10 Questions
The sound /p/ is made by modifying an air stream that flows through the nose.
False
The vocal tract includes the lungs.
False
The airstream is ingressive, meaning it enters the body.
False
The position of the tongue, teeth, and lips does not change the sound quality of the air.
False
The sinuses, nose, and mouth act as resonators.
True
The sound /t/ is made by modifying an air stream that flows through the nose.
False
The air stream is pushed from the mouth and passes through the lungs.
False
Phonetics is the study of the physical aspects of speech sounds.
True
The airstream is glottalic, meaning it comes from the vocal cords.
False
The sound /h/ is made by modifying an air stream that flows through the vocal tract.
True
Learn the basics of phonetics, including its definition, branches, and the relationship between sounds and spellings. Explore the challenges of transcribing speech to writing and understand how English consonants are produced. This quiz covers the fundamentals of phonetics and its key concepts.
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