Articulatory Phonetics: vowels and consonants

The parts of the vocal tract that are responsible for sound

production are called

• articulatory phonetics

• articulators

• oral cavity

A speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract is called

• a vowel

• a consonant

• a suprasegment

The initiation process of speech production involves the movement of air towards the lungs

• True

• False

The process of phonation (or voicing) takes place in the glottis

• True

• False

Voiced sounds are produced when the vocal folds are

• wide apart

• narrow

• tightly closed

Nasal sounds are produced when the velum is lowered

• True

• False

[f] is a:

• voiced labiodental fricative

• voiceless dental fricative

• voiceless labiodental fricative

[ ʒ ] is a:

• voiced post-alveolar fricative

• voiceless glottal fricative

• voiced high central consonant

The air passes through the oral cavity or the nasal

cavity during the

• initiation process

• phonation process

• oro-nasal process

• articulation process

The final sound of a vowel and consonant is created during the

• initiation process

• phonation process

• oro-nasal process

• articulation process