ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with:
a very open oral cavity.
a significant relaxation of the vocal folds.
a significant closure of the vocal folds.
a significant constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities. - CORRECT ANSWERS a
significant constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities.
T/F The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - CORRECT
ANSWERS true
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant:
bug
lemon
thug
slip - CORRECT ANSWERS thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant:
muck
judge
sip
got - CORRECT ANSWERS judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant.
jam
yam
lamb
, cat - CORRECT ANSWERS cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant.
hot
plot
cot
not - CORRECT ANSWERS hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative"
gift
love
posh
mit - CORRECT ANSWERS posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz
chair
stair
please - CORRECT ANSWERS chair
T/F To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised. - CORRECT ANSWERS false
Identify the word which starts with a liquid.
light
might
sight
kite - CORRECT ANSWERS light