Jul 08, 2025 | 6 views
A. th as in 'this'
B. th as in 'think'
C. th as in 'thin'
D. th as in 'that'
Pembahasan :
The /θ/ sound is the 'th' sound found in words like 'thin', 'think', and 'that'. It's produced by placing the tongue between the teeth.
A. /Ê/ as in 'shoe'
B. /Ê/ as in 'sheep'
C. /Ê/ as in 'shop'
D. /Ê/ as in 'show'
Pembahasan :
The /Ê/ sound is the 'sh' sound, as in 'sheep', 'ship', and 'shop'. It's a voiceless postalveolar fricative.
A. cat
B. dog
C. judge
D. bed
Pembahasan :
The /dÊ/ sound is the 'j' sound as in 'judge', 'joy', and 'jump'. It's a voiced postalveolar affricate.
A. /tÊ/
B. /Ê/
C. /t/ /Ê/
D. /θ/
Pembahasan :
The /tÊ/ sound represents the 'ch' sound, as in 'church', 'cheese', and 'chair'. The phonetic transcription is /tÊ/.
A. short a
B. long a
C. schwa (É)
D. broad a
Pembahasan :
In 'apple', the 'a' represents a long 'a' sound, as in 'father' or 'cake'. This sound is often denoted as /æ/ in some phonetic transcriptions, but the long vowel is the core sound being represented.
A. Schwa is a strong vowel sound, while the 'a' in 'about' is a weak vowel sound.
B. Schwa is a weak vowel sound, while the 'a' in 'about' is a strong vowel sound.
C. There is no difference between the two.
D. Schwa is only used in unstressed syllables.
Pembahasan :
The schwa (/É/) is a very weak vowel sound, often reduced in unstressed syllables. The 'a' in 'about' is a more pronounced vowel sound.
A. k
B. p
C. e
D. t
Pembahasan :
The 'e' in 'write' is often silent. This is a common phenomenon in English phonetics, especially in words with historical developments.
A. cat
B. dog
C. light
D. pen
Pembahasan :
The /l/ sound is present in the word 'light'. It's a lateral approximant, a consonant sound produced by allowing air to flow along the sides of the tongue.
A. a rolled 'r'
B. a soft 'r'
C. a hard 'r'
D. an 'r' sound that is always guttural
Pembahasan :
The /r/ sound is often a 'hard' 'r' as in 'red' or 'run'. Different accents (e.g., American vs. British) may have variations, but the core sound is typically a hard 'r'.
A. fan
B. van
C. fun
D. five
Pembahasan :
The word 'van' contains both the /v/ sound (as in 'vine') and the /f/ sound (as in 'fan'). These sounds are voiced and unvoiced respectively.
