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Question 1

Name 2 features of vowels

Answer 1

1. No obstruction to the flow of air as it passes from the larynx to the lips.
2. Typically voiced (consonants may be voiced or unvoiced)

Question 2

When the tongue is an extreme position (either front or back, high or low), these sounds are called…?

Answer 2

Cardinal Vowels

Question 3

Cardinal vowels are used as ____ of _____, from which other vowels can be measured

Answer 3

points of reference

Question 4

Cardinal vowels are a measuring system so that vowels of any language can be_____ and _______

Answer 4

compared and described

Question 5

How many cardinal vowels are there?

Answer 5

18,

8 are primary cardinals and 10 are secondary

Question 6

The order used to describe vowels…

Answer 6

1. Height
2. Rounding
3. Backness

Question 7

Gliding vowels used in words like ear, say, pure, boy, so, air, buy, now are called…?

Answer 7

Diphthongs

Question 8

[eɪə] layer
[aɪə] liar
[ɔɪə] loyal
[əʊə] lower
[aʊə]power 
Examples of ...?

Answer 8

Tripthongs!

Question 9

long high front unrounded monophthong

Answer 9

/i:/ like sheep

Question 10

short high front unrounded monophthong

Answer 10

/ɪ/ like ship

Question 11

short mid front unrounded monophthong

Answer 11

/e/ like bed

Question 12

short low front unrounded monophthong

Answer 12

/æ/ like man

Question 13

short low central unrounded monophthong

Answer 13

/ʌ/ like up

Question 14

long low back unrounded monophthong

Answer 14

/ɑː/ like far

Question 15

short low back rounded monophthong

Answer 15

/ɒ/ like on

Question 16

long mid back rounded monophthong

Answer 16

/ɔː/ like door

Question 17

short high back rounded monophthong

Answer 17

/ʊ/ like good

Question 18

long high back rounded monophthong

Answer 18

/u:/ like shoot

Question 19

long mid central unrounded monophthong

Answer 19

/ɜː/ like bird

Question 20

short mid central unrounded monophthong

Answer 20

/ə/ like teachER

Question 21

diphthong moving from mid front unrounded to high front unrounded

Answer 21

/eɪ/ like wait

Question 22

diphthong moving from low central unrounded to high front unrounded

Answer 22

/aɪ/ like my

Question 23

diphthong moving from low back rounded to high front unrounded

Answer 23

/ɔɪ/ like boy

Question 24

diphthong moving from mid central unrounded to high back rounded

Answer 24

/əʊ/ like show

Question 25

diphthong moving from low central unrounded to high back rounded

Answer 25

/aʊ/ like cow

Question 26

diphthong moving from high front unrounded to mid central unrounded

Answer 26

/ɪə/ like here

Question 27

diphthong moving from mid front unrounded to mid central unrounded

Answer 27

/eə/ like hair

Question 28

diphthong moving from high back unrounded to mid central unrounded.

Answer 28

/ʊə/ like tOUrist