COMD 221 Exam II Question and answers rated A+ 2026
consonant It is produced by vocal tract constriction
Often involve two
articulators vowel
consonan
t onset
coda
1. true T/F the sound source for all vowels are the vocal folds
2. false T/F the sound source for all consonants are the vocal folds
3. stop/plosive complete obstruction
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
4. nasals All voiced
velum lowered, air flows out nasal
cavity nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
5. fricative partial obstruction, PLUS
turbulence nasals
fricatives
,COMD 221 Exam II
Approximants glides stop/plosive liquids attricate
6. affricates Stop +
fricative
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
7. Approximants (liquids and glides)
Partial obstruction, MINUS turbulence
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
8. glides gliding motion of articulators (similar to diphthong
vowels) nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e
, COMD 221 Exam II
liquids attricate
10.liquids general term accepted for
describing (l) and (ɹ)
11. sonorant Sounds that allow great amount of resonance within the vocal tract,
(A.K.A such as liquids, glides, and nasals.
resonant Little constriction/little
conso- nants) turbulence Lower frequency
sounds resonance
sonorant (A.K.A resonant consonants)
obstruent
frequency
12. obstruent sounds produced with constriction.
Turbulence at point of constriction = sound source of noise. Such as
stops, fricatives, attricates
Higher frequency sounds
resonance
sonorant (A.K.A resonant consonants)
obstruent
frequency
13. voicing is whether or not the vocal folds are vibrating.
sounds
voicing
cognates
glottis
14. cognates consonants that share a place and manner of articulation and only ditter
on
voicing.
(voiced and voiceless)
vibrating.
, COMD 221 Exam II
sounds voicing cognates glottis
15. stops are sometimes called plosives
16. vocal folds what are the two ditterent sound sources?
(voiced)
Constriction
tur- bulence
(voiceless)
What are the three main steps to stop production?
17. constriction,
con- striction
release,
audible burst
of noise What are the structures involved in stop consonants?
epiglottis and uvula
18. velum and velum and vocal folds
vocal folds velum and alveolar ridge
vocal folds and epiglottis
19. aspiration frictional noise following the release of a voiceless stop consonant.
stop gap
nasal
murmur
voice bar
aspiration
20. stop gap silent interval that precedes a stop's
release stop gap
nasal murmur
consonant It is produced by vocal tract constriction
Often involve two
articulators vowel
consonan
t onset
coda
1. true T/F the sound source for all vowels are the vocal folds
2. false T/F the sound source for all consonants are the vocal folds
3. stop/plosive complete obstruction
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
4. nasals All voiced
velum lowered, air flows out nasal
cavity nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
5. fricative partial obstruction, PLUS
turbulence nasals
fricatives
,COMD 221 Exam II
Approximants glides stop/plosive liquids attricate
6. affricates Stop +
fricative
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
7. Approximants (liquids and glides)
Partial obstruction, MINUS turbulence
nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e liquids
attricate
8. glides gliding motion of articulators (similar to diphthong
vowels) nasals
fricatives
Approximan
ts glides
stop/plosiv
e
, COMD 221 Exam II
liquids attricate
10.liquids general term accepted for
describing (l) and (ɹ)
11. sonorant Sounds that allow great amount of resonance within the vocal tract,
(A.K.A such as liquids, glides, and nasals.
resonant Little constriction/little
conso- nants) turbulence Lower frequency
sounds resonance
sonorant (A.K.A resonant consonants)
obstruent
frequency
12. obstruent sounds produced with constriction.
Turbulence at point of constriction = sound source of noise. Such as
stops, fricatives, attricates
Higher frequency sounds
resonance
sonorant (A.K.A resonant consonants)
obstruent
frequency
13. voicing is whether or not the vocal folds are vibrating.
sounds
voicing
cognates
glottis
14. cognates consonants that share a place and manner of articulation and only ditter
on
voicing.
(voiced and voiceless)
vibrating.
, COMD 221 Exam II
sounds voicing cognates glottis
15. stops are sometimes called plosives
16. vocal folds what are the two ditterent sound sources?
(voiced)
Constriction
tur- bulence
(voiceless)
What are the three main steps to stop production?
17. constriction,
con- striction
release,
audible burst
of noise What are the structures involved in stop consonants?
epiglottis and uvula
18. velum and velum and vocal folds
vocal folds velum and alveolar ridge
vocal folds and epiglottis
19. aspiration frictional noise following the release of a voiceless stop consonant.
stop gap
nasal
murmur
voice bar
aspiration
20. stop gap silent interval that precedes a stop's
release stop gap
nasal murmur
