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True or false: Fricatives are consonants with the characteristic that air escapes through a narrow passage and makes a hissing sound.
True or false: Fricatives are consonants with the characteristic that air escapes through a narrow passage and makes a hissing sound.
True
True or false: Most languages have fricatives.
True or false: Most languages have fricatives.
True
True or false: Fricatives are continuant consonants.
True or false: Fricatives are continuant consonants.
True
True or false: Plosives are continuant consonants.
True or false: Plosives are continuant consonants.
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True or false: The hissing sound of fricatives will stop as the air passage gets larger.
True or false: The hissing sound of fricatives will stop as the air passage gets larger.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fricatives?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fricatives?
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What is the main difference between fricatives and plosives?
What is the main difference between fricatives and plosives?
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How can you demonstrate the importance of the narrow passage for the air in fricatives?
How can you demonstrate the importance of the narrow passage for the air in fricatives?
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What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the air passage gets larger?
What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the air passage gets larger?
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What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the lower lip is pulled away from the upper teeth?
What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the lower lip is pulled away from the upper teeth?
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