ /ʃ/ is the "sh" sound in ship, shy.

4.      Which of the following is a voiceless plosive?
✅ c) /t/
→ /t/ is voiceless and plosive (like in top).

5.      The word "measure" contains which phoneme?
✅ b) /ʒ/
→ The s in "measure" is /ʒ/, a voiced postalveolar fricative.

6.      Which sound is a voiced affricate?
✅ c) /dʒ/
→ Like in jam, judge.

7.      The sound /ŋ/ is found in which word?
✅ d) all of the above
→ sang, bang, ring all have /ŋ/.

8.      Which of the following is an alveolar nasal?
✅ b) /n/
→ /n/ is produced by touching the tongue to the alveolar ridge.

9.      Which word has the diphthong /ɔɪ/?
✅ a) boy
→ /ɔɪ/ = bOY, cOIn.

10. What is the manner of articulation for /s/?
✅ b) Fricative
→ /s/ involves air friction without complete closure.

11. The IPA symbol /ə/ is called:
✅ a) schwa
→ The schwa is the most common vowel sound, as in about.

12. Which of these is a bilabial sound?
✅ b) /m/
→ Bilabial = made with both lips (like /m/, /p/, /b/).

13. Which sound is a voiceless fricative?
✅ c) /s/
→ Voiceless and made by friction of airflow.

14. The /eɪ/ sound is heard in which word?
✅ c) say
→ /eɪ/ is the diphthong in say, day.

15. Which word begins with a glottal sound?
✅ d) all of the above
→ The initial vowels in egg, ice, and hour are preceded by a glottal stop in connected speech.

16. Which is a back vowel?
✅ c) /ɑː/
→ Produced with the tongue toward the back.

17. Which of the following is not a vowel sound?
✅ c) /ʃ/
→ /ʃ/ is a consonant.

18. The sound /l/ is classified as:
✅ c) Lateral
→ Air escapes over the sides of the tongue.

19. Which of these is a front vowel?
✅ b) /e/
→ /e/ is produced toward the front of the mouth.

20. Which of the following sounds is nasal?
✅ a) /m/
→ Nasal = air through the nose.

21. Which of the following is an unvoiced sound?
✅ c) /t/
→ /t/ has no vocal cord vibration.

22. Which IPA symbol represents the "th" sound in "this"?
✅ b) /ð/
→ /ð/ is voiced; /θ/ is voiceless ("thin").

23. The sound /tʃ/ is heard in which word?
✅ a) cheese
→ ch in cheese = /tʃ/.

24. Which word contains the diphthong /aʊ/?
✅ b) now
→ /aʊ/ in now, how.

25. Which is a voiced labiodental?
✅ b) /v/
→ Voiced and formed using lip and teeth.

26. Which of the following contains /dʒ/?
✅ a) job
→ j = /dʒ/.

27. Which vowel is used in the word "hot"?
✅ c) /ɒ/
→ Short "o" sound.

28. The sound /r/ is classified as:
✅ b) Approximant
→ Tongue approaches but doesn’t touch the roof of the mouth.

29. Which sound is a voiceless dental fricative?
✅ c) /θ/
→ As in think, thin.

30. The schwa /ə/ is:
✅ c) Mid-central vowel
→ Very neutral, central vowel.

31. Which of the following words contains /z/?
✅ a) buzz
→ Ends with voiced /z/.

32. Which sound is formed with both lips?
✅ a) /b/
→ Bilabial.

33. Which of the following is an affricate?
✅ a) /dʒ/
→ Combines stop and fricative.

34. Which sound is a high front unrounded vowel?
✅ a) /iː/
→ As in see, tree.

35. Which sound is a voiced velar stop?
✅ b) /g/
→ Produced at the velum (soft palate).

36. The /ʊ/ vowel is found in:
✅ a) put
→ Short "oo".

37. Which one is a central vowel?
✅ b) /ʌ/
→ As in cup, luck.

38. The word "chin" begins with:
✅ b) /tʃ/
→ ch = /tʃ/.

39. Which is a low front vowel?
✅ a) /æ/
→ As in cat.

40. Which of the following is not a diphthong?
✅ c) /ʌ/
→ Monophthong (single sound).

41. Which sound is produced with air through the nose?
✅ c) /m/
→ Nasal consonant.

42. Which sound is a palatal approximant?
✅ b) /j/
→ As in yes.

43. Which is a voiced dental fricative?
✅ c) /ð/
→ As in this.

44. The final sound in "buzz" is:
✅ a) /z/
→ Voiced /z/ sound.

45. Which of these is a high back rounded vowel?
✅ c) /uː/
→ Like in food.

46. Which of the following sounds is a glide?
✅ b) /j/
→ Glide = quick transition to vowel.

47. What type of sound is /p/?
✅ b) Voiceless stop
→ No vocal cord vibration, full stop of airflow.

48. Which of these is a postalveolar fricative?
✅ a) /ʒ/
→ Like in measure.

49. The word “genre” contains which sound?
✅ b) /ʒ/
→ French-origin word.

50. Which vowel is in the word "cup"?
✅ b) /ʌ/
→ Central vowel.

51. Which of the following is an alveolar plosive?
✅ c) /t/
→ Tip of tongue touches alveolar ridge.

52. The sound /v/ is:
✅ b) Voiced labiodental
→ Voiced version of /f/.

53. Which of the following is a voiceless affricate?
✅ a) /tʃ/
→ Like in chip.

54. What is the vowel in "bat"?
✅ a) /æ/
→ Short "a".

55. Which of these is an unrounded vowel?
✅ b) /iː/
→ Lips are unrounded.

56. Which word starts with the phoneme /f/?
✅ b) phone
→ Spelled with ph, pronounced /f/.

57. The consonant /k/ is:
✅ c) Velar
→ Produced at the back (velum).

58. Which of the following contains a diphthong?
✅ a) name
→ /eɪ/ as in nAme.

59. Which sound is an alveolar fricative?
✅ a) /s/
→ Tip of tongue at alveolar ridge.

60. What is the place of articulation for /m/?
✅ c) Bilabial
→ Made using both lips.