T OR F :Unit 3

A plosive is a stop sound.

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• B, F

/i:/ is a long vowel.

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• B, F

Consonants may be classified according to a-the organs of speech, and b-the manner of articulation

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• B, F

A close vowel is the one in the production of which the tongue is as low as possible.

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• B, F

A diphthong is a pure vowel.

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• B, F

Vowels can be long or short.

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• B, F

The word learn contains a diphthong.

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• B, F

Labials are bilabials and labio-dentals.

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• B, F

A nasal is a sound formed by the tip of the tongue firmly pressed against the teeth ridge or the teeth so that the air can escape at one or both sides of the tongue.

• A, T

• B, F

Palatals are sounds articulated in the glottis.

• A, T

• B, F