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Introduction to the Vietnamese Language

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Quiz #1  Review practices 3 to 33, read the questions carefully and mark you answer. 100pts

I.  The alphabet and pronunciation (30pts)

  1.  Based on the Vietnamese alphabet you have learned, which one is customarily correct?
a.   a, ă, â, c, b, đ, d, e, ê, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, ô, ơ, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, ư, x, y
b.   a, ă, â, b, c, d, đ, e, ê, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, ô, ơ, p, q, r, s, t, u, ư, v, x, y
c.   a, ă, â, c, b, đ, d, e, ê, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, ô, ơ, p, q, r, s, t, ư, u, v, x, y
d.   a, ă, â, c, b, đ, d, e, ê, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, ô, ơ, p, q, r, s, t, ư, u, v, x, y

  2. The Vietnamese language has these consonant letters:
a.   b, c, d, đ, ê, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x
b.   b, c, d, đ, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x
c.   b, c, d, đ, ê, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, y
d.   b, c, d, đ, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, y

  3.  These are compound letters written in correct alphabetical order:
a.   gh, ch, gi, kh, ng, ngh, nh, ph, qu, th, tr
b.   ch, gh, gi, kh, ng, ngh, nh, ph, qu, th, tr
c.   gh, ch, gi, kh, ng, ngh, nh, ph, qu, th, tr
d.   gh, gi, ch, kh, ng, ngh, nh, ph, qu, th, tr

  4. These are Vietnamese vowel letters:
a.   a, ă, â, e, ê, i, o, ô, ơ, u, ư, y
b.   a, ă, â, ớ, á, i, o, ô, ơ, u, ư, y
c.   a, á, ớ, e, ê, i, o, ô, ơ, u, ư, y
d.   ă, â, a, y, i, o, ô, ơ, u, ư, a, e, ê

  5.       These consonants have the same pronunciation:
a.   g, gh                     b. g, h                                  c. gh, ng                      d. ng, nh

  6. Which letter is immediately behind letter ô?
a.  n                           b. o                                      c. ơ                              d. u     

  7. Which letter is between letters T and Ư?
a. u                            b. v                                      c. p                              d. s

  8. These two words have the same pronunciation:
a. tu, thu                    b. tư, thư                              c. gia, da                     d. thi, ty

  9. These two words have the same pronunciation:
a. sa, xa                     b. ca, ka                              c. kê, xê                      d. nga, ngan

   10. These two words have a different pronunciation:
a. dang, giang           b. thênh, tênh                     c. giu, du                     d. ti, ty

 

II.  Initial and final consonants (30pts)

  1. These are eight final consonants:
      a. c, ch, ng, nh, m, n, p, t          b. c, ch, ngh, nh, m, n, p, th       c. c, ch, ng, ph, m, n, p, tr
      d. ch, ng, ngh, c, m, n, p, t

  2. The final __________ is a final [k] in English, as in “cake”:
      a. –c                           b. –ch                                  c. –k                            d. –kh

  3. After these vowel letters ______________ the C is pronounced with lips closed:
      a. u, ô, ơ                    b. u, ơ, o                              c. u, ô, ơ, ư                  d. o, ô, u

  4. After these vowel letters ______________ the NG is pronounced with lips closed:
      a. u, ô, ơ                    b. o, ô, u                              c. u, ô, ơ, ư                  d. o, ơ, u

  5. The PH has ______________ pronunciations:
      a. three                      b. four                                 c. two                          d. one

  6. The Q or QU is pronounced:
      a. [k]                          b. [ku]                                 c. [kw]                        d. [kh]

  7. The NH is pronounced like:
      a. the N in canyon     b. the N in canon                c. the N in nine           d. the N in camion

  8. The S is pronounced like:
      a. the S in see            b. the SH in she                  c. the CH in cheese     d. the X in X-ray

  9. The TH is pronounced like:
      a. the TH in teeth      b. the T in stay                    c. the T in tea             d. the TH in the

10. The X is pronounced like:
      a. the X in xoanon     b. the S in seen                    c. the X in fix              d. the S in ease

 

III.  Spelling (10 pts) 

Choose the words that are phonotactically correct:

  1. a. ceng                        b. căng                              c. cinh                         d. kông                       

  2. a. gha                          b. ge                                  c. gê                                        d. ghê

  3. a. ghăng                      b. gho                                c. ghi                           d. ghân

  4. a. cênh                        b. kôn                                c. côn                          d. kâng

  5. a. qang                        b. qú                                  c. qua                          d. qý

  6. a. lêng                         b. lên                                 c. lênd                         d. lêque

  7. a. baq                          b. bakh                              c. bab                          d. ba

  8. a. by                            b. bi                                   c. byt                           d. bid

  9. a. cangh                      b. chant                              c. chăng                      d. chanhg

10. a. cong                        b. kong                              c. kông                        d. cinh

 

IV.  Read the questions carefully and chose your answer. (30 pts)

  1.  The letter  Ă  is pronounced like:
a.  á                           b.   à                             c.   ả                                  d. ắ

  2.  The letter  Â is pronounced like:
a.  ả                           b.  ớ                              c.   ố                                  d. ấ

  3.  The letter  Đ  is prounced like the ___________ in English:
a.  TH as in the         b. D as in day               c.  Y as in yard                 d. J as in jay

  4.   The compound consonant  GI  is pronounced like the ________ in English:
a.  Y as in you           b. G as go                     c.  a GI as in giant            d. Y as in beyond

  5.   Vietnamese has ____________tonal marks
a. four                        b. seven                        c.  five                               d. six

  6. The five tones of Vietnamese are in this order:
a. unmarked, sắc ( ' ), huyền ( ` ), hỏi ( ? ), ngã ( ~ ), nặng ( . )
b. unmarked, huyền ( ` ), sắc ( ' ), nặng ( . ), hỏi (  ? ), ngã ( ~ )
c. unmarked, hỏi (  ? ), ngã ( ~ ), nặng ( . ), sắc ( ' ), huyền ( ` )
d  unmarked, nặng ( . ), hỏi ( ? ), ngã ( ~ ), huyền ( ` ), sắc ( ' )

  7. The Vietnamese S and X are pronounced like the ___________ in English:
      a.  the same as in she and see                         b. different as in sink and zinc
     
c.  the same as in see and she                         d. different as in cheat and sheet

   8. The Vietnamese KH and G are pronounced like the _________ in English:
      a.  K, G in sky and go                                     b. K, G in key and good   
      c. T,G in sty and giant                                    d. K, G in doing and king

  9. The Vietnamese compound consonant g and gh are pronounced:
      a.  the same [g] as in go of English
      b.  differently:  [g] and [gh]
      c.  the same [dz] as in orange of English
      d.  differently: [z] as in sue of English

10. These two words - mi and my - are pronounced:
a.  differently b. the same      c. very different          d. slightly the same

 

 

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