Voice 1 Outcome 1 Revision

Which of the following is not a speech articulator?

• Mouth

• Lungs

• Teeth

• Jaw

Consonants are formed by the total or partial blockage of the airflow by the speech articulators. Articulators impede the flow of breath to define consonant sounds.

• True

• False

Vowel sounds are formed by the air flowing freely without obstruction. Vowels are determined by the shape of the resonators changing the breath flow.  The lips, tongue and the velum shape the resonating space appropriately.

• False

• True

What is the largest speech articulator?

• Tongue

• Feet

• Mouth

• Teeth

These are two bits of membrane that vibrate together to modulate the airflow that is being pushed up from the lungs during phonation (making sound). 

What is the above passage describing?

• The false vocal folds

• The tongue

• The larynx and pharynx

• The vocal folds

What is the correct name for the soft palate?

• The velum

• The alveolar ridge

• The epiglottis

• The cricoid

•The purpose of the speech articulators is to shape the airflow into speech sounds. Speech sounds consist of vowels and consonants.

• True

• False

What happens when the velum goes into a lowered position?

• A more nasal tone is produced as it is allowing airflow into the nasal cavity

• The resonance will primarily take place in the oral cavity

The size of your head and throat can influence tone

• True

• False

What are the three primary resonators?

• Cricoid, thyroid and pharynx

• Mouth, nose and pharynx

• Head, chest and mouth

• Head, shoulder, knees and toes