English Consonants

1. The sound [p] represents which manner of articulation?

• Nasal

• Fricative

• Stop

• Glide

2. The sound [m] is classified as a _______________.

• Voiced fricative

• Voiceless stop

• Voiced nasal

• Voiced affricate

3. Which of the following sounds is a voiceless alveolar fricative?

• [s]

• [z]

• [ʒ]

• [ʃ]

4. An example of an affricate sound in English is _______________.

• [k]

• [θ]

• [ŋ]

• [ʧ]

5. 5. Which manner of articulation is associated with the sound /s/ in the word "sip"?

6. What is the classification of the sound /tʃ/ as in the word "church"?

• Affricate

• Fricative

• Plosive

• Nasal

7. What manner of articulation does the sound /ʒ/ have in the word "measure"?

• Affricate

• Fricative

• Plosive

• Nasal

8. Which of the following is NOT a place of articulation for English consonants?

• Alveolar

• Labiodental

• Velar

• Glottal

9. Consonants that are produced by stopping the airflow completely and then releasing it suddenly are called:

• Approximants

• Plosives

• Fricatives

• Nasals

10. The English consonant sound represented by the symbol /θ/ (as in "thin") is a:

• Voiced dental fricative

• Voiceless dental fricative

• Voiced alveolar fricative

• Voiceless alveolar fricative