Words like ‘Buzz’, ‘Hiss’, ‘thud’ etC. which represents the sounds of their referents are known as ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?

   A. Portmanteau
   B. Onomatopoeia
   C. Clipping
   D. Metanalysis

2. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?

   A. Allophones
   B. Allomorphs
   C. Minimal pairs
   D. None of the above

3. The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for__________?

   A. Palato__alveolar
   B. Palatal
   C. Velar
   D. Bilabial

4. 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

5. ____________is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words ?

   A. Portmanteau
   B. Onomatopoeia
   C. Clipping
   D. Metanalysis

6. ______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are coined by combining the segments of two different existing words?

   A. Compounding
   B. Portmanteau
   C. Derivation
   D. Backformation.

7. How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language ?

   A. Two
   B. Three
   C. Four
   D. Five

8. Sounds articulated by two lips are called ____________?

   A. Dental
   B. Bilabial
   C. Labio__dental
   D. Alveolar

9. The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________?

   A. Supra__segmental phonemes
   B. Secondary phonemes
   C. Prosodic features
   D. All the above.

10. Which among the following are bilabial plosive sounds in English?

    A. /p/ & /b/
    B. /m/ & /v/
    C. /t/ &/d/
    D. /k/ & /g/