PHONETICS Quiz

What is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words?

• Vowel

• Consonant

• Phoneme

• Syllable

Which accent is commonly used in the United States for broadcasting, journalism, and formal speech situations?

• British Accent

• Australian Accent

• General American Accent

• Southern Accent

What do allophones represent in phonetics?

• Different phonemes

• Different pronunciations of the same phoneme

• Different stress patterns

• Different syllables

What is the term used to describe the actions of the vocal folds during the articulation of a consonant?

• Stress

• Manner of Articulation

• Place of Articulation

• Voicing

Which type of consonant involves a complete closure in the vocal tract, blocking the airstream, and then released?

• Nasal

• Affricate

• Fricative

• Plosive

What is the term used to describe the narrowing formed in the vocal tract causing turbulence and fricative noise?

• Affricate

• Fricative

• Plosive

• Nasal

Which consonant involves a complete closure in the vocal tract, blocking the airstream, and then released slowly?

• Plosive

• Nasal

• Fricative

• Affricate

What is the term used to describe a narrowing formed in the vocal tract, but not narrow enough to cause turbulence and noise as in the case of a fricative?

• Approximant

• Affricate

• Fricative

• Plosive

Which type of consonant involves a narrowing formed in the vocal tract, causing turbulence and fricative noise as the airstream is forced through?

• Plosive

• Fricative

• Affricate

• Nasal

What is the term used to describe the actions of the vocal folds producing voiced and voiceless sounds?

• Voicing

• Place of Articulation

• Manner of Articulation

• Stress