Final exam: Phonetics and Phonology II

The vocal cords are contained in

• the lungs

• the nasal cavity

• the larynx

• the oral cavity

The vocal folds are also known as

• vocal cords

• cavities

• airstreams

• nostrills

The sound /z/ is

• voiced

• voiceless

The soft palate is also known as

• hard palate

• alveolar ridge

• glottis

• velum

The subdivisions of the tongue are

• tip, blade, front, back and root

• tip, blade, front, and back

• tip, middle tongue, back and root

• blade, front, back and root

This is an accuracy problem:

• You forget about your audience's needs.

• You use a wrong word.

• What you are talking about makes you feel comfortable.

• You forget to mention a key concept in your oral presentation

In the adjective "bored", the underlined sound is pronounced as

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

What is articulatory phonetics?

• The study of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract.

• The study of sounds and airstream

• The study of sound wave which consists of vibrating particles.

• The study of voiced and voiceless sounds

It is fluency when

• you don't care about your mistakes

• you are thinking about your mistakes

The difference between consonants and vowels is that

• vowels involve some constriction of airflow whereas consonants do not.

• consonants involve some constriction of airflow whereas vowels do not.