Nasal and Oral sounds quiz

What is a nasal sound?

• sounds that involve airflow through the nose.

• sounds that involve airflow through the mouth.

• sounds that involve airflow through the mouth and nose.

The general definition of oral is also called?

• Unsaid

• Spoken

• Unspoken

Which sound is one of the three nasal sounds?

• ʒ

• ∫

• ŋ

Answer explanation

There are three nasal sound phonemes in the English language: /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ng/

All three of the nasal sounds in English are consonant sounds and ..... sounds

• Voiceless

• Vibrate

• Voiced

The vast majority of consonants are?

• Oral

• Nasal

• Voiceless

Which word contains a nasal sound?

• park

• sing

• dog