Tamil Language/Quiz

புதிர் 1 - தமிழ் எழுத்துகள்

 * Quiz 1 - Tamil Letters (Vowels and Consonants)
 * This quiz is intended to be attempted after learning Tamil Letters lesson to your own satisfaction.

Before you begin

 * 'Honesty is the best policy' - it is, especially when you are your own teacher (yes, YOU are your teacher here, I'm just your teaching assistant!)
 * The questions are designed to focus much on pronunciation (few questions regarding facts about the letters are added only to make sure to not bore you!)
 * If you find yourself scoring less than 60%, consider going through lesson 1 again (and make sure to take this quiz with an interval of at least two days)

Part 1 - Vowels
{How many vowels does the Tamil language have? - 10 + 12 - 18 - 30
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{What is the pronunciation for 'எ'? - 'e' as in seal - 'e' as in force - 'e' as in dear + 'e' as in tent
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{Which of these is the equivalent kuril (short vowel) of 'ஈ'? - அ + இ - உ - ஒ
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{How is 'ஆ' pronounced? - 'a' as in hate - 'a' as in clap + 'a' as in false - 'a' as in bat
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{Which of these is not a kuril (short vowel)? - எ + ஐ - ஒ - இ
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{Which among the following is not a nedil (long vowel)? - ஆ - ஈ + ஒ - ஔ
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{Which of the following is the equivalent nedil (long vowel) of ’ஒ’? + ஓ - ஔ - ஆ - ஐ
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{Which one of these pairs is a mismatch? - ஆ-அ - ஊ-உ - ஈ-இ + ஔ-ஒ
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{The equivalent English pronunciation for 'ஐ' is, - 'e' + 'i' - 'a' - 'y'
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{'உ' will be pronounced as, - 'u' as in gun - 'u' as in fuse + 'u' as in pull - 'u' as in hut
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Part 2 - Consonants
{How many consonant groups are there in Tamil? - 18 - 12 - 6 + 3
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{Which of the following is a vallinam (hard consonant)? - ர் + ற் - வ் - ந்
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{How will 'ம்' be pronounced? + 'm' - 'n' - 'y' - 'p'
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{Which of the following is not a idaiyinam (medium consonant)? - ய் - ர் + ற் - ழ்
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{Pronunciation of 'ன்' is... - 'm' - 'l' - 't' + 'n'
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{Which of the following medium consonant is very close in pronunciation to 'ல்'? - 'ன்' + 'ள்' - 'ந்' - 'ற்'
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{One of the following pairs is not correct, which one? + ப்-ந் - ற்-ன் - க்-ங் - ட்-ண்
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{Which of the following words ends with the sound of 'ட்'? - water - notch - attack + rocket
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{Which one is not a possible pronunciation for 'ச்'? - ch as in chunk + x as in syntax - s as in suffer - g as in ginger
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{Which of these is not similar in pronunciation to 'ண்'? - 'ந்' - 'ன்' - 'ஞ்' + 'ள்'
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