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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Fortis consonants are ____________
a)
The voiceless plosives p, t, k
b)
The voice plosives
c)
Glottalisation
d)
Open glottis
2.
What are affricates?
a)
consonants that begin with fricatives and end with plosives
b)
consonants that begin with plosives and end with fricatives
3.
How many places of articulation are there for English fricatives?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
4.
Where can /h/ usually be found in words?
a)
initial and medial positions
b)
initial and final positions
c)
medial and final positions
5.
Which of the following is a nasal consonant?
a)
m
b)
h
c)
g
d)
k
6.
What is the correct pronunciation of longest?
a)
/ˈlɒŋɡə/
b)
/lɒŋɡɪst/
c)
/lɒŋɪst/
d)
/ˈlɒɡə/
7.
How many positions can six plosives occur?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
The plosive /p/ is ...
a)
always voiceless
b)
fully voiced
c)
partly voiced
d)
sometimes voiceless
9.
Which one is in medial position?
a)
bigger
b)
job
c)
put
d)
good
10.
The larynx's main structure is made of
a)
cartilage
b)
bone
c)
air
d)
skin
11.
What is glottis?
a)
The front of the larynx
b)
The opening between the lips
c)
The opening of the vocal folds
d)
The front of the vocal folds
12.
What is the result of air passing through the glottis when it is narrowed?
a)
a fricative sound
b)
a plosive sound
c)
a vowel
d)
a nasal sound
13.
The consonant "l" is a lateral approximant
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A different "r" sound found at the beginning of a syllable if it is preceded by p, t, k, it is then ....
a)
Voiceless
b)
Voiceless and fricative
c)
Fricative
d)
Plosive
15.
"j" and "w" are phonetically like vowels but phonologically like...
a)
Fricative
b)
Consonants
c)
Lateral
d)
Intervening vowels
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