Chapter 7

What is the best description of the consonant /n/?

• Voiced nasal dental

• Voiceless nasal alveolar

• Voiceless stop bilabial

• Voiced nasal alveolar

When pronouncing a lateral, the air comes around the (a)   of the tongue.

Which consonants are approximants?

• /v,s,z/

• /w, j, r/

• /f,v,h/

What is the correct pronunciation of "longest"?

• /ˈlɒŋɡəst/

• /lɒŋɡɪst/

• /lɒŋɪst/

• /ˈlɒɡəst/

The consonant sound /l/ is a lateral approximant.

• True

• False

/j/ and /w/ are phonetically like vowels but phonologically like (a)  

A (a)   sound is produced when the soft palate is lowered and the air passes through the nose.

The English consonant /ŋ/ can be found in initial, middle, and final positions.

• True

• False

The English consonants [w] and [h] do not occur at the end of words.

• True

• False

Which of the following words begin with APPROXIMANT?

• rest

• wind

• yonder

• neat