Fricatives
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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

True or false: Most languages have fricatives.

True

True or false: Fricatives are continuant consonants.

True

True or false: Plosives are continuant consonants.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The hissing sound of fricatives will stop as the air passage gets larger.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fricatives?

<p>They are the most commonly found consonants</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between fricatives and plosives?

<p>Fricatives are continuant consonants, plosives are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can you demonstrate the importance of the narrow passage for the air in fricatives?

<p>Make a long, hissing s sound and gradually lower your tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the air passage gets larger?

<p>It stops</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the hissing sound of fricatives when the lower lip is pulled away from the upper teeth?

<p>It stops</p> Signup and view all the answers

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