TEST 5

What is the function of the larynx in speech production?

• To produce air pressure

• To create voice through vocal fold vibration

• To direct food into the esophagus

• To filter nasal sounds

What is the name of the space between the vocal cords?

• Alveolar ridge

• Glottis

• Uvula

• Pharynx

Which of the following is an active articulator?

• Upper teeth

• Hard palate

• Alveolar ridge

• Lower lip

How does the position of the tongue affect the production of consonant sounds?

• It only affects nasal sounds

• It changes both the place and manner of articulation

• It determines voicing

• It affects pitch

Why do linguists consider the tongue the most important articulator?

• It is the largest articulator

• It affects both vowels and consonants by varying in shape and position

• It produces voicing

• It controls airflow direction

What is the role of the larynx in speech?

• Generates airflow

• Produces voicing through vocal fold vibration

• Controls lip movement

• Directs nasal resonance

In minimal pair training, which vowel pair best demonstrates the contrast between tense and lax vowels?

• /i:/ vs /ɪ/

• /æ/ vs /e/

• /u:/ vs /ʊ/

• /e/ vs /ə/

Which term best describes the vowel /ɔː/?

• High front

• Mid back rounded

• Low front unrounded

• Mid central unrounded

What causes the vowel /e/ to differ from /æ/ in articulation?

• Lip rounding only

• Tongue height and frontness

• Voicing

• Stress pattern

Which pair represents a minimal contrast involving back vowel quality and rounding?

• boot – book

• seat – sit

• bed – bad

• pin – pen