What are allophones?
- Different meanings of the same word
- Different spellings of a word
- Different pronunciations (variants) of the same phoneme
- None of these
Explanation
- In linguistics, sounds of language are studied as phonemes and allophones.
- A phoneme is the basic sound unit that can change meaning.
- Allophones are different pronunciations of the same phoneme.
- These variations do not change word meaning.
- They depend on context and speech environment.
- Example: /p/ in pin (aspirated) vs spin (unaspirated).
Last verified on 23-05-2026
Related MCQs
- Question mark (?)
- Exclamation mark (!)
- Full stop (.)
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Hand over the paper to the teacher.
- Hand the paper over to teacher.
- Hand over paper the teacher.
- Hand the paper to over the teacher.
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Hardly he reached when the train left.
- Hardly he had reached when the train left.
- Hardly had he reached when the train left.
- Hardly did he reached when the train left.
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Where are the books we had bought together?
- Where are the books we bought together?
- Where were the books we buy together?
- Where is the books we bought together?
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- He has died a year ago.
- He died a year ago.
- He had died a year ago.
- He is died a year ago.
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
