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Distinctive features, phonotactics, and consonant cluster

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The area of phonology concerned with the description of the permitted sound sequences of a language is called .....

Distinctive features

Phonetics

Phonotactics

Phonemes

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The English consonant /ŋ/ can be found in initial, middle, and final positions.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The English consonants [w] and [h] do not occur at the end of words.  

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which arrangement is the permissible English phonotactics? 

/ps-/

/pr-/

/mb-/

/hl-/

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which arrangement violate English phonotactics?

/vl-/

/gl-/

/bl-/

/ʃl-/

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.K.2C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

The permissible sequence of three English final consonants is .... 

 /-dnp/

/-lmʃ/

/-nfs/

/-nts/

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The following are the phonotactics of English which are not allowed in initial position, EXCEPT .... 

Stop + stop 

Nasal + stop 

Stop + nasal 

Stop + approximant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.K.2C

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