In the phrase “good boy,” [d] becomes [b]. What type of assimilation is this?
Labialization
Palatalization
Nasalization
Velarization
In “ten men,” the sound [n] becomes [m]. What causes this change?
The stress pattern
The following bilabial sound [m]
The preceding nasal [n]
The vowel [e]
In “good girl” → [gʊg gɜ:l], the alveolar [d] becomes [g]. What kind of assimilation is this?
Labialization
Nasalization
Mutual assimilation
Velarization
In “give me” → [gɪm mi:], the sound [v] changes to [m]. What type of assimilation is it?
Labialization
Velarization
Coalescence
Nasalization
In “bank” pronounced as [bæŋk], the sound [n] becomes [ŋ]. What type of assimilation occurs here?
Labialization
Coalescence
Nasalization
Velarization
Which combination produces [dʒ] through coalescence?
[s] + [j]
[z] + [j]
[t] + [j]
[d] + [j]
What sound results when [s] combines with [j]?
[dʒ]
[ʒ]
[tʃ]
[ʃ]
In the phrase read these → [riːd diːz], what kind of assimilation occurs?
Complete regressive assimilation
Partial regressive assimilation
Complete progressive assimilation
Partial progressive assimilation
In the phrase that place → [ðæp pleɪs], what happens to the /t/?
It becomes /d/ because of voicing assimilation.
It changes to /p/ to match the following bilabial sound /p/.
It changes to /m/ because of nasal assimilation.
It stays unchanged.
In ten bikes → [tem baɪks], why is the assimilation considered partial?
/m/ and /b/ differ in voicing and manner completely.
both sounds are identical.
/n/ changes to /m/ in place only, not in all features
it involves vowels.
In books → [bʊks], what kind of assimilation occurs?
Complete regressive (place assimilation)
Complete progressive (manner assimilation)
Partial progressive (voicing assimilation)
Partial regressive (voicing assimilation)
In phonetics, what does assimilation mean?
A sound changes to become more like a neighboring sound.
A sound is pronounced more strongly to show stress.
A sound is completely deleted in speech.
A sound is completely deleted in speech.
In “this year” → [ðɪʃjɪə], what kind of change happens?
The /s/ sound changes to /ʃ/ because of the following /j/.
No change happens.
The /ð/ sound disappears.
The /j/ sound changes to /ʃ/.
Progressive assimilation happens when:
The previous sound influences the following one.
Both sounds change each other.
The following sound influences the previous one.
No sound changes.
In the word bags, why is the plural pronounced /z/ instead of /s/?
Because the plural ending always follows the vowel sound.
the plural rule requires /z/ always.
/g/ is voiceless.
/g/ is a voiced sound, so /s/ becomes voiced too.
