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CONSONANTS 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following sounds can be produced with an extra puff of air (aspiration)?

a)

/b/

b)

/g/

c)

/p/

d)

/m/

2.

What is the place of articulation for the sounds /k/ and /g/?

a)

Alveolar

b)

Bilabial

c)

Velar

d)

Dental

3.

Which of the following sounds is voiceless?

a)

/g/

b)

/m/

c)

/k/

d)

/n/

4.

Which sound is both nasal and bilabial?

a)

/n/

b)

/ŋ/

c)

/m/

d)

/b/

5.

What is the manner of articulation for /k/ and /g/?

a)

Fricative

b)

Plosive

c)

Affricate

d)

Nasal

6.

Which sound is a voiced nasal produced at the alveolar ridge?

a)

/m/

b)

/n/

c)

/ŋ/

d)

/l/

7.

Which sound is voiced, nasal, and velar?

a)

/m/

b)

/n/

c)

/ŋ/

d)

/g/

8.

What articulatory feature distinguishes /k/ from /g/?

a)

Place of articulation

b)

Manner of articulation

c)

/k/ is voiceless, /g/ is voiced

d)

Nasality

9.

Where is the sound /n/ produced in the mouth?

a)

Behind the lips

b)

At the alveolar ridge

c)

At the velum

d)

Between the teeth

10.

Which sound is a voiceless plosive?

a)

/t/

b)

/d/

c)

/b/

d)

/m/

11.

What kind of sound is /ŋ/?

a)

Voiceless nasal

b)

Voiced nasal

c)

Voiced fricative

d)

Voiceless plosive

12.

Which sound requires both lips to touch?

a)

/t/

b)

/n/

c)

/m/

d)

/k/

13.

Which of the following sounds does not have an extra puff of air in initial position?

a)

/t/

b)

/k/

c)

/b/

d)

/p/

14.

Which pair of sounds share the same place and manner of articulation but differ in voicing?

a)

/t/ and /s/

b)

/m/ and /n/

c)

/k/ and /g/

d)

/n/ and /ŋ/

15.

What type of consonant is produced by blocking airflow completely and then releasing it?

a)

Nasal

b)

Fricative

c)

Plosive

d)

Approximant

16.

Which of the following sounds does not require the tongue at or close to the alveolar ridge?

a)

/t/

b)

/p/

c)

/n/

d)

/s/

17.

Which of the following sounds does not require the tongue at or close to the alveolar ridge?

a)

/s/

b)

/n/

c)

/m/

d)

/z/

18.

Which of the following sounds does not require both lips to touch?

a)

/p/

b)

/n/

c)

/m/

d)

/b/

19.

Which of the following sounds does not require the tongue to touch the soft palate

a)

/g/

b)

/ŋ/

c)

/s/

d)

/k/