SHS 250 CONSONANTS UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SHS 250 CONSONANTS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. 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.
Answer:
a significant constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities.

Question:
2. T/F The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants.
Answer:
true

Question:
3. Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant: bug lemon thug slip
Answer:
thug

Question:
4. Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant: muck judge sip got
Answer:
judge

Question:
5. Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant. jam yam lamb cat
Answer:
cat

Question:
6. Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant. hot plot cot not
Answer:
hot

Question:
7. Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative"
gift love posh mit
Answer:
posh

Question:
8. Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz chair stair please

, Answer:
chair

Question:
9. T/F To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised.
Answer:
false

Question:
10. Identify the word which starts with a liquid.
light might sight kite
Answer:
light

Question:
11. Identify the word which contains a glide.
light red vacuum mutter
Answer:
vacuum

Question:
12. Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the tongue during speech.
Answer:
true

Question:
13. Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source is:
pulmonic non-pulmonic
Answer:
non-pulmonic

Question:
14. T/F Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category.
Answer:
false

Question:
15. T/F Voice Onset Time is the interval between the articulation of a consonant and onset of voicing.
Answer:
true

Question:
16. T/F Voiceless stops are associated with shorter VOT than voiced stops.
Answer:
false