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Phonetics and Phonology CT-02

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the dimension that specifies where in the vocal tract the constriction is?

a)

Manner of articulation

b)

Place of voicing

c)

Place of articulation

d)

Voicing parameter

2.

Which of the following sounds is made with vocal fold vibration?

a)

[h]

b)

[ð]

c)

[t]

d)

[θ]

3.

What is the term for a single sound composed of a stop portion and a fricative portion?

a)

Approximant

b)

Affricate

c)

Fricative

d)

Lateral sound

4.

Which consonant completely cuts off the airflow through the mouth?

a)

Stop

b)

Approximant

c)

Affricate

d)

Fricative

5.

What is the only lateral sound in English?

a)

[j]

b)

[w]

c)

[ɹ]

d)

[l]

6.

Which dimension specifies whether the vocal folds are vibrating?

a)

Place of articulation

b)

Place of voicing

c)

Manner of articulation

d)

Voicing parameter

7.

What is the term for sounds which involve airflow around the side of the tongue?

a)

Nasal stops

b)

Central sounds

c)

Lateral sounds

d)

Oral stops

8.

Which of the following sounds is an approximant?

a)

[n]

b)

[t]

c)

[w]

d)

[s]

9.

What is the term for sounds made without vocal fold vibration?

a)

Oral stops

b)

Voiceless sounds

c)

Voiced sounds

d)

Nasal stops

10.

Which of the following sounds is a fricative?

a)

[n]

b)

[m]

c)

[l]

d)

[ʃ]

11.

What is the term for sounds which are not lateral?

a)

Approximants

b)

Affricates

c)

Lateral sounds

d)

Central sounds

12.

Which of the following sounds is a nasal stop?

a)

[d]

b)

[t]

c)

[s]

d)

[n]

13.

What is the term for sounds which are further apart than fricatives?

a)

Approximants

b)

Affricates

c)

Fricatives

d)

Stops

14.

Which of the following sounds is an oral stop?

a)

[l]

b)

[s]

c)

[t]

d)

[n]

15.

What is the term for sounds which are made with vocal fold vibration?

a)

Approximants

b)

Affricates

c)

Voiceless sounds

d)

Voiced sounds

16.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [p]?

a)

Velar

b)

Dental

c)

Alveolar

d)

Bilabial

17.

Which English consonant involves two constrictions of the vocal tract made simultaneously, one of them being lip rounding?

a)

[f]

b)

[j]

c)

[w]

d)

[v]

18.

In a labiodental consonant, the lower lip approaches or touches the...

a)

Upper teeth

b)

Alveolar ridge

c)

Hard palate

d)

Soft palate

19.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [ð]?

a)

Bilabial

b)

Dental

c)

Velar

d)

Alveolar

20.

Which English consonant is formed by completely blocking the airflow at the alveolar ridge?

a)

[n]

b)

[t]

c)

[l]

d)

[s]

21.

In a postalveolar consonant, the constriction is made immediately behind the...

a)

Hard palate

b)

Upper teeth

c)

Soft palate

d)

Alveolar ridge

22.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [ɹ]?

a)

Glottal

b)

Velar

c)

Palatal

d)

Retroflex

23.

In a palatal consonant, the body of the tongue approaches or touches the...

a)

Soft palate

b)

Upper teeth

c)

Alveolar ridge

d)

Hard palate

24.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [ŋ]?

a)

Bilabial

b)

Velar

c)

Dental

d)

Alveolar

25.

Which English consonant is the voiceless fricative made at the velar place of articulation?

a)

[h]

b)

[x]

c)

[ɹ]

d)

[j]

26.

In a glottal consonant, the opening is narrow enough to create some turbulence in the airstream flowing past the...

a)

Alveolar ridge

b)

Vocal folds

c)

Hard palate

d)

Soft palate

27.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [tʃ]?

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabial

c)

Postalveolar

d)

Dental

28.

Which English consonant is a voiced bilabial nasal?

a)

[l]

b)

[m]

c)

[n]

d)

[ŋ]

29.

In a dental consonant, the tip or blade of the tongue approaches or touches the...

a)

Upper teeth

b)

Alveolar ridge

c)

Soft palate

d)

Hard palate

30.

What is the place of articulation for the English consonant [ʒ]?

a)

Retroflex

b)

Palatal

c)

Velar

d)

Postalveolar