FBQ1: All languages use the air from the lungs for the production of __________ during speech 
Answer: *Sounds*

FBQ2: ________ refers to the vibration or non-vibration of the vocal cords during speech production
Answer: *Voiceless*

FBQ3: English words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation and meaning are called ________
Answer: *Homographs*

FBQ4:  It is generally known that English ________ are not a reliable guide to pronunciation 
Answer: *Spellings*

FBQ5: English sounds which are made with ________ of the vocal cords are said to be voiced
Answer: *Vibration*

FBQ6:  When transcribing spoken English it is very important to pay attention to ________
Answer: *Sounds*

FBQ7: An Affricate is a ________ sound composed of a stop portion and a fricative portion 
Answer: *Single*

FBQ8:  Pronunciation is an act of speech which involves the ________ of a sound or word
Answer: *Articulation*

FBQ9: The basic characteristic of a nasal consonant is that the ________ from the lungs escapes through the nose  
Answer: *Air*

FBQ10:  An English monophthong is a single sound  made with the ________ flow of air from the lungs 
Answer: *Free*

FBQ11: In ________, contraction, slang obscenities and meaningless vocabulary are much more tolerated 
Answer: *Speech*

FBQ12: Pronunciation is defined as the way a word or a language is usually spoken the manner in which someone ________ a sound or word 
Answer: *Articulates*

FBQ13:  Speech is time-bound because ________ participants are usually present 
Answer: *Both*

FBQ14:  A single sound made with the free flow of air from the lungs out of the mouth is called a ________
Answer: *Vowel*

FBQ15: In sign language the hands are adapted instead of ________ and digestive organs in order to communicate 
Answer: *Respiratory*

FBQ16: No two people ________ exactly alike and this phenomenon is known as idiolectal differences
Answer: *Speak*

FBQ17: Writing is a ________ of human Intercommunication by means of conventional visible marks 
Answer: *System*

FBQ18:  Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate and ________ are all articulatory problems that can affect the quality of a person’s speech 
Answer: ataxia

FBQ19: It is believed that ________ language evolved from hieroglyphs which were cave wall art 
Answer: written

FBQ20: English sounds which are made with a complete closure of the lips but later released are said to be ________
Answer: plosives

FBQ21: The success of any ________ communication event is based on the process of listening, understanding and speaking
Answer: spoken

FBQ22: Received Pronunciation is sometimes referred to as the Queen’s English because it is spoken by the ________
Answer: monarch

FBQ23:  The consonant sounds are the ________ to learn, because most of them have the same form as a letter of the alphabet 
Answer: easiest

FBQ24:  In terms of place of articulation, the “t” and “d” consonants are called ________
Answer: *Alveolar stops*

FBQ25:  It has been observed by linguists that language change takes place far more rapidly in ________
Answer: *speech

FBQ26:  The system for writing all the sounds of English is called the International ________ Association system 
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ27:  There is no ________ relationship between the way an English word is spelt and the way it is pronounced 
Answer: *Regular*

FBQ28: Linguists believe that humans acquire speech due to their ________ programming 
Answer: *Innate*

FBQ29: Writing has been described as a system of human ________ by means of conventional visible marks 
Answer: *Intercommunication*

FBQ30:  The concept of transcription is really meant to expose you to one of the simplest ways to improve your  ________ skill 
Answer: *Pronunciation*

FBQ31:  The central vowels do not occur in Nigerian languages and sometimes pose problems to Nigerian speakers of ________
Answer: *English*

FBQ32: English Triphthongs are formed by the addition of the ________ sound to some diphthongs 
Answer: *Schwa*

FBQ33: ________ simply refers to the graphic representations of our utterance on paper, using the phonetic alphabet recommended by the International Phonetic Association 
Answer: *Transcription*

FBQ34: ________ transcription will enable you to use your eyes to aid your ears 
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ35:  The various speech organs are all encapsulated in three cavities: the oral cavity, the nasal cavity, and the ________ cavity
Answer: *Pharyngeal*

FBQ36: ________ Triphthongs are formed by the addition of the schwa sound to some diphthongs
Answer: *English*

FBQ37:  Idiolectal ________ explain why no two people speak exactly alike
Answer: *Differences*

FBQ38: English sounds which are made with a complete closure of the ________ but later released are said to be plosives
Answer: *Lips*

FBQ39: English sounds which are made with vibration of the vocal cords are said to be________
Answer: *Voiced*

FBQ40:  All languages use the air from the lungs for the ________ of sounds during speech 
Answer: *Production*

FBQ41: Pronunciation is an act of ________ which involves the articulation of a sound or word
Answer: *Speech*

FBQ42: Writing has been described as a ________ of human intercommunication by means of conventional visible marks 
Answer: *System*

FBQ43:  What English vowel does the capital letters in the following words: “About” “watER” “hER" represent? 
Answer: *the schwa*

FBQ44:  The ________ contained in the word “spoil” is a diphthong 
Answer: *vowel sound*

FBQ45: The central vowels do not occur in Nigerian languages and sometimes pose problems to Nigerian ________ of English 
Answer: *Speakers*

FBQ46: The ________ front vowels are articulated towards the front part of the oral cavity
Answer: *Simple*

FBQ47: The various speech organs are all encapsulated in three cavities: the oral cavity, the ________ cavity, and the pharyngeal cavity
Answer: *Nasal*

FBQ48: The ________ sounds are the easiest to learn, because most of them have the same form as a letter of the alphabet 
Answer: *Consonant*

FBQ49: Transcription simply refers to the graphic representations of our utterance on paper, using the phonetic alphabet recommended by the International ________ Association 
Answer: *Phonetic*

FBQ50: Pronunciation is defined as the way a word or a language is usually ________ the manner in which someone articulates a sound or word 
Answer: *Spoken*

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): 
MCQ1: Writing has been described as a system of human ________ by means of conventional visible marks
Answer: input

MCQ2: English ______ are formed by the addition of the schwa sound to some diphthongs
Answer: triphthongs

MCQ3: The small differences in the movement of the _____ and tongue may make all the difference between a sound which sounds English and one which does not
Answer: eyes

MCQ4: _________ are those organs in the vocal tract that can move freely
Answer: Passive articulators

MCQ5: The air that produces the voiceless bilabial stop is usually released like an(a) __________
Answer: Collusive sound

MCQ6: English sounds which are made with vibration of the vocal cords are said to be ________
Answer: voiced

MCQ7: When a ________ consonant is produced, the body of the tongue touches the soft palate or velum
Answer: Labio-dental

MCQ8: The ‘l’ consonant is known as a ________ sound
Answer: Stop

MCQ9: The basic characteristic of a ________ consonant is that the air from the lungs escapes through the nose
Answer: alveolar

MCQ10: There are ________ phonemes whose main sound all have friction as their most important feature
Answer: eight consonant 

MCQ11: The process where the computer can recognise spoken words and transform them into digitised commands is called ________
Answer: computer systems

MCQ12: In English, /l/, /r/, /w/ and /j/ are _______
Answer: plosives

MCQ13: An affricate is a single sound composed of a _______ portion and a fricative portion
Answer: start

MCQ14: The first sound of the word ‘church’ is  ____________
Answer: A bilabial

MCQ15: It is a known fact that no two people speak exactly alike, this phenomenon is called ________differences
Answer: Phonetic

MCQ16: _________ Pronunciation is actually an accent not a dialect
Answer: Responsive

MCQ17: These consonants /p/ and /b/ are known as the ________
Answer: Velar stops

MCQ18: Place of _________ refers to where in the vocal tract a particular sound is produced
Answer: imitation

MCQ19: The success of any spoken ________ event is based on the process of listening, understanding and speaking.
Answer: inductive

MCQ20: The English triphthongs are examples of _________
Answer: vowel sequences

MCQ21: _________ believe that humans acquire speech due to their innate programming
Answer: Biologists

MCQ22: The International _______ Association system is used for writing all the sounds of English
Answer: Phonotactics 

MCQ23: Unlike vowels, the consonants of English are usually ______ with an audible friction
Answer: posted

MCQ24: Fricatives form the largest class of ________ in English
Answer: consonants

MCQ25: The sound _____ is often described as the voiced labiodental fricative
Answer: /m/

MCQ26: There are nine consonant phonemes whose main sound all have ______ as their most important feature
Answer: laterals

MCQ27: When a velar consonant is produced, the body of the tongue touches the soft palate or _______
Answer: alveolar ridge

MCQ28: The most effective way to overcome _______ in articulating problem sounds is by careful listening and regular practice
Answer: comprehension

MCQ29: Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate, and _______ are all articulatory problems that can affect the quality of a person’s speech
Answer: muteness

MCQ30: In _____ language, the hands are adapted in order to communicate
Answer: dumb

MCQ31: It has been observed by ______ that language change takes place far more rapidly in speech
Answer: Biologists

MCQ32: When ______ spoken English it is very important to pay attention to sounds
Answer: typing

MCQ33: All languages use the _____ from the lungs for the production of sounds during speech
Answer: air

MCQ34: Voicing refers to the vibration or non-vibration of the vocal ________ during the sound production
Answer: prods

MCQ35: An act of speech which involves the ___________ of a sound or word is called pronunciation
Answer: imputation

MCQ36: The parameters for classifying English vowels are ___________, vowel length and Quality Lip rounding, and Tongue position 
Answer: Tongue Height 

MCQ37: The last sound in ‘song’ is a ______________ sound
Answer: bilabial

MCQ38: _________ is a bilabial nasal consonant 
Answer: /n /

MCQ39: In sound articulation, when the blade of the tongue placed behind the alveolar ridge, the ____________ sounds are produced
Answer: Fricative 

MCQ40: The organs of speech that cannot move freely are called ___________
Answer: Sleeping articulatros

MCQ41: The sound /f / is often described as the voiceless ________ fricative
Answer: labiodental 

MCQ42: Stuttering, lisping, cleft palate and ataxia are all _______ problems that can affect the quality of a person’s speech
Answer: auditory 

MCQ43: /F/ and /v/ are _________ sounds
Answer: Lateral

MCQ44: Words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation and meaning are called ________
Answer: homographs 

MCQ45: The two sounds contrasted in the words simple and symbol are ________
Answer: m and p

MCQ46: The ‘p’ consonant is known as a ________ sound
Answer: labio-dental 

MCQ47: The process where the computer can recognise spoken words and transform them into digitised commands is called________
Answer: computer linguistics 

MCQ48: The ___________ may not be used in human speech
Answer: tongue

MCQ49: ____________ is an act of speech which involves the articulation of a sound or word 
Answer: Segmentation 

MCQ50: The success of any __________ communication event is based on the process of listen, understand and speak 
Answer: telling