English Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

The organs of articulation are located in:

• Along the vocal tract

• The chest

• The throat

• The head

The vocal sounds are produced in the:

• Trachea

• Larynx

• Lungs

• Pharynx

The vocal tract is the air passage beginning with the lungs and ending in:

• The mouth and the nose

• The front

• The head

• Pharynx

Vocal folds are two elastic bands of tissue located in the:

• Larynx

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Mouth

The velum is the front part of the roof of the mouth which is formed by a bony structure.

• False

• True

Vibration happens when......

• Vocal folds are under tension & partially opened

• The glottis is narrow

• The vocal bands are wide apart

• Vocal bands are tightly closed

Soft palate which can be touched by the tongue, at the back of the mouth is called:

• Alveolar

• Velum

• Uvula

• Palate

........... is (are) considered the most important speech instrument inside the larynx.

• Adam's apple

• Glottis

• Trachea

• Vocal cords

When the glottis is wide apart, we can......

• Breathe normally and produce some consonants

• Produce vowels

• Produce all consonants

• Produce vowels & diphthongs

For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the glottis is ........

• Narrow

• Mid-open

• Wide apart

• Tightly closed