III. Define types of vowels

1.The term characterizes vowels, which are formed with the back-advanced position of the bulk of the tongue and the nuclei of the diphthongs

a) back advanced vowels

b) mid back vowels

c) mid wide vowels

d) lax vowels

2. Vowels formed by the central part of the tongue;

a) mid central vowels

b) central vowels

c) mid front vowels

d) mid narrow vowels

3. Vowels articulated with the muscles of the lips, tongue, cheeks and the back wall of the pharynx made harder by tensing.

a) tense vowels

b) lax vowels

c) low vowels

d) retroflexed vowels

4. Short stressed vowels pronounced without any decrease in the force of articulation and immediately followed by consonants

a) short vowels

b) open vowels

c) lax vowels

d) checked vowels

5. The vowels which are shorter and less distinct, sometimes they are reduced to the neutral vowel /a/.

a) open vowels

b) lax vowels

c) weak vowels

d) low vowels

6. Vowels articulated when the bulk of the tongue moves forward and its front part is raised highest towards the hard palate

a) front vowels

b) mid front vowels

c) open vowels

d) neutral vowels

7. Vowels produced with a more or less lip rounding.

a) nasal vowels

b) lax vowels

c) labialized vowels

d) lax vowels

8. Vowels in the articulation of which the muscular tension of the tongue, lips, and the walls of the resonating cavities is not so great as in the articulation of tense vowels.

a) tense vowels

b) lax vowels

c) retroflexed vowels

d) low vowels

9. Vowels pronounced with the low position of the bulk of the tongue.

a) retroflexed vowels

b) low vowels

c) lax vowels

d) nasal vowels

10. The nucleus of the diphthong /ou/ and the Russian /o/.

a) retroflexed vowels

b) mid back vowels

c) lax vowels

d) back advanced vowels

11. /3:/ and /a/ in the terminology given by British phoneticians. Russian authorities define them as mid, mixed.

a) mid central vowels

b) central vowels

c) mid front vowels

d) retroflexed vowels

12. /e/ the first element of the diphthong /ea/ and the Russian /a/.

a) open vowels

b) mid central vowels

c) central vowels

d) mid front vowels

13. /e/, /3:/ and the first element of the diphthongs /au/ and /ei/.

a) mid central vowels

b) central vowels

c) mid narrow vowels

d) mid front vowels

14. /a/ and the first element of the diphthong /e(ə)/.

a) mid narrow vowels

b) mid front vowels

c) mid wide vowels

d) central vowels

15. Obscure vowels.

a) murmured vowels

b) neutral vowels

c) lax vowels

d) retroflexed vowels

16. Vowels articulated when the flow of air is directed from the lungs both through the mouth and the nasal cavity.

a) lax vowels

b) nasal vowels

c) labialized vowels

d) lax vowels

17. A mixed vowel of mid-open position, broad variety — /a /.

a) lax vowel

b) neutral vowel

c) mid front vowel

d) checked vowels

18. The group of vowels which are pronounced with the open, or low position of the bulk of the tongue.

a) mid front vowels

b) open vowels

c) lax vowels

d) mid central vowels

19. The vowels that are articulated by the tip of the tongue curled back behind the back slope of the teethridge irrespective of the articulation of the vowel itself.

a) retroflexed vowels

b) lax vowels

c) murmured vowels

d) neutral vowels

20. The vowels having a relatively smaller length, or quantity in comparison with the long vowels (other conditions remaining the same).

a) checked vowels

b) lax vowels

c) short vowels

d) open vowels

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