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WorksheetsArticulatory Phonetics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
To pronounce vowels, the vocal folds _____.
nearly touch
open widely
close tightly
open narrowly
When the vocal folds nearly touch each other, the _____ consonants are pronounced.
voiceless
nasal
glottal
voiced
When the vocal folds close tightly, the _____ consonants are pronounced.
voiced
voiceless
glottal
nasal
Bilabial consonants are made by pressing 2 _____.
teeth
jaws
lips
nostrils
_____ is the tough surface covered with little ridges just behind the top front teeth.
Alveolar ridge
Hard palate
Velum
Larynx
To pronounce dental sounds, we may put the tongue tip _____.
just behind the upper teeth
between upper and lower teeth
Both are correct.
Both are incorrect.
The alveolar ridge, the hard palate, and the _____ are unmovable articulators.
tongue
lower jaw
upper jaw
lips
Lips can_____ to make speech sounds.
press together
contact teeth
get rounded
All are correct.
_____ is a voiced palatal affricate.
/p/
/j/
/f/
/h/
In the airstream process, the air goes from the _____.
lungs
kidneys
heart
belly
The soft palate is _____ when we pronounce the sound /m/.
raised
opened
closed
lowered
When the soft palate is lowered, the _____ sounds are made.
oral
nasal
oro-nasal
vowel
The tongue, the lips, and the _____ are movable articulators.
upper jaw
nose
lower jaw
hard palate
Alveolar ridge is between the top front _____ and the _____.
teeth - soft palate
teeth - hard palate
jaw - hard palate
jaw - soft palate
The phonation process decides if the sound is _____.
voiceless or voiced
oral or nasal
plosives or fricatives
vowels or consonants
Velar consonants are pronounced by the touching of the _____ and the _____.
tongue blade - hard palate
tongue tip - teeth
teeth - lip
tongue back - soft palate
When the vocal folds close tightly, the _____ consonants are pronounced.
voiced
voiceless
glottal
nasal
Subdivisions of the tongue include tip, _____, front, back, and root.
pre-front
post-tip
top
blade
The _____ can move into different places and make different shapes.
teeth
tongue
jaw
nose
_____ is also known as the roof of the mouth.
Hard palate
Soft palate
Velum
Larynx
The soft palate is _____ when we pronounce the sound /g/.
lowered
raised
opened
closed
_____ is involved in the articulation of the sound /s/.
Alveolar ridge
Hard palate
Teeth
Nose
To make palato-alveolar consonants, the tongue touches _____ the alveolar ridges.
just behind
right at
in front of
just below
To pronounce /h/, the vocal folds _____.
nearly touch
open widely
open narrowly
close tightly
When we use the tongue blade to touch the alveolar ridge, we make _____ consonants.
bilabial
alveolar
velar
palatal
Labio-dental consonants in English are made by touching the _____ lip with the _____ teeth.
lower-upper
upper-lower
lower-lower
upper-upper
In the oro-nasal process, the _____ plays an important role.
hard palate
soft palate
pharynx
larynx
/t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, /l/, /r/ are _____ consonants.
alveolar
dental
bilabial
palatal
/p/, /b/, /m/ are _____ consonants.
bilabial
dental
alveolar
palatal
_____ is involved in the articulation of the sound /k/.
Tongue
Soft palate
Lower jaw
All are correct.
_____ is a seven-centimeter-long tube above the larynx.
Pharynx
Hard palate
Soft palate
Tongue
_____ is involved in the articulation of the sound /h/.
Nasal cavity
Alveolar ridge
Nose
None is correct.
When the vocal folds are wide apart, the _____ consonants are pronounced.
nasal
voiceless
voiced
glottal
The top end of the pharynx is divided into 2 directions: one to the mouth and one to the _____.
oral cavity
teeth cavity
ears
nasal cavity
Labio - dental consonants are pronounced by the touching of the _____ and the _____.
tongue blade - hard palate
tongue tip - teeth
teeth - lip
tongue back - soft palate
_____ are involved in the articulation of the sound /u:/.
Teeth
Lips
Nostrils
Ears
_____ is the soft part behind the hard palate which allows air to go through the mouth or the nose.
Pharynx
Lip
Jaw
Soft palate
When the tongue _____ touches the hard palate, palatal /j/ is pronounced.
front
tip
back
blade
When the soft palate is raised, the _____ sounds are made.
nasal
oro-nasal
oral
vowel
/h/ is a _____ consonant.
alveolar
glottal
bilabial
palatal
