Phonetics and Word Formation MCQ Test: Phonetics and Word Formation MCQs - Practice Questions
1. Which of the following words is a heteronym for 'bass'?
2. What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?
3. Which of the following words is a preposition?
4. Which of the following words is an interjection?
5. Which of the following words is an example of a portmanteau?
6. What is the term for a word that describes the sound it represents?
7. Which of the following is an example of an irregular plural noun?
8. What is the term for a word that has the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings?
9. Which of the following is a homophone for 'flower'?
10. Which of the following is a complex word?
11. Which of the following is an example of a prefix?
12. Which of the following words has a double consonant?
13. What is the process of forming a new word by combining two existing words called?
14. What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?
15. Which of the following words is a conjunction?
16. What is the plural form of 'mouse'?
17. What is the plural form of 'radius'?
18. What is the plural form of 'child'?
19. In the word 'elephant,' where is the tertiary stress?
20. What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it describes?
21. Which of the following words has a diphthong?
22. Which of the following words is an adverb?
23. Which of the following is an example of a suffix?
24. What is the term for a word that forms a contrast to another word?
25. In the word 'catastrophe,' where is the secondary stress?
26. What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
27. What is the term for a word that sounds like its meaning?
28. Which of the following is a morpheme?
29. In the word 'organization,' where is the primary stress?
30. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a suffix called?
31. What is the plural form of 'vertex'?
32. In the word 'happiness,' where is the secondary stress?
33. Which of the following words is an example of a compound word?
34. In the word 'computer,' where is the secondary stress?
35. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'happy'?
36. Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?
37. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern?
38. In the word 'algorithm,' where is the tertiary stress?
39. What is the plural form of 'cactus'?
40. What is the term for a word that has the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations?
41. Which of the following is a compound word?
42. In the word 'elephant,' where is the secondary stress?
43. What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a word?
44. What is the opposite of the word 'begin'?
45. Which of the following words is a portmanteau?
46. In the word 'elephant,' where is the primary stress?
47. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'beautiful'?
48. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a prefix called?
49. Which of the following words has a long vowel sound?
50. What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents and combines sounds from different words?