SHS 250 Consonants Exam #1 Questions with 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. - ✔✔a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities.
T/F The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - ✔✔true
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant:
bug
lemon
thug
slip - ✔✔thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant:
muck
judge
sip
got - ✔✔judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant.
, jam
yam
lamb
cat - ✔✔cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant.
hot
plot
cot
not - ✔✔hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative"
gift
love
posh
mit - ✔✔posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz
chair
stair
please - ✔✔chair
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. - ✔✔a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities.
T/F The consonants [f] and [v] are labiodental consonants. - ✔✔true
Identify the word that starts with an interdental/linguadental consonant:
bug
lemon
thug
slip - ✔✔thug
Identify the word that starts with a lingua palatal consonant:
muck
judge
sip
got - ✔✔judge
Identify the word that starts with a velar consonant.
, jam
yam
lamb
cat - ✔✔cat
Identify the word that starts with a glottal consonant.
hot
plot
cot
not - ✔✔hot
Select the word which starts with a "Stop" and ends with a "Fricative"
gift
love
posh
mit - ✔✔posh
Identify the word which begins with an affricate:
fizz
chair
stair
please - ✔✔chair
