Phonology | MCQs

Explanation

English has 44 phonemes: 20 vowel sounds (including monophthongs and diphthongs) and 24 consonant sounds.

Vowel sounds are produced without obstruction, while consonant sounds involve some restriction in airflow.

Explanation

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

"Toil" contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/ (as in "oil").

Explanation

تشدید والی راء کو مشدد کہا جاتا ہے۔

جب حرف راء پر تشدید آتی ہے تو وہ زیادہ مضبوط اور واضح طور پر ادا کیا جاتا ہے۔

اس کا مطلب ہوتا ہے کہ راء کو دو بار پڑھا جائے، ایک دفعہ اصلی حرف اور دوسری دفعہ تشدید کے اثر سے۔

Explanation

All parts of speech except known and pronouns can be modified by adverb

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There are eight parts of speech in the English language:

noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

Explanation

• The syllabic structure of the word "Trim" is CCVC, which stands for Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant.
• In "Trim," the consonant cluster "Tr" forms the onset, the vowel "i" is the nucleus, and the consonant "m" is the coda.