Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

What are the 3 most important criteria to describe consonants?

When the vocal folds are producing voiceless sounds:

• The vocal folds are held apart

• Vibration is produced

• The vocal folds are held together gently

• There is no vibration

When vocal folds are producing voiced sounds:

• The vocal folds are held apart producing vibration

• The vocal folds are held together

• Vibration is produced

PHONEME:

/t/

• Voiced

• Voiceless

PHONEME:

/d/

• VOICED

• VOICELESS

PHONEME:

[ ʃ ]

• VOICELESS

• VOICE

PHONEME:

/v/

• VOICED

• VOICELESS

VOICE AND PLACE OF ARTICULATION:

/v/

• Voiced, bilabial

• Voiced, labio-dental

• voiceless, palato-alveolar

VOICE AND PLACE OF ARTICULATION:

/d/

• voiceless, dental

• voiced, palato-alveolar

• voiced, alveolar

VOICE AND PLACE OF ARTICULATION:

[ ʃ ]

• Voiceless, alveolar

• Voiced, velar

• Voiceless, palato-alveolar