MLAT Phonetic Script Association 5

Question 1

An MLAT-style chart lists symbols for consonants only. The word 'aye' would be represented by how many consonant symbols from this chart?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

'Aye' is pronounced /aɪ/ and consists entirely of a diphthong vowel with no consonants.

Question 2

A phonetic script encodes pitch by placing a symbol above (high), on (mid), or below (low) the baseline. The word 'really?' said as a question rises in pitch. Where would its final vowel symbol appear?

Accepted Answer

Above the baseline

Answer

A rising pitch at the end of a question maps to the high-pitch position, which is above the baseline.

Question 3

A code requires students to identify which two symbols share the same vowel sound. Which pair shares the exact same vowel?

Accepted Answer

'feet' and 'beat'

Answer

Both 'feet' and 'beat' contain the long /iː/ vowel sound, making them a matching pair.

Question 4

In a phonetic association task, ✈ is defined as the sound shared by 'measure,' 'vision,' and 'genre.' What sound is ✈?

Accepted Answer

/ʒ/

Answer

All three words contain the voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/, the 'zh' sound found in 'measure.'

Question 5

A phonetic script marks syllable boundaries with a vertical bar |. How many | marks would appear inside the word 'uncomfortable'?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

'Uncomfortable' has 5 syllables (un-com-for-ta-ble), requiring 4 internal boundary marks.

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MLAT Phonetic Script Association 5