Phonetic | MCQs

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In the word "island", the letter S is silent — it is not pronounced when speaking.

The pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.lənd/, where "S" is not heard.

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Intonation refers to the variation in pitch while speaking, which expresses emotion or emphasis.

It plays a key role in conveying questions, statements, and emotions in speech.

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A trigraph is a group of three letters representing one sound (phoneme).

In “light”, the letters “igh” together make the long "i" sound — a clear example of a trigraph.

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A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonants together without vowels between them.

Example: In the word "street", str is a consonant cluster.

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A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel sound and glides into another within the same syllable.

In tear, the vowel sound is a combination of two sounds, "ea," which forms a diphthong (pronounced as /ɪə/ or /ɛə/ in some accents)

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In the word "Plumber," the letter B is silent and not pronounced.

The correct pronunciation is "plu-mer."

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A multisyllabic word has more than one syllable.

Examples include words like beautiful (three syllables).

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A digraph is two letters that make one sound, like "th" in think.

In a digraph, both letters combine to produce a single phoneme (sound).

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The silent letter in the word "receipt" is P.

It is not pronounced, making the word sound like "re-seat."

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