Italian Diction Review Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a voiced/unvoiced consonant pair?

When does the written vowel "i" become a glide? Check all that apply.

Which of the following words would use a glide for the vowels "i" and "u"? (All words shown have penultimate stress). Check all that apply.

4. In Italian, the written consonant "c" can either be represented by a hard symbol or by a soft symbol. The hard "c" occurs when it is followed by the vowel(s) [blank_start]a[blank_end], [blank_start]o[blank_end], [blank_start]u[blank_end], or a [blank_start]consonant[blank_end]. The symbol for hard "c" is [[blank_start]k[blank_end]].

How are long vowels represented in IPA? Show the symbol here [ [blank_start]:[blank_end] ]

How is stress indicated in IPA? Show the symbol here [ [blank_start]'[blank_end] ]

What are the three possible IPA symbols for the written letter /i/? What are the rules for these possibilities? 1. [[blank_start]i[blank_end]] occurs when [blank_start]stressed[blank_end] & when unstressed and followed by a consonant & when final 2. [[blank_start]j[blank_end]] occurs when unstressed & followed by a [blank_start]vowel[blank_end] 3.[blank_start]silent[blank_end] - occurs when written vowel "i" is [blank_start]preceded[blank_end] by "c" "[blank_start]g[blank_end]" or "[blank_start]sc[blank_end]" & followed by a vowel

When is the letter /s/ voiced? When it is [blank_start]intervocalic[blank_end] OR When it is followed by a [blank_start]voiced consonant[blank_end] How do we show voiced /s/ in IPA? [[blank_start]z[blank_end]]

Decode the following words: 1) [ˈbwɔno] [blank_start]Buono[blank_end] 2) [ pjaˈtʃere] [blank_start]Piacere[blank_end] 3) [ˈmɛʎʎo] [blank_start]Meglio[blank_end] 4) [siˈɲɲore] [blank_start]Signore[blank_end] 5) [raˈgattsa] [blank_start]Ragazza[blank_end]

When is the written consonant "g" softened? When followed by [blank_start]i[blank_end] or [blank_start]e[blank_end] How do we IPA soft "g"? [[blank_start]d͡ʒ[blank_end]]

Which of the following consonant clusters always use double symbols in Italian IPA? Check all that apply

Fill in the blanks with the correct symbol for the following words: Gigli [ˈd͡ʒi[blank_start]ʎʎi[blank_end]] Scuro [ˈ[blank_start]sk[blank_end]uɾo] Anche [ˈa[blank_start]ŋ[blank_end]ke] Andiamo [anˈd[blank_start]j[blank_end]amo] Conosciuto [kono[blank_start]ʃʃ[blank_end]uto] Infrequentemente [ɪnfre[blank_start]kw[blank_end]ente’mente] acerbo [a’[blank_start]tʃ[blank_end]ɛrbo]

When stressed, the written vowel "e" is generally closed [e].

Check all the words that would use a rolled "r" [r]

There are no diphthongs when producing the Italian [e] [ɛ] [o] [ɔ]

What are the possibilities for the written letter "z" in Italian?

How do we write, in IPA, the doubled consonant versions of affirmatives: [dz] = [[blank_start]d:dz[blank_end]] [ts] = [[blank_start]t:ts[blank_end]] [tʃ] = [[blank_start]t:tʃ[blank_end]] [d͡ʒ] = [[blank_start]d:d͡ʒ[blank_end]]

Choose the correct IPA from the examples below: In Pollysyllabic words, the stressed vowel is indicated by the apostrophe. né [[blank_start]nɛ[blank_end]] ne [[blank_start]ne[blank_end]] p'ie [[blank_start]pi:e[blank_end]] pi'é [[blank_start]pjɛ[blank_end]] mu'oio [[blank_start]mwɔjo[blank_end]] ad'dio [[blank_start]ad:di:o[blank_end]]

Using the dropdown menu, select whether the following words would use open or closed "o". All these words use penultimate stress unless otherwise indicated with a accent marking or an apostrophe. Amore = [[blank_start]o[blank_end]] Mio = [ [blank_start]o[blank_end]] Suo = [[blank_start]o[blank_end]] Morire = [[blank_start]o[blank_end]] Non = [[blank_start]o[blank_end]] Verdó = [[blank_start]ɔ[blank_end]] puó = [[blank_start]ɔ[blank_end]] Anchora = [[blank_start]ɔ[blank_end]]

In spoken Italian, we are specific with our vowel pronunciation. In sung Italian, we may need to modify the vowel. From the list below, select some occurrences where vowel modification may be necessary.