WorksheetsSpeech Organs
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which speech articulator is considered to be very important as it can be moved into many different places and different shapes?
teeth
lips
tongue
velum
Which of the following organs aid us in producing speech sounds?
Click on all the possible correct answers.
lips
teeth
tongue
alveolar ridge
hard palate
The… is between the alveolar ridge and the soft palate.
palate
tongue
nose
lungs
The larynx is situated in the upper part of the . . . . . . . . .
mouth
trachea
eye
ear
The space between the vocal folds is the epiglottis.
True
False
Where does this air come from?
Lungs
Voice box
Vocal tract
What is the palate?
Two thick flaps of muscles rather like a pair of lips
The roof of the mouth which is one of the three organs that form the roof.
The tongue can touch this to make sounds like /t/ and /d/
The articulator can be moved into different places and different shapes
The back of the tongue lies under the .......
velum
hard palate
alveolar ridge
vocal cords
The tongue has the greatest variety of movement of all the organs of speech.
True
False
Which is the correct order of the parts of the tongue? (from left to right)
tip, blade, back
blade, tip, back
tip, black, blade
The alveolar ridge is just behind the ......
hard palate
upper front teeth
soft palate
vocal cords
The vocal cords are in the .....
larynx
pharynx
glottis
uvula
The space between the vocal cords is called the ...
glottis
larynx
nasal cavity
pharynx
What's the organ in number 1 ?
lips
teeth
alveolar ridge
palate
What's the organ in number 5 ?
nasal cavity
oral cavity
velum
uvula
What's the organ in number 9 ?
pharynx
epiglottis
larynx
oesophagus
What's the organ in number 14 ?
vocal cords
glottis
larynx
pharynx
What's the organ in number 7 ?
nasal cavity
oral cavity
velum
uvula
What's the organ in number 10 ?
pharynx
epiglottis
larynx
oesophagus
What's the organ in number 16 ?
tip
blade
back
tongue
What's the organ in number 8 ?
nasal cavity
oral cavity
velum
uvula
What's the organ in number 11 ?
pharynx
epiglottis
larynx
oesophagus
What's the organ in number 2 ?
lips
teeth
alveolar ridge
palate
What's the organ in number 17 ?
tip
blade
back
tongue
What's the organ in number 13 ?
vocal chords
glottis
larynx
pharynx
What's the organ in number 4 ?
lips
teeth
alveolar ridge
palate
What's the organ in number 18 ?
tip
blade
back
tongue
What's the organ in number 6 ?
nasal cavity
oral cavity
velum
uvula
What's the organ in number 15 ?
tip
blade
back
tongue
What's the organ in number 12 ?
pharynx
epiglottis
larynx
oesophagus
What's the organ in number 3 ?
lips
teeth
alveolar ridge
palate
What's the organ in number 1?
(a)
What's the organ in number 2?
(a)
What's the organ in number 3?
(a)
What's the organ in number 4?
(a)
What's the organ in number 5?
(a)
What's the organ in number 6?
(a)
What's the organ in number 7?
(a)
What's the organ in number 8?
(a)
What's the organ in number 9?
(a)
What's the organ in number 10?
(a)
What's the organ in number 11?
(a)
What's the organ in number 12?
(a)
What's the organ in number 13?
(a)
What's the organ in number 14?
(a)
What's the organ in number 15?
(a)
What's the organ in number 16?
(a)
What's the organ in number 17?
(a)
What's the organ in number 18?
(a)
4. Which of the following is an active articulator?
upper lip
lower lip
upper teeth
lower teeth
alveolar ridge
