1. The present-tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past-tense which is
pronounced as ‘red’ is an example of-----
Correct : D. homonyms
2. Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called----
Correct : A. syllabic consonants
3. The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of ----
Correct : A. syllabic consonants
4. The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are ---------
Correct : A. syllabic consonants
5. The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------
Correct : A. syllabic consonants
6. --------are also called secondary phonemes
Correct : A. suprasegmentals
7. ----------are also called prosodic features.
Correct : A. suprasegmentals
8. -------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered.
Correct : A. stress
9. Stress is used for the sake of -------
Correct : A. emphasis
10. How many stressed are generally marked
Correct : B. two
11. ---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentence
Correct : C. sentence-stress
12. ------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech.
Correct : D. juncture.
13. --------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to
sentences.
Correct : A. intonation
14. The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even
words in continuous speech
Correct : C. elision
15. IPA stands for-----
Correct : C. both ‘a’ & ‘b’
16. How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?
Correct : B. two
17. -------is concerned with the selection and organization of speech
sounds in a language
Correct : A. phonology
18. /m/ is a -------consonant
Correct : B. bilabial-nasal
19. How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language
Correct : B. two
20. A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is
called-----
Correct : C. morpheme
21. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------
Correct : C. bound morpheme
22. The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme.
Correct : A. a free morpheme
23. Morpheme alternants are called----
Correct : B. allomorphs
24. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and
‘boxes’ are instances of -------
Correct : A. allophones
25. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and
patted are instances of-----
Correct : A. allophones
26. The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------
Correct : A. an adjective forming morpheme
27. The –s in ‘boys’ is -------
Correct : A. an adjective forming morpheme
28. The –s in ‘john’s’ is -----
Correct : B. plural morpheme
29. The final /t/ in walked is ------
Correct : C. possessive morpheme
30. The –or in actor is
Correct : D. noun forming morpheme
31. The –en in strengthen is a----
Correct : D. verb forming morpheme.
32. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------
Correct : D. morpheme signaling third person singular.
33. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of-----
Correct : C. clipping
34. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are
removed from longer words.
Correct : C. clipping
35. ------is the process by which new words are coined by combining the
segments of two different words.
Correct : A. portmanteau
36. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called-----
Correct : B. onomatopoeia
37. The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device
of Immediate Constituent analysis are:
Correct : A. leonard bloomfield & noam chomsky
38. ----------- is the device used in modern linguistics for grouping together
words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction.
Correct : C. immediate constituent analysis
39. The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ------
Correct : D. both “a’ & “b”
40. In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means:
Correct : D. all the above
41. Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement
between various constituent elements of a language?
Correct : A. concord
42. The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the -----------of
the same phoneme /l/
Correct : A. allophones
43. In which of the following words, is the sound /k/ aspirated
Correct : A. kill
44. The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are --------
Correct : A. allophones
45. The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are----
Correct : A. allophones
46. The word ‘examination’ is a ------word
Correct : A. monosyllabic
47. A syllabic division is marked with-------
Correct : C. a hyphen
48. Words with more than three syllables are called -----words
Correct : A. multisyllabic
49. ----- is the system of phonetic notation composed of symbols and
letters devised by the International Phonetic Association
Correct : B. the international phonetic alphabet
50. The IPA came into existence in the year----- a. 1889 b. 1998 c. 1989 d. 1888
162. The IPA was established by a group of -----
Correct : A. european phoneticians
51. The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the
public schools came to be called------
Correct : B. received pronunciation
52. Phonemes which effect meaning change in the same linguistic
environment are said to be in ------
Correct : A. contrastive distribution
53. The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un-aspirated /k/ in the
word ‘sky’ does not alter the meaning of the word. It is an instance of -------
Correct : A. complementary distribution
54. Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be
classified
Correct : A. the position of the lips
55. According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can be
classified into-----
Correct : B. front vowels & back vowels
56. According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be
classified into ---
Correct : C. high vowels & low vowels
57. On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue,
vowels can be classified into-------
Correct : D. tense vowels &lax vowels
58. The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is
based on --------
Correct : A. the position of the lips
59. The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based
on --------
Correct : B. the part of the tongue that is raised
60. The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center
vowels is based on --------
Correct : B. the part of the tongue that is raised
61. The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on ------
Correct : C. the height to which the tongue is raised
62. The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based
on --------
Correct : D. the state of the tension of the tongue
63. The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based
on --------
Correct : C. the height to which the tongue is raised
64. The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels
is based on --------
Correct : C. the height to which the tongue is raised
65. The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is
based on --------
Correct : C. the height to which the tongue is raised
66. Which among the following are bi-labial plosive sounds in English
Correct : A. /p/ & /b/
67. Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives?
Correct : C. /t/ &/d/
68. Which among the following pairs are Velar plosives?
Correct : D. /k/ & /g/
69. The /k/ sound in ‘act’and ‘picture’ is a------
Correct : D. incomplete plosion.
70. The /p/ in ‘top-most’ is a -------
Correct : C. nasal plosion
71. The /t/ in little is an instance of ---------
Correct : A. lateral plosion
72. The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of ---------
Correct : A. lateral plosion
73. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein two or more existing
words are simply combined.
Correct : A. compounding
74. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined
by combining the segments of two different existing words.
Correct : B. portmanteau
75. -----------is a processes of word formation by which new words are
formed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form.
Correct : C. derivation
76. -----------is a processes of word formation wherein one or more syllables
are removed from an existing long words.
Correct : D. clipping.
77. Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ------
Correct : B. portmanteau
78. Words such as ‘black-leg’ and ‘flash-light’ are instances of ------
Correct : A. compounding
79. Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house-keep’ are instances of ------
Correct : D. backformation
80. Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ------
Correct : D. clipping.
81. Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ------
Correct : B. acronym
82. Words composed of two or more elements that are identical or slightly
different are called------
Correct : C. re-duplicates
83. Which among the following is an example for portmanteau
Correct : A. smog
84. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeia?
Correct : C. buzz
85. Which among the following is an example acronym?