Phonetics and Speech Sounds

What are bilabials?

• A type of consonant sound made using both lips

• A type of vowel sound made using the tongue

• A type of sound made using the teeth

• A type of sound made using the throat

Labiodentals are articulated by:

• placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge

• using the back of the tongue against the soft palate

• placing the lower lip against the upper teeth

• using the vocal cords

Interdentals are pronounced by inserting the tip of the tongue between the _______.

• teeth

• lips

• cheeks

• palate

Which sounds are pronounced with the tongue raised in various ways to the alveolar ridge?

• Alveolar sounds

• Velar sounds

• Glottal sounds

• Bilabial sounds

For [t], [d], and [n] the tongue tip is raised and touches the _______.

• the alveolar ridge.

• the hard palate.

• the soft palate.

• the uvula.

What is the articulation process for palatals?

• The tongue is raised to the hard palate

• The tongue is placed against the teeth

• The lips are rounded

• The vocal cords vibrate

Velars are produced by raising the back of the tongue to the _______.

• velum

• palate

• alveolar ridge

• teeth

What is the sound of [h] from the flow of air through the open glottis called?

• Aspirate

• Fricative

• Plosive

• Nasal

Stops are consonants in which the airstream is completely blocked in the oral cavity for a short period. True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following sounds are glottal stops?

• /t/

• /k/

• /ʔ/

• /g/