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Understanding Articulation in English

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the "manner of articulation" in phonetics?

a)

The position of the tongue during speech

b)

How airflow is manipulated to produce a sound

c)

The loudness of a sound

d)

The pitch of a sound

2.

What is the "place of articulation" in the study of phonetics?

a)

The location in the mouth where a sound is produced

b)

The speed at which a sound is spoken

c)

The duration of a sound

d)

The frequency of a sound

3.

Which of the following is NOT a manner of articulation?

a)

Nasal

b)

Bilabial

c)

Fricative

d)

Plosive

4.

Which sound is produced by completely blocking the airflow and then releasing it suddenly?

a)

Fricative

b)

Plosive

c)

Approximant

d)

Nasal

5.

Which of the following is a bilabial sound?

a)

/p/

b)

/t/

c)

/k/

d)

/s/

6.

Which manner of articulation involves the airflow passing through the nose?

a)

Plosive

b)

Nasal

c)

Fricative

d)

Lateral

7.

Which place of articulation uses the tongue against the alveolar ridge?

a)

Velar

b)

Alveolar

c)

Bilabial

d)

Glottal

8.

Which of the following is an example of a fricative sound?

a)

/b/

b)

/s/

c)

/m/

d)

/g/

9.

Which sound is produced at the velar place of articulation?

a)

/t/

b)

/k/

c)

/f/

d)

/l/

10.

Which of the following is an example of a liquid sound?

a)

/l/

b)

/r/

c)

/n/

d)

/z/

11.

Which manner of articulation involves narrowing the vocal tract so that air passes with friction?

a)

Plosive

b)

Fricative

c)

Nasal

d)

Approximant

12.

Which sound is produced at the glottal place of articulation?

a)

/h/

b)

/b/

c)

/d/

d)

/m/

13.

Which of the following is NOT a place of articulation?

a)

Dental

b)

Alveolar

c)

Fricative

d)

Velar

14.

Which sound is produced by the tongue touching the teeth?

a)

/θ/

b)

/g/

c)

/m/

d)

/r/

15.

Which of the following best describes an approximant?

a)

Airflow is completely blocked

b)

Airflow passes through the nose

c)

Airflow passes with little obstruction, but not enough to create friction

d)

Airflow is stopped and then released

16.

Which of the following sounds is produced at the palatal place of articulation?

a)

/m/

b)

/b/

c)

/k/

d)

/ʃ/

17.

Which of the following is an example of a dental sound?

a)

/g/

b)

/θ/

c)

/t/

d)

/s/

18.

Which IPA symbol represents the voiced bilabial plosive?

a)

/m/

b)

/f/

c)

/p/

d)

/b/

19.

Which of the following sounds is classified as a voiceless alveolar fricative?

a)

/z/

b)

/s/

c)

/ʃ/

d)

/t/

20.

Which IPA symbol corresponds to the vowel sound in the word 'cat'?

a)

/ɪ/

b)

/e/

c)

/ɑː/

d)

/æ/