Тема 4.

1. Which is not a distinctive feature of English consonantal phonemes?

   1. manner of production

   2. articulatory features produced by work of active organs of speech

   3. the stability of the position of the articulators

2. Which is not a distinctive feature of English vowel phonemes?

   1. the tongue movements on the horizontal and vertical plane

   2. the stability of the position of the articulators

   3. the amount of muscular tension and energy involved in the production of the sound

3. Which is a non-distinctive feature of English consonantal phonemes?

   1. voiced/ voiceless

   2. manner of production

   3. articulatory features produced by work of active organs of speech

   4. the amount of muscular tension and energy involved in the production of the sound

4. Which is a non-distinctive feature of English vowel phonemes?

   1. the length of the vowels

   2. the stability of the position of the articulators

   3. the tongue movements on the horizontal and vertical plane

   4. position of lips

5. What is the distinctive feature which conditioned one of the most characteristic feature of English consonantal phonemes – voicing of consonants in the interdental position?

   1. manner of production

   2. the stability of the position of the articulators

   3. the amount of muscular tension and energy involved in the production of the sound

Тема 5.

1. The type of transition which exists between macrosegments and provides for no additional contrast is called

   1. muddy transition

   2. sharp juncture

2. Which two phases of sound production merge when modification of sounds in speech takes place?

   1. the on-glide;

   2. the hold;

   3. the off-glide

3. _ is a process in which adjacent speech sounds influence each other, so that one of the sounds becomes partially or fully similar to the other sound.

   1. assimilation

   2. adaptation

   3. merging

   4. elision

4. According to its direction, assimilation cannot be

   1. progressive

   2. regressive

   3. reciprocal

   4. historical

5. In the word picture a process of _ assimilation can be found.

   1. functional

   2. reciprocal

   3. historical

Тема 6.

1. _ phonemes exist in the form of the speech sounds.

   1. segmental

   2. suprasegmental

2. To which type of syllable does the first syllable in the word destination refer?

   1. CV

   2. V

   3. CV(C)

   4. V(C)

3. According to which tendency is the stress in the word illuminated distributed?

   1. retentive

   2. rhythmical

   3. retentive

4. Which of the following features refers to the temporal component of prosody?

   1. tamber

   2. tempo

   3. loudness

   4. pitch

Тема 7.

1. Which of the following styles can be described as an informal style?

   1. informational

   2. academic

   3. publicistic

   4. declamatory

   5. conversational

2. “The aim of the speaker is to transmit the information in the most efficient way.” Which phonetic style does the sentence describe?

   1. declamatory

   2. conversational

   3. publicistic

   4. academic

   5. informational

3. Which feature does not refer to voice quality?

   1. the anatomical and physiological foundation of the speaker’s vocal equipment

   2. setting

   3. loudness

4. Which term defines the accuracy of pronunciation?

   1. tempo

   2. continuity

   3. precision

   4. loudness:

   5. pitch