Articulation and Phonetics Quiz

The principal difference in articulation between /m/ and /b/ is that ………. .

• the air is not stopped in the mouth for /m/

• the velum is raised for /m/

• the velum is lowered for /m/

This articulator has one part being the back of the mouth and the other being the beginning of the way through the nasal cavity.

• / ˈfærɪŋks /

• / ˈvəʊ kəl trækt /

• / ˈneɪzəl ˈkævɪti /

A labio-dental is …………… .

• a stop

• a fricative

• an affricate

Speech gestures without the air flow from the lungs and the vocal fold vibration wouldn't be made .............. .

• audible

• inaudible

• unheard

wɪtʃ  əv  ðə  ˈfɒləʊɪŋ  ɪz  ðə  pleɪs  əv  ɑːˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən  əv  /j/ ?

• ˌælviˈəʊlər

• ˌpælətəʊ - ælviˈəʊlər

• ˈpælətəl

When the air is first stopped in the mouth then released with a friction, we have a(n) …..……. .

• affricate

• fricative

• stop

Producing any sound requires …………..  that things produce when they vibrate, forcing the air all around them to vibrate as well.

• air molecules

• energy

• a medium

Which of the following is a voiceless bilabial plosive?

• /t/

• /d/

• /p/

• /m/

/ ŋ / is a …………… .

• voiceless nasal

• voiced plosive

• velar stop

• velum

What is true about /θ/ ?

• The tongue tip is pressed tightly against the upper front teeth.

• The tongue tip protrudes between the upper and lower front teeth.

• The air is stopped behind the upper front teeth.