SHS 250 Consonants Exam WITH ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS GET IT RIGHT
A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with: - Ans--a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - Ans--True
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant: -
Ans--thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant: - Ans--judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant. - Ans--cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant. - Ans--hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" - Ans--
posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate: - Ans--chair
True or False? To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised. - Ans--False
Identify the word which starts with a liquid. - Ans--light
Identify the word which contains a glide. - Ans--vacuum
True or False? Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the
tongue during speech. - Ans--True
Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source
is: - Ans--non-pulmonic
Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category. - Ans--False
, True or False? Voice Onset Time is the interval between the articulation of
a consonant and onset of voicing. - Ans--True
True or false? Voiceless stops are associated with shorter VOT than voiced
stops. - Ans--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. - Ans--True
Select the word in which the /l/ sound is likely to be partially devoiced. -
Ans--slip
True or False? Phonemes are produced the same regardless of phonetic
environment. - Ans--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. - Ans--True
True or False? A devoiced /r/ following a /p/ is an example of retentive
assimilation. - Ans--True
Choose the word in which a /p/ can become unreleased/unaspirated: -
Ans--Stop
Pick the correct transcription for the word "finger" - Ans--/fiŋgɚ/
"Ring" - Ans--"ng" is 1 phoneme
"Longest" - Ans--"ng" is 2 phonemes
Identify the word that contains the sound /ð/ - Ans--feather
"budget" - Ans--ʤ
"measure" - Ans--ʒ
"fear" - Ans--/r/
CORRECT ANSWERS GET IT RIGHT
A consonant is a speech sound that is produced with: - Ans--a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - Ans--True
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant: -
Ans--thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant: - Ans--judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant. - Ans--cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant. - Ans--hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative" - Ans--
posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate: - Ans--chair
True or False? To articulate a nasal, the velum is raised. - Ans--False
Identify the word which starts with a liquid. - Ans--light
Identify the word which contains a glide. - Ans--vacuum
True or False? Ultrasound imaging allows us to see the upper surface of the
tongue during speech. - Ans--True
Ejectives are stops released with a great degree of force and the air source
is: - Ans--non-pulmonic
Obstruents and Sonorants are one speech category. - Ans--False
, True or False? Voice Onset Time is the interval between the articulation of
a consonant and onset of voicing. - Ans--True
True or false? Voiceless stops are associated with shorter VOT than voiced
stops. - Ans--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. - Ans--True
Select the word in which the /l/ sound is likely to be partially devoiced. -
Ans--slip
True or False? Phonemes are produced the same regardless of phonetic
environment. - Ans--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. - Ans--True
True or False? A devoiced /r/ following a /p/ is an example of retentive
assimilation. - Ans--True
Choose the word in which a /p/ can become unreleased/unaspirated: -
Ans--Stop
Pick the correct transcription for the word "finger" - Ans--/fiŋgɚ/
"Ring" - Ans--"ng" is 1 phoneme
"Longest" - Ans--"ng" is 2 phonemes
Identify the word that contains the sound /ð/ - Ans--feather
"budget" - Ans--ʤ
"measure" - Ans--ʒ
"fear" - Ans--/r/
