DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a fictional alphabet, angled symbols (△, □) represent consonants and round symbols (○, ◯) represent vowels. Which sequence forms a valid consonant-vowel-consonant syllable?
- △○□ (Correct answer)
- ○△○
- □□○
- ○○△
Correct answer: △○□
A CVC syllable requires a consonant, then a vowel, then a consonant, matching the pattern △○□.
Question 2: A test language assigns one unique sound per symbol with no exceptions. A word written with 7 symbols contains exactly how many sounds?
- 3 sounds
- 5 sounds
- 7 sounds (Correct answer)
- 14 sounds
Correct answer: 7 sounds
Because each symbol maps to exactly one sound with no exceptions, 7 symbols always represent exactly 7 sounds.
Question 3: In a phonetic code, numbers represent consonants and letters represent vowels. Which sequence is a valid consonant-vowel-consonant word?
- 3-5-7
- a-e-i
- 3-a-7 (Correct answer)
- a-3-e
Correct answer: 3-a-7
Only 3-a-7 follows consonant-vowel-consonant order because it places a number, then a letter, then a number.
Question 4: In an invented script, a dot placed above a symbol shortens its sound by half. If '★' = /aa/ (long), then '★̇' (starred with dot) represents:
- /aa/ unchanged
- /a/ (short vowel) (Correct answer)
- /e/ (different vowel)
- /k/ (consonant)
Correct answer: /a/ (short vowel)
The dot rule halves the sound length, so the long /aa/ becomes the short /a/.
Question 5: A fictional writing system uses symbols tilted right for voiced sounds and upright symbols for voiceless sounds. A tilted 'P' symbol represents:
- /p/ (voiceless stop)
- /pʰ/ (aspirated stop)
- /b/ (voiced stop) (Correct answer)
- /f/ (voiceless fricative)
Correct answer: /b/ (voiced stop)
The rule states tilted symbols are voiced, so a tilted P corresponds to /b/, the voiced counterpart of /p/.
Question 6: In a test language, underlining a symbol marks it as silent. The word written as b-r̲-e-n (with underlined r) is pronounced:
- /bren/
- /ben/ (Correct answer)
- /rben/
- /bner/
Correct answer: /ben/
The underlined r is silent, so only b, e, and n are pronounced, yielding /ben/.
DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 1
In a fictional alphabet, angled symbols (△, □) represent consonants and round symbols (○, ◯) represent vowels.
Which sequence forms a valid consonant-vowel-consonant syllable?