[Test] How we produce speech

This part of the saggital section is called ...

• Oral cavity

• Nasal cavity

'Velum' is a synonym for ...

• hard palate

• soft palate

• uvula

• larynx

The opening between the vocal cords is called ...

• Glottis

• Larynx

• Vocal folds

• Epiglottis

This articulator is very important in English as many consonants are formed with the tongue touching or close to it

• The soft palate

• The hard palate

• The alveolar ridge

• The lips

This organ of speech contains vocal cords and is essential to human speech

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Uvula

• The front part of the tongue

Choose ALL the parts of the tongue distinguished by phoneticians.

• The tip of the tongue

• The front part of the tongue

• The blade part of the tongue

• The back part of the tongue

If the vocal cords are kept apart, we can hear ... sounds. If the vocal cords are brought together, we can hear ... sounds

• 1) voiced 2) voiced

• 1) voiceless 2) voiced

• 1) voiceless 2) voiceless

• 1) voiced 2) voiceless

 

'Speech is produced by brining air from the lungs to the larynx'.

This sentence describes the following mechanism:

• phonation

• articulation

• respiration

The vocal cords may be held open to allow the air to pass through or may vibrate to make a sound.

This sentence describes the following mechanism:

• Phonation

• Articulation

• Respiration

The airflow from the lungs is then shaped by the organs of speech in the mouth and nose.

This sentence describes the following mechanism:

• Respitation

• Articulation

• Phonation