SHS 250 CONSONANT EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with:
Answer:
a significant constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
Question:
2. Identify all the bilabial conso-nants:
/l, m, p, b, k, w, n/
Answer:
/m, p, b, w/
Question:
3. True/ False:
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants
Answer:
True
Question:
4. Identify the word that starts with an interdental/ lin-guadental consonant:
bug lemon thug slip
Answer:
thug
Question:
5. Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal conso-nant:
muck judge sip got
Answer:
judge
Question:
6. Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant:
jam yam lamb Cam
Answer:
Cam
Question:
7. Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant:
hot plot cot not
Answer:
hot
Question:
8. Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" gift love posh mitt
, Answer:
posh
Question:
9. Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz chair share please
Answer:
chair
Question:
10. True/ False:
To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised.
Answer:
False- the velum is lowered
Question:
11. Identify the word which starts with a liquid. light might sight kite
Answer:
light
Question:
12. Identify the word which con-tains a glide. light red vacuum mutter
Answer:
vacuum
Question:
13. True/ False:
Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the tongue during speech.
Answer:
True
Question:
14. Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source is:
Answer:
non-pulmonic
Question:
15. True/ False Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category.
Answer:
False- they are opposite each other
Question:
16. True/ False:
Voice Onset Time is the inter-val between the articulation of a consonant and onset of voic-ing.
Answer:
True
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with:
Answer:
a significant constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
Question:
2. Identify all the bilabial conso-nants:
/l, m, p, b, k, w, n/
Answer:
/m, p, b, w/
Question:
3. True/ False:
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants
Answer:
True
Question:
4. Identify the word that starts with an interdental/ lin-guadental consonant:
bug lemon thug slip
Answer:
thug
Question:
5. Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal conso-nant:
muck judge sip got
Answer:
judge
Question:
6. Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant:
jam yam lamb Cam
Answer:
Cam
Question:
7. Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant:
hot plot cot not
Answer:
hot
Question:
8. Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" gift love posh mitt
, Answer:
posh
Question:
9. Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz chair share please
Answer:
chair
Question:
10. True/ False:
To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised.
Answer:
False- the velum is lowered
Question:
11. Identify the word which starts with a liquid. light might sight kite
Answer:
light
Question:
12. Identify the word which con-tains a glide. light red vacuum mutter
Answer:
vacuum
Question:
13. True/ False:
Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the tongue during speech.
Answer:
True
Question:
14. Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source is:
Answer:
non-pulmonic
Question:
15. True/ False Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category.
Answer:
False- they are opposite each other
Question:
16. True/ False:
Voice Onset Time is the inter-val between the articulation of a consonant and onset of voic-ing.
Answer:
True