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The Speech Mechanism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the larynx?

a)

A hollow tube that let's air pass.

b)

Is made of muscles and cartilages.

c)

Is a band of tissue.

d)

Is a valve

2.

How many positions can adopt the vocal folds?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

"The nasal cavity extends from _____ to the nostrils"

a)

Larynx

b)

Esophagus

c)

Pharynx

d)

Oral Cavity

4.

The human speech mechanism has three resonators

a)

Mouth, Pharynx and Nose

b)

Pharynx, Oral Cavity and Nasal Cavity

c)

Oral Cavity, Larynx and Pharynx

d)

Pharynx, Larynx and the Nasal Cavity

5.

Which of these sounds are produced when the tongue makes a brief contact to the alveolar ridge, and the vocal cords vibrate?

a)

/d/

b)

/z/

c)

/t/

d)

/n/

6.

What does separate the mouth from the nasal cavity?

(a)  

7.

When the position of vocal folds is wide apart, what sound/s can be produced?

a)

/h/

b)

Voiced sounds

c)

Glottal stop

d)

Voiceless sounds

8.

What is the function of the lungs?

a)

Set the passage or air into inhaling-exhaling.

b)

Control the airflow for sound production.

c)

Shape the airflow and modify the vocal tract's shape.

d)

Contain air to enhance the sound.

9.

Where are the articulators?

a)

Oral cavity

b)

Nasal cavity

c)

Larynx

d)

Pharynx

10.

What is the fundamental frequency of the phonation?

a)

The pressure of air inside the lungs

b)

The rate at which the vocal folds open and close

c)

A section that goes from the larynx upwards

d)

What makes the sound stronger and louder