1. What is a phoneme?, A) A letter in the alphabet, B) The smallest sound unit that changes meaning , C) A type of word stress, D) A syllable in a word, 2. What is a minimal pair?, A) Two words that rhyme, B) Two words that differ by only one sound , C) Two words with the same meaning, D) Two words from different languages, 3. Give two examples of minimal pairs., A) cat – hat, dog – bog , B) run – running, play – played, C) happy – sad, hot – cold, D) book – notebook, pen – pencil, 4. What is an allophone?, A) A synonym of a phoneme, B) A different way of pronouncing the same phoneme , C) A type of sentence, D) A letter in the alphabet, 5. Give two examples of allophones of /t/., A) /p/ in pat, /b/ in bat, B) /th/ in top, /t/ in water , C) /k/ in cat, /g/ in goat, D) /s/ in sip, /z/ in zip, 6. What is the difference between phoneme and allophone?, A) Phonemes do not change meaning; allophones do, B) Phonemes change meaning; allophones do not , C) Allophones are larger than phonemes, D) Phonemes are written; allophones are spoken, 7. In the words bag and big, which sounds are different?, A) /b/ and /g/, B) /æ/ and /ɪ/ , C) /a/ and /o/, D) /b/ and /i/, 8. In the words pat and fat, which sounds are different?, A) /p/ and /f/ , B) /a/ and /e/, C) /t/ and /d/, D) /p/ and /b/, 9. Why can’t allophones replace each other freely?, A) Because it changes grammar, B) Because it makes pronunciation sound strange or wrong , C) Because they are different letters, D) Because they are only written, not spoken, 10. How many allophones of /t/ are mentioned in the unit?, A) Two, B) Three, C) Four , D) Five.

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