Listening W14

Special symbols used to write English sounds are called ___________________.

It is not necessary to say __________ words clearly because the listener's brain can fill in the gaps.

_______ is a sound unit made up of a vowel and the consonant sound or sounds around it.

A greater range of pitch sounds more ________.

Which of the following Is NOT an example of a consonant to consonant sound?

Recordings that trick our ears are called ______ illusions.

Which word has 6 syllables?

What word is represented by '/nʌθɪŋ/'?

"Can I have some more dessert?" contains sounds that are _________.

Our understanding of the world, or our ________, can help us understand the sounds we hear.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a consonant to vowel word link?

Regional varieties of English are called _________.

Key words and phrases are the ones that help you make ______________ about what you are hearing.

"Where did you go?" contains sounds that are _______.

Choose the correct intonation for the following sentence: "What's your name?"

Listening for _______ means listening for general information.

Awareness of the context includes knowledge of who is ________, what they are talking about, and where they are.

What sound does this photo represent?

Choose the words that DO NOT contain a consonant blend.

______________ make your tongue twist when you same them.

How many syllables are in the word: 'regularly'?

Words that have strong and weak forms usually only take their strong form when the word is ____________.

Choose the correct intonation for the following sentence: "Don't you want to go?"

Conversations are usually ______, so making predictions about what we hear can help us catch what is being said.

Choose the word that contains a schwa sound.

The pronunciation of a word is made up of its _____________, its syllables, and its accents.

The number of syllables in a word is the same as the number of _______ sounds.

Which of the following is NOT a vowel sound?

Choose the correct intonation for the following sentence: "Would you like an apple or a banana?"

A lingua franca is a ______________ language used for communication, especially in business, science, and education.

_________ /ə/ is the best known phoneme because it represents the most frequently used sound in English.

________ is the rise and fall of the pitch of your voice.

Using stress to correct someone or to emphasize a constrast is called _______.

Trying to catch specific pieces of information such as numbers, times, and names are examples of listening for _______.

The most important words are usually __________________, so they will be the easiest ones to catch.

Choose the correct syllable pattern for 'elephant'.

One source of information our brain uses to understand speech is the audio signal, which are the sounds we ______.

When the /t/ sound comes in the middle of the word, it sometimes softens and becomes a /d/ sound. This is called a ___.

When words are spoken together, the way that they are pronounced changes. This is called ______.

You make the accented syllable stand out by making the other syllables _______________ .

What sound does this photo represent?

The _____________ shows that we use our eyes, ears, and brain when we listen.

A consonant blend is a group of two or more consonants pronounced together with no ______ sound between them.

Choose the word that does NOT rhyme.

Saying some words more loudly and clearly than others is called __________.

Understanding what people are saying by watching the movements of their mouth is called ___________.

"We should stop now" contains sounds that are _______.

A ______ is when the final stressed vowel and all the following sounds are the same.

In English, one letter can represent many different _____.

/p/, /t/, and /θ/ are examples of ______ sounds.

____________ end with phrases like "do you?" and "isn't it?".

A statement question is when you say a statement with a _______ intonation.

Which of the following is NOT a minimal pair?

Accented syllables are pronounced longer, higher, and __________ than the other syllables.

Two words in which only one sound is different is called a ____________.

The _______ of your voice can be high or low, and its movements are falls and rises.

Choose the correct syllable pattern: Information.

Auxiliary verbs (be, can, do, & have) are often pronounced with their _____ form when they are used in questions.