SHS 250 Consonants Exam #1 Questions with correct
answers
A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with: - ✔✔a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - ✔✔True
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant: -
✔✔thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant: - ✔✔judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant. - ✔✔cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant. - ✔✔hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" - ✔✔posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate: - ✔✔chair
True or False? To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised. - ✔✔False
Identify the word which starts with a liquid. - ✔✔light
, Identify the word which contains a glide. - ✔✔vacuum
True or False? Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the
tongue during speech. - ✔✔True
Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source is: -
✔✔non-pulmonic
Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category. - ✔✔False
True or False? Voice Onset Time is the interval between the articulation of a
consonant and onset of voicing. - ✔✔True
True or false? Voiceless stops are associated with shorter VOT than voiced stops. -
✔✔False- voiceless stops are associated with longer VOT than voiced stops.
True or False? In English, voiceless stops are actually articulated partially voiced
when they precede a vowel. - ✔✔True
Select the word in which the /l/ sound is likely to be partially devoiced. - ✔✔slip
True or False? Phonemes are produced the same regardless of phonetic
environment. - ✔✔False
True or False? An example of assimilation is when a /t/ sound is produced a little
bit further back when it's followed by a /u/ sound. - ✔✔True
answers
A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with: - ✔✔a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - ✔✔True
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant: -
✔✔thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant: - ✔✔judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant. - ✔✔cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant. - ✔✔hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" - ✔✔posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate: - ✔✔chair
True or False? To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised. - ✔✔False
Identify the word which starts with a liquid. - ✔✔light
, Identify the word which contains a glide. - ✔✔vacuum
True or False? Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the
tongue during speech. - ✔✔True
Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source is: -
✔✔non-pulmonic
Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category. - ✔✔False
True or False? Voice Onset Time is the interval between the articulation of a
consonant and onset of voicing. - ✔✔True
True or false? Voiceless stops are associated with shorter VOT than voiced stops. -
✔✔False- voiceless stops are associated with longer VOT than voiced stops.
True or False? In English, voiceless stops are actually articulated partially voiced
when they precede a vowel. - ✔✔True
Select the word in which the /l/ sound is likely to be partially devoiced. - ✔✔slip
True or False? Phonemes are produced the same regardless of phonetic
environment. - ✔✔False
True or False? An example of assimilation is when a /t/ sound is produced a little
bit further back when it's followed by a /u/ sound. - ✔✔True
