Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Listening and Speaking: Aural Discrimination in Vowels and Consonants

Question 1

A speech sound made with the air flowing freely through the mouth is a ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

vowel

Question 2

A speech sound made with some blockage of the air is a ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

consonant

Question 3

The first sound in 'apple' is a ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

vowel

Question 4

The first sound in 'ball' is a ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

consonant

Question 5

Which word begins with the same sound as 'fish': fan, van, ship, or dish?

Accepted Answer

fan

Question 6

Which word begins with the same sound as 'van': vine, fine, thin, or shine?

Accepted Answer

vine

Question 7

Which word begins with the same sound as 'ship': shoe, zoo, chin, or joy?

Accepted Answer

shoe

Question 8

Which word begins with the same sound as 'chair': child, ship, jar, or thin?

Accepted Answer

child

Question 9

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'sit': pin, pen, pan, or pain?

Accepted Answer

Question 10

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'bed': hen, hid, hard, or heard?

Accepted Answer

hen

Question 11

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'cup': sun, soon, sonnet, or seen?

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 12

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'food': moon, mud, mode, or made?

Accepted Answer

moon

Question 13

The pair 'fan' and 'van' differs mainly in the first ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

consonant

Question 14

The pair 'ship' and 'sheep' differs mainly in the ________ sound.

Accepted Answer

vowel

Question 15

Which pair has different first consonant sounds: coat–goat, sun–son, pin–pen, or light–late?

Accepted Answer

coat–goat

Question 16

Which pair has different vowel sounds: ship–sheep, fan–fine, coat–cold, or man–map?

Accepted Answer

ship–sheep

Question 17

The skill of hearing the difference between similar speech sounds is called aural ________.

Accepted Answer

discrimination

Question 18

The main reason for practising aural discrimination is to improve listening and ________.

Accepted Answer

pronunciation

Question 19

The word that does NOT begin with a vowel sound is orange, egg, ant, or goat.

Accepted Answer

goat

Question 20

The word that does NOT begin with a consonant sound is yam, book, fish, or apple.

Accepted Answer

apple

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