MLAT - Modern Language Aptitude Phonetic Script and Association Questions and Answers

Question 1

A linguist is creating a phonetic script where 't' represents the sound in 'top', 'k' represents the sound in 'kit', 'ah' represents the vowel sound in 'hot', and 'uh' represents the vowel sound in 'cup'.
Which of the following correctly transcribes the nonsense word that sounds like 'tahk'?

Accepted Answer

tahk

Answer

tuhk

Answer

kah

Answer

tahd

Question 2

In a system for phonetic association, the symbol 'p' makes the 'p' sound from 'pat'. The symbol 'z' makes the 'z' sound from 'zap'. The symbol 'ee' represents the long 'ee' sound from 'feet'. If you hear the sound 'zeep', which written form is correct?

Accepted Answer

zeep

Answer

zeet

Answer

peez

Answer

zep

Question 3

Given the following phonetic key: 'v' = the 'v' sound in 'vest'; 'k' = the 'k' sound in 'key'; 'uh' = the vowel sound in 'dug'. Which of the following options represents the sound 'kuhv'?

Accepted Answer

kuhv

Answer

vuhk

Answer

kahv

Answer

kuv

Question 4

A researcher is developing a phonetic script for a field study. The associations are: 't' for the 't' sound, 'p' for the 'p' sound, 'ah' for the vowel in 'pot', and 'ee' for the vowel in 'see'. During a drill, an assistant says a word that sounds like 'paht'. How should the researcher transcribe this word?

Accepted Answer

paht

Answer

peet

Answer

taht

Answer

pahp

Question 5

You are presented with a new phonetic system where: 'z' = 'z' sound (as in 'zoo'), 'v' = 'v' sound (as in 'vote'), 'ee' = 'ee' sound (as in 'cheese'), 'uh' = 'u' sound (as in 'must'). Which of the following sounds corresponds to the written word 'zuhv'?

Accepted Answer

A sound rhyming with 'love'.

Answer

A sound rhyming with 'Steve'.

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A sound like 'zoov'.

Answer

A sound like 'ziv'.

Question 6

In a phonetic transcription exercise, you learn that 'k' stands for the 'k' sound, 't' for the 't' sound, and 'ee' for the vowel sound in 'bee'. An audio clip plays a sound that rhymes with 'meet'. Which of the following is the most likely transcription?

Accepted Answer

keet

Answer

ket

Answer

kaht

Answer

teek

A linguist is creating a phonetic script where 't' represents the sound in 'top', 'k' represents the sound in 'kit', 'ah' represents the vowel sound in 'hot', and 'uh' represents the vowel sound in 'cup'.Which of the following correctly transcribes the nonsense word that sounds like 'tahk'?

A linguist is creating a phonetic script where 't' represents the sound in 'top', 'k' represents the sound in 'kit', 'ah' represents the vowel sound in 'hot', and 'uh' represents the vowel sound in 'cup'.
Which of the following correctly transcribes the nonsense word that sounds like 'tahk'?