CHAPTER 1,2,3 QUIZ

Which of the following is NOT part of the speech chain?

• Psychological

• Articulatory

• Acoustic

• Morphological

The glottis refers to:

• The vocal folds

• The space between the vocal folds

• The uvula

• The tongue root

Which organ controls whether sound is nasal or oral?

• Tongue

• Vocal folds

• Soft palate (velum)

• Alveolar ridge

Which airstream mechanism is used for most speech sounds in English?

• Egressive pulmonic

• Ingressive pulmonic

• Egressive glottalic

• Ingressive velaric

The primary function of the vocal folds is to:

• Filter air

• Produce vibration for voiced sounds

• Control nasal airflow

• Shape vowels

Which part of the tongue is used in producing alveolar sounds?

• Tongue tip

• Tongue back

• Tongue root

• Tongue body

Which is NOT an articulator?

• Uvula

• Hard palate

• Pharynx

• Esophagus

Vowels differ from consonants in that vowels:

• Always use nasal airflow

• Are produced without obstruction to airflow

• Are always voiced

• Are produced with complete closure in the mouth

Which is NOT a factor in describing vowels?

• Tongue height

• Tongue backness

• Lip rounding

• Vocal fold length

Which term describes a vowel produced with constant articulatory position?

• Monophthong

• Diphthong

• Triphthong

• Semi-vowel