Understanding Plosive Sounds

What are plosive sounds?

• Plosive sounds are vowels that are elongated during pronunciation.

• Plosive sounds are consonants that are whispered without any airflow.

• Plosive sounds are produced by vibrating the vocal cords continuously.

• Plosive sounds are consonants that are produced by stopping the airflow and then releasing it.

Identify the voiceless plosive in the following words: 'pat', 'bat', 'cat'.

• bat

• cat

• patty

• pat

Which of the following is a voiced plosive: 'b', 'p', 't'?

• k

• g

• b

• d

List three examples of voiceless plosive sounds.

• m, n, ŋ

• p, t, k

• b, d, g

• f, v, z

In the word 'dog', which sound is the voiced plosive?

• b

• d

• g

• o

Differentiate between the sounds 'b' and 'p'.

• Both 'b' and 'p' are voiced sounds.

• The sound 'b' is unvoiced, while 'p' is voiced.

• The sound 'b' is voiced, while 'p' is unvoiced.

• The sound 'b' is produced with the lips apart, while 'p' is produced with the lips together.

Identify the voiceless plosive in the word 'kite'.

• g

• p

• t

• k

Which of the following pairs contains a voiced and a voiceless plosive: 'b/p', 'd/t', 'g/k'?

• p/g

• b/p

• g/d

• b/d

What is the articulatory feature that distinguishes voiced from voiceless plosives?

• Nasal airflow

• Tongue position

• Lip rounding

• Vocal cord vibration

Provide an example of a word that contains both a voiced and a voiceless plosive.

• dog

• pat

• cat

• big