Consonant Quiz

Fricatives are produced with continuous airflow.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a minimal pair contrasting a voiced and voiceless consonant

• Ship – Sheep

• Fan – Van

• Sit – Seat

• Man – Main

What happens to the vocal cords when producing a voiced consonant?

• They vibrate

• They remain still

• They close completely

• They stop airflow

The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the /d/ sound.

• True

• False

What is the main difference between voiced and voiceless consonants?

• Voiceless consonants are always at the end of words

• Voiceless consonants are louder than voiced ones

• Voiced consonants use the vocal cords, while voiceless ones do not

• Voiced consonants appear only in vowels

What is the manner of articulation for the /s/ sound?

• Nasal

• Stop

• Africate

• Fricative

Which of the following words contains the voiced palato-alveolar affricate /dʒ/ sound

• Dad

• Church

• Catch

• Jam

What is the place of articulation for the ​/z/ sound?

• Bilabial

• Alveolar

• Velar

• Palatal

The letter (K) silent when it appears before (N) at the end of a word.

• True

• False

Which of the following words contains the voiceless dental fricative /θ/ sound

• Thin

• This

• That

• Though