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UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE

FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT


ENGLISH LANGUAGE I (PHONETICS II)

MOCK TEST
Duration: 60 minutes
Total: 40 points
Circle the correct answer.
1. The syllable contains:
A zero onset
C onset and rhyme

B onset and coda


D peak and coda

[2 points]

2. Which of these is the correct syllabification of the word examination?


A
B
C
D
[2 points]
3. The study of the possible phoneme combinations of a language is called ____________________.
The division into syllables partially overlaps with the division into ___________________________.
[2 points]
4. Primary and secondary accents always entail a:
A strong pitch
B weak stress
C strong stress
D weak pitch
[2 points]
5. Compounds which contain metaphors and other comparisons according to similarity have:
A late accent
C early accent

B front accent
D primary accent

6. Which of these are stress-neutral suffixes?


A -eer, -elle, -enne
B -ese, -ian, -ic
C -atory -ee, -ful
D -er, -ist, -ly

[2 points]

[2 points]

7. In the English language the intervals between _____________ syllables tend to be of approximately
equal duration. This characteristic is known as _________________.
A stressed/isochrony
B stressed/rhythm
C unstressed/rhythm
D unstressed/isochrony
[2 points]
8. Tertiary accented syllables may be found in the _____________________.
A head and prehead only
B tail only
C prehead, head and tail
D prehead only
[2 points]
9. Words which have a narrower meaning than a previously used word or phrase are ______________
because they are considered to be______________:
A deaccented/old
B accented/given

C accented/new

D deaccented/new

10. Rising direction of the nucleus indicates:


A new information
C speakers negative attitude

B completeness
D incompleteness

[2 points]

[2 points]
11. The primary accent in an English utterance is typically placed on the:
A first content word
B first function word
C last content word
D last function word

[2 points]

12. What is the difference between open and closed lists?


_______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
[2 points]
13. The term climbing head is a synonym for the:
A complex high level head
B complex low rising head
B simple high head
D simple low head
[2 points]
14. Mark the accents in the following words (no phonemic transcription necessary):
clockwise

aristocracy

volunteer

preferable
[4 points]

15. Mark the accents in the following compounds (no phonemic transcription necessary):
drinking water

best man

greenhouse

pork pie
[4 points]

16. Describe the intonation pattern of utterance B, dividing it into parts (with cuts) and analyzing it.
Please underline the nucleus. (Sentence A is only given to clarify the context.)
A: I must \write to him.
B: It would be better to go and see him.
[4 points]
Provide at least one adjective or phrase which best describes the attitude of the speaker in the utterance
given above.
[2 points]

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