ENP102 - Anatomy of Speech + Unit 1 to 7 Quiz

1. Which set of very small muscles can be found inside the larynx?

• pharynges
• vocal folds
• lungs
• velums

2. How many parts does a tongue have?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

3. What consonants start with a complete blockage of the airflow, which is then suddenly released?

• nasals
• fricatives
• plosives
• affricates

4. Which of these statements describes the consonant [k]?

• It is a voiceless velar plosive.
• It is a voiced velar plosive.
• It is a voiceless alveolar plosive.
• It is a voiced bilabial fricative.

5. What consonant fits the following description: a voiced alveolar fricative?

• [z]
• [s]
• [f]
• [d]

6. Choose the word whose capitalized letters are pronounced differently from the others.

• teMPerature
• condeMN
• duMB
• coMMittee

7. The manner of articulation of the sound [n] is:

• affricate
• plosive
• fricative
• nasal

8. Choose the correct phonemic transcription of the word “ENGAGE”:

• ˈfɪŋə
• ˈfɪnŋə
• ˈfɪŋɡə
• ˈfɪnɡə

9. Choose the word whose capitalized letters are pronounced differently from the others.

• courSE
• uSE (verb)
• horSE
• houSE (noun)

10. Which of these sounds does not involve the tongue's touching the soft palate when they are pronounced?

• [ŋ]
• [d]
• [ɡ]
• [k]