Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds, or in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. Phoneticians—linguists who specialize in phonetics—study the physical properties of speech.
This test contains 20 questions. Don’t panic if you incorrectly answer any questions. Making mistakes allows you to learn.
#1. The final sound of the word "teachers" is pronounced like the final sound in:
#2. Which of the following words ends in a different sound?
#3. Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
#4. Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
#5. Choose the best description for the vowel sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
A high front LAX vowel is what you hear in words like “it” or “pit”
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