Tongue Position Quiz

What is the correct tongue position for producing the /t/ and /d/ sounds?

• Press the back of your tongue against the roof of your mouth

• Press the tip of your tongue onto the alveolar ridge

• Let your lips touch together

• Place your tongue tip behind your lower teeth

When making the /p/ and /b/ sounds, what should you avoid?

• Breathing out through your mouth

• Letting air out through your nose

• Pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth

• Dropping your jaw quickly

Which part of the tongue should be raised to produce the /k/ and /g/ sounds?

• The tip of the tongue

• The sides of the tongue

• The back of the tongue

• The middle of the tongue

To produce the /m/ sound, where should airflow be directed?

• Through the mouth only

• Through both the mouth and nose

• Through the nose only

• Through the teeth

What is the correct position of the tongue for producing the /n/ sound?

• Place the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge and let the sides rest on the upper molars

• Raise the back of the tongue to touch the roof of your mouth

• Press the sides of your tongue against your teeth

• Let the tongue lie flat in the mouth

What is the correct tongue position for producing the /ŋ/ sound as in "sing"?

• Lift the back of your tongue to touch the alveolar ridge

• Lift the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate

• Place the tip of your tongue between your teeth

• Press the sides of your tongue against your top molars

How is the /s/ sound as in "soon" produced?

• By touching the tip of the tongue to the alveolar ridge

• By pressing the blade of the tongue against the teeth

• By raising the blade of the tongue close to, but not touching, the alveolar ridge

• By raising the back of the tongue to the soft palate

Which of the following describes the correct position for making the /f/ sound as in "fast"?

• Place the tip of your tongue between the top and bottom teeth

• Rest the bottom edges of your top teeth on the inside of your bottom lip

• Raise the back of your tongue to the soft palate

• Press the tip of your tongue onto the alveolar ridge

How is the sound /tʃ/ in "church" produced?

• By moving quickly between the /t/ and /s/ sounds

• By moving quickly between the /t/ and /ʃ/ sounds

• By pressing the back of the tongue against the soft palate

• By placing the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge and breathing out

What is the correct position of the tongue to make the /θ/ sound as in "thin"?

• Place the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom teeth

• Press the tip of your tongue onto the alveolar ridge

• Raise the back of your tongue to the soft palate

• Place the tip of your tongue against your lower teeth