A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Related Mcqs:
- How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five - The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of human instinct to imitate sounds _______________?
A. Ding Dong theory
B. The Bow-vow theory
C. The Pooh-pooh theory
D. The Gesture theory - ______________is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Semantics
D. Syntax - The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics - ____________________are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs glide from one vowel position to another ?
A. Diphthongs
B. Triphthongs
C. Semi__vowels
D. Minimal pairs - Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Homophones
C. Homonyms
D. Portmanteau - ______________are sounds articulated in the glottis ?
A. Glottal
B. Velar
C. Palatal
D. None of the above - The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for__________?
A. Palato__alveolar
B. Palatal
C. Velar
D. Bilabial - The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of ________________assimilation?
A. Progressive
B. regressive
C. reciprocal
D. Regressive
E. None of the above - The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech?
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Elision
D. None of the above
