Classification of Speech Sounds

Sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air passage narrowing the oral cavity.

• vowels

• consonants

• Diphthongs

• none of these

A monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and the weak vowel /ə/ is called

• Vowels

• consonants

• Diphthongs

• Triphthong

The criteria in which the vowels are classified is

• The position of the lips

• The part of the tongue that is raised

• The height to which the tongue is raised

• All of these

Vowels that require considerable muscular tension on the part of the tongue are

• Round vowels

• Front vowels

• Lax vowels

• Tense Vowels

Diphthongs in which the glide is from one vowel position to that of a close or high vowel are called

• Rising Diphthongs

• Falling Diphthongs

• Closing Diphthongs

• Centring Diphthongs

According to point of articulation, the sounds /f/ belongs to

• Dental

• Labio-dental

• Post-alveolar

• Alveolar

The sounds in which the articulators are brought so close together and the air escapes through the narrow passage between them producing an audible friction or hissing sound

• Fricatives

• Affricates

• Laterals

• Nasal Sounds

/w/ and /j/ are examples of

• Semi - vowels

• laterals

• nasal sounds

• frictionless continuants

/m/, /n/ and / ŋ / are examples of

• Nasal sounds

• Fricatives

• Plosives

• None of these

The one lateral consonant in English is

• /m/

• /k/

• /l/

• /j/