Bansomdej Rajabhat Uni Ling Final

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Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

LINGUISTICS for LANGUAGETEACHERS

FINAL EXAMINATION (by

Dr Nisai Kaewsanchai)

Name____________________ID

Number_____________

Part 1: General knowledge about

linguisticsDIRECTION: Write T if a statement is

true and write F if it is false.

____ 1. The relationship between speech sounds

and meanings is, for the most

part, an arbitraryone.

____ 2. If we dont know a language, the

sounds spoken to us will be mainly

incomprehensible.

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____ 3. An Up or Down arrow we see at an

elevator is considered non-arbitrary.

____ 4. Unlike human beings, animals do not

have a language.

____ 5. All languages have a sound system.

____ 6. All languages do not have syntactic

system.

____ 7. "Ding-dong"and "Bang"are examples

ofONOMATOPOEIC.

____ 8. CREATIVITYis a universal property of

human language.

____ 9. Flying airplane cane be dangerous.

can be considered ambiguous.

___ 10.The man killed the bear. means the same

as The bear was killed by the

man.

___ 11. The dog chased the cat. means the

same as The cat chased the dog.

___ 12. The rules for the word formation is

called morphology

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___ 13 Stop the man! is a not sentence, just

a fragment.

___ 14. Linguistic competenceis something you

know about the language.

___ 15. Grammarof a language represents our

linguistic competence.

___ 16. If sentence is grammatical, it wont

conform to the rules of the grammar.

___ 17. Linguistic competenceis what you

know about a language.

___ 18. Descriptivegrammar is the same as

prescriptivegrammar.

___ 19. The sound system of a language is

called morphology.

___ 20. The study of the rule of sentence

formation is called syntax.

___ 21. The study of how words are combined is

called semantics.

___ 22. Wherever humans exist, language exists.

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___ 23. Every language has a class ofvowels

and consonants.

___ 24. Grammatical categories like noun, verb

and adjective etcare found in

only English.

___ 25. Myself bit John. is an ungrammatical

sentence in English.

___ 26. Mary makes bed every morning. is an

ungrammatical sentence.

___ 27.A roosters crowis not considered

onomatopoeic.

___ 28. A road sign indicating an Scurve is

considered arbitrary.

___ 29. The sentence Its I. is incorrect, but

Its me. is correct.

___ 30. Traffic signals red means STOP, green

means GOare arbitrary.

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___ 31: The study of speech sounds is called

phonetics.

___ 32. All the sounds in English are

pulmonic and egressive.

___ 33. The sounds represented by/p, t, k, s /

are voiceless stopsounds.

___ 34. The sounds represented by/b, d, g, z /

are voiced fricativesounds.

___ 35. The words pad, bad, and madbegin

with bilabialsounds.

___ 36. The word madbegins with nasal

sound.

___ 37./p & b / are oralsounds whereas/m

/is nasal.

___ 38. / m, n /, and/ /are nasalsounds in

English.

___ 39. Bilabial stopsare/ p, b, t, d, k /, and/

g /.

___ 40. Labiodental fricativesare//and/

/.

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___ 41. Interdentals are/ t, d, n /, and / s /.

___ 42. / /and/ /and / /, and/ /are fricative sounds.

___ 43.Voiceless affricatesound in English is in

the last sound of the word

match

___ 44. Voiceless velar stopis/ / ___ 45. The liquid retroflexis/ /___ 46. / , , /are all nasalsounds.___ 47. / , /are labiodendal affricate.

___ 48. / , , , , / are alveolarsounds. ___ 49. The /, / are velar stops.

___ 50. / p /, / k /, and/ t /are stopwhereas

// and/ /are affricate.

___ 51. /,,,,, and

/ are voiceless

stopsounds.

___ 52. // and/ / are alveolar stops.

___ 53. The word managerreceives the primary

stress on the first syllable.

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___ 54. The letterg in the word manager is

pronounced/ /.___ 55. /, , , , / and // are

fricativesand sibilants.

___56.The lettert in the word picture

is pronounced as /

/.___ 57. ed in passed, stopped, worked

must be pronounced as /d /.

___ 58 ed in loved, robbed, playedmust

be pronounced as /t /.___ 59.Voiced interdental fricative is at the end

ofbath, mouth, & path

___60.The voiceless palatal sound begins the

words shoe, sure, and shut

End of part 1

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Part 2: General knowledge about

linguistics (continues)

In this part of the exam, every item consists of

two statements (A and B). Choose the lettersa,

b, cord. If you choosea, it means A is right, and B is

right.

b, it means A is right, but B is

wrong.

c, it means A is wrong, but B is

right.

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d, it means A is wrong, and B is

wrong.

6 1. A: The sounds are calledfricatives

because the stream of air

continues without complete

interruption through the mouth opening.

B: Both/ / and / /are low front

vowels.

62. A: / t, d, /are alveolar stops

whereas / k, g /are velar stops.

B:/ p / is apiratedif it follows the letter

s in any English word.

63. A: The letter p in spit, spy,

spend, speak: the/ p /is unaspirated.

B: The letterS in the word measureis

pronounced as//

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64. A: Both/j, w /are glides and

sometimes called semivowels.

B: The voiceless glottal fricativeis/ h /.

65. A: Phonology is the study of the internal

structure of words.

B: The word computerhas two

morphemes and two syllables.

66. A: The word dogshas two morphemes,

but the word capsizehas one.

B: The word internationalends with a

derivational suffix.

67. A: The word weakeninghas two

morphemesand three syllables.

B: ingin 7A is an inflectional suffix.

68. A: Both words cheaplyand

cheaperend with derivational suffixes.

B: Only the word cheaperends with a


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69. A: The word teacherends with inflectional

suffixwhich means doer

B: The word miniskirthas three

morphemesand two syllables.

70. A: The word capsizehas one

morphemeand ends with a derivational.

B: The word sharpeners ends with an

inflectional suffix.

71. A: Suffix erin keeperand biggeris said

to be the same.

B: The word unablecontains a prefix

which means not

72. A: The word readabilitycontains the free

base READ.

B: The word unmistakableends with a


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73. A: audience, audible, auditory

AUDI means hear .

B: manu in the words manual and

manuscript means hand.

74. A: The word geographycontains

two bound bases: geo & graphy.B: The word portablecontains prefix

PORT which means carry.

75. A: uncomfortablehas five syllables but

three morphemes.

B: chrono in the word

chronometer means time.

76. A: autoin the word autograph and

automobile means car.

B: circum in the word circumvent

means around.

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77. A: post in the word postwar

means before.

B: semi in the word

semiprofessional means half.

78. A: graphyin the word photography

means light.

B: cidein the word suicidemeans

kill.

79. A: imin the word imperfectmeans

complete.

B: contra in the word contradict

means agree with.

80. A: retro in the word retroactivemeans against.

B: befriendedhas three morphemes

81. A: televise consists of three

morphemes.

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B: tele in 21 A means very near.

82. A: endearment has three

morphemes.

B: psychology means the study of

physics.

83. A: unpalatablehas three syllables.

B: grandmotherhas three

syllables but two morphemes.

84. A: Massachusettshas four syllables

but one morpheme.

B: modernization has five

morphemes but three syllables.

85. A: interbanking the morpheme

intermeans between.

B: In the word womanly, the base in this

word is woman.

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86. A: gamy in the word bigamymeans

marriage.

B: Prefixes are those bound morphemes that

occur before a base.

87. A: Inflectionalsuffixes do not change

the part of speech.

B: Derivationalsuffixes change the part of

speech.

88. A: mouth becomes mouthful. It

changes a noun to an adverb.

B: Derivationalsuffixes usually do not close

off a word.

89. A: er in the word biggeris called


B: er in the word singeris called

inflectional suffix.

90. A: Past tense morpheme has three

allomorphs:/ t /, / d / & / /

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96. A: A sound is called a labiodental

because it involves the lips and teeth.

B: The words fineand vine begin with

interdental.

97. A: The word elephant is

pronounced as //

B: /, ,,,, / are voiceless stop

sounds except/ d /.

98. A: The word quayis pronounced

as //

B: The S in TELEVISIONis pronouncedas //

99. A: ch in the word chokehas the

same sound as t in the word feature.

B: ch in the word mechanichas the same

sound as ch in machine.

100. A: kin the word skin is unaspirated

whereas kin kingis aspirated.

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B: The word though has the same vowel

sound as the word through.

END OF PART 2

Part 3: General knowledge aboutsemantics

Directions: Give the semantic property to

the following given groups of words.

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Example: tigress woman lady hen girl

= female

101. bull stag monk actor son

rooster =_______________

102. doe nun mare aunt mother hen

= _______________

103. doctor teacher baby child father

daughter = ______________

104. baby child kitten puppy pony

duckling = _______________

105. bring fall plod walk run jump

jog = __________________

106. kiss kick touch hit hug shake

hand =_____________

107. build make construct imagine

weave = _____________

108. see hear touch smell taste

=________________

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109. iron copper silver gold bronz

tin = ___________

110. water milk wine beer whisky

benzine = _______________

111. bus car truck boat bicycle train

plane = _______________

112. soldiers sailors airmen marines army

navy airforce =_________

113. arid moist humid wet dry drought

= _______________

114. triangle rectangle square circle

pentagon = _______________

115. feet yards kilometers miles meters

= _______________116. kilograms ounce pounds tons

= _____________

117. in twenties in thirties in teens in

sixties = ____________

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118. Petronus Empire State Baiyok

Sears = __________

119. Oxygen hydrogen carbondi oxide

nitrogen =____________

120. Hotel motel bungalow guest house

condo apartment =________

121. Phuhet Samui Hong Kong

Singapore Penang = __________

122. India Thailand England Canada

Japan USA = __________

123. Malaysia Indonesia Vietnam

Thailand Singapore = __________

124. England France Germany

Belgium Italy Spain = ___________125. Brazil Argentina Chili Uruguay

Bolivia Paraguay = __________

126. football badminton swimming golf

baseball boxing = _________

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127. Makhong Chaopraya River Kwae

Nile Thames = ___________

128. Everest Mont Blanc Fuji Intanon

Kilimanjaro = ___________

129. Washington Lincoln Kennedy Clinton

Bush Obama = __________

130. Chicago Bangkok Tokyo London

Paris Boston = __________

Part 4: Write T if the statement is true, write

F if it is false._____131. If someone is near dead, he is

still alive.

_____132. If something floats, it is in the

water or liquid._____133. If something is ajar, it is not

open.

_____134. If something is open, it is not

closed.

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_____135. If someone isnt poor, he is rich.

_____136. Homonyms are different words

that sound alike.

_____137. Flying airplanes can be

dangerous is considered

an ambiguous sentence.

_____138. key and quay are said to

be synonymous.

_____139. Big/large hot/warm are

complementary pairs.

_____140. Words that are opposite in

meaning are often called

antonyms

_____141. Chron as in chronometermeans clock.

_____142. The idiom bite the dust

means very dirty.

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_____ 143. The idiom in hot water means

in trouble.

_____144. Once in a blue moon means

cloudy sky.

_____145. Call it a day means stop

working.

_____146. Hit the books means

return the books to the library.

_____147. Better half means spouse.

_____148. Cut it out means stop

doing it.

_____149. Burn the midnight oil

means stay up late.

_____150. Chicken feed means alot of money.

Part 5: Give presuppositional meaningsto

the following sentences.

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Example: Help her look for her book. (She

has lost her book.)

151. The Chaopraya river used to be very

clean.

(_____________________________________

___________)

152. Elvis sang Rock & Roll songs when

he was alive.

(_____________________________________

_____________)

153. John, please slow down a little bit.

(_____________________________________

_____________)

154. This car is good. The other is old.(_____________________________________

______________)

155. John, how was your vacation? Did you

enjoy it?

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(_____________________________________

____________)

156. Can you turn on the radio, Tom?

(_____________________________________

________)

157. Mary has two children.

(_____________________________________

________)

158. I used to be fond ofhamburger.

(_____________________________________

______)

159. John, would you like another piece of

cake ?

(____________________________________________)

160. I wish Tom had won the competition

last year.

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(_____________________________________

______)

161. I wish I lived in the country even

though I am used to the noise of the city

vehicles.

(_____________________________________

____)

162. It used to be very hot here at this time

of year.

(_____________________________________

____________)

163. Mary prefers Harry Porter on book to

the film.

(______________________________________________)

164. If Somchai had lived in Lopburi before

he moved to Bangkok. He would have

enjoyed living there. Now he lives in Hua

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Hin.

(_____________________________________

__________)

165. If Johns car were an American-made

vehicle, it would be much larger and

stronger and carried more passengers.

(_____________________________________

___________)

166. The Chao Praya River used to be very

clean.

(_____________________________________

___________)

167. We are going to have an English camp

next week. Do not bring any heavyclothes.( ____________________________________

___)

168. John is taller than Jim, but shorter

than Tom. And Tom is only five inches

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shorter than Bill. ( Who is the shortest?

(_____________________________________

_____________________)

169. Mary will not consider eating at PK

restaurant again.

(_____________________________________

_____________)

170. The first man (came out from the

pub): Excuse me, is that the sun or the

moon? (Pointing to the sky) The second

man (came out from another pub): Im sorry

I cant help you. Im a stranger here myself.

(What do you learn from this conversation?)

(______________________________________________________ )

Part 6: Give the meanings to the following

idioms contained in the following sentences.

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Example: Can you give me a hand, Tom?

= help

171. My mother was glad because there was a

cutin the price of food last week.

_________________________________________

172. The exam is over. Lets paint the town

redtonight.

__________________________________________

______

173. John is always a black sheep. We dontwant to take him anywhere.

__________________________________________

______

174. Ifthe children are given a spoon-fedstyleof learning, they wont be able to help themselves

when they grow up.

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__________________________________________

_

175. This year, our farming is just for the

birds, well try again next year.

__________________________________________

____

176. The students are burning the midnight

oil. It must be a final examin.

__________________________________________

___________

177. At the English camp, the first activity will

be break the ice.

__________________________________________

____________

178. My recent bank account tells me that I

am still in the red.

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__________________________________________

_____________

179. Some students were caught red handed

while stealing books from the library.

__________________________________________

________________________

180. John was the only one to tell if there was

fair playat the football match.

__________________________________________

_________________________

Part 7: Match the left-hand column

idioms with their meanings on the right

by writing a letter in front of each

number.

_____181. Fair play a. cheating

_____182. Eats like a bird b.

something is easily done

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_____183. Pig-headed c. justice

_____184. Packed like sardines d. lose

everything

_____185. Rains cats and dogs e. eats

little

_____186. A bad egg f. agree

_____187. In one ear and out the other g.unnecessary paperwork

_____188. Big mouth h. the last minute

_____189. Big shot i. stop

bothering me____ 190. Get into the hot water j. an evil

person

____ 191. Lose your shirt k.

continuously

____ 192. Red tape l. rain hard

____ 193. Foul play m. someone

who is always boasting

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____ 194. Childs play n. dreadful

experience

____ 195. Kick the bucket o. not

paying attention to something

said

____ 196. Get off my back p. getinto trouble

____ 197. See eye to eye q.

stubborn

____ 198. Nightmare r. die ____ 199. Day in day out s.

somebody important

____ 200. The eleventh hour t. very crowded

Part 8: Give the meaning to the following

Latin and Greek roots contained in the

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following words. Then, give one or more

examples.

Example: aqua = water e.g. aquarium,

aquatic, aquanaut

ROOT MEANING

EXAMPLES

201. biblio =202. chron =

203. bio =

204. dem =

205. dict =206. duct =

207. graph =

208. lab =

209. loc =

210. man =

211. min =

212. nav =

213. photo =

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214. pop =

215. port =

216. psych =

217. scribe =

218. therm =

219. urb=

220. vid =

Part 9 : Transcribe the following words into

"phonetic transcription"

(one mark each 1 ) Use IPA

system.

Example: cat = / /

221. U.S.A. = 222. blood=

223. taxi = 224. tombstone =

225. wife = 226.

philosophy =

227. picture= 228. black and

white =

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229. prince = 230. rock =

231. children= 232. high way

police =

233. Sunday= 234. cow boy =

235. oranges = 236. pouring

rain =

237. Valentine= 238. think =239. teacher = 240. United Airline

=

Part 10 : Write the English words for thefollowing phonetic transcription. Example:

/ / = cat ( 1 )

241. // =

242. /

/ =243. // =

244. // =

245. // =

246. // =

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247. / / =

248. // =249. // =

250. / / =

End of the final exam

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