Plosive sounds

English has four plosive consonants:

• FALSE

• TRUE

What are bilabial letters? 

Select two options.

• B

• N

• P

• G

The sounds /b,d,g/ are voiced.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The sounds /P,t,k/ are voiceless.

• FALSE

• TRUE

When the glottal stop occurs?

• When /t/ appears at the end of a syllable and the following sound is a consonant.

• When /d/ appears at the end of a syllable and the following sound is a consonant.

• When /t/ appears at the beginning of a syllable and the following sound is a consonant.

• When /t/ appears at the end of a syllable and the following sound is a vowel.

What are the plosive sounds?

• Plosive consonants are made by completely closing the mouth and breathing.

• Plosive consonants are made by completely opening the mouth.

• Plosive consonants are made by completely blocking the flow of air as it leaves the body, normally followed by releasing the air.

What are the consonants that make up the plosive sounds? Select more than one.

• T, D

• K, G

• T, N

• P, B

• K, M

The articulation of the plosives has four phases: Select four options.

• -The closing phase.

• -The post-release phase.

• -The compression phase.

• -The start phase

• -The release phase.

Are alveolar sounds T and D?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Are alveolar sounds k and G?

• FALSE

• TRUE