PHONETICS: Consonant Clusters Quiz

What is a vowel in English grammar?

• A speech sound created by allowing the breath to flow out of the mouth without closing the mouth or throat

• A combination of consonants with no vowel in between

• A speech sound partially made by blocking the flow of air through the mouth

• A set of letters including b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

What is a consonant in English grammar?

• A speech sound partially made by blocking the flow of air through the mouth

• A speech sound created by allowing the breath to flow out of the mouth without closing the mouth or throat

• A set of letters including a, e, i, o, u

• A combination of consonants with no vowel in between

What are consonant clusters in English?

• A set of letters including b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

• A set of letters including a, e, i, o, u

• A combination of consonants with no vowel in between

• A combination of vowels with no consonant in between

Which of the following is a 2-letter consonant cluster?

• st

• fl

• pl

• br

Which of the following is a 3-letter consonant cluster?

• gl

• pl

• st

• sch

Which of the following words contains the /kl/ consonant cluster?

• frozen

• cluster

• plush

• stare

Which of the following words contains the /fr/ consonant cluster?

• frank

• stare

• find

• cluster

Which of the following words contains the /st/ consonant cluster?

• frozen

• cluster

• stare

• plush

Which of the following words contains the /pl/ consonant cluster?

• plush

• frozen

• cluster

• stare

Which of the following words contains the /br/ consonant cluster?

• frozen

• plush

• cluster

• breakfast