Quiz on Makharij (Points of Articulation of Letters)

What is the definition of Makhraj?

• The history of a letter.

• The meaning of a letter.

• The way a letter is written.

• The place from which the sound of a letter originates.

How is the Makhraj of a letter determined?

• By putting a sakin or shaddah on the letter and a hamzah with any vowel before it.

• By writing the letter in a special way.

• By thinking about the letter's meaning.

• By saying the letter loudly.

What is the Jawf?

• The lips.

• The tip of the tongue.

• The empty space in the mouth and throat.

• The middle part of the tongue.

Which letters come from the Jawf?

• Alif sakin with a fatha before it, Wow sakin with a dhammah before it, Yaa sakin with a kasrah before it.

• ء ه

• ع ح

• غ خ

What is the Aqsal halq?

• The tip of the tongue.

• The highest part of the throat.

• The middle part of the throat.

• The lowest part of the throat.

Which letters are pronounced from the Aqsal halq?

• ع ح

• ء ه

• غ خ

• ص س ز

Where is the Makhraj of ق?

• From the extreme back of the tongue hitting the soft palate.

• From the middle of the tongue.

• From the lips.

• From the tip of the tongue.

Which part of the tongue is used for the Makhraj of ض?

• The back of the tongue.

• The sides of the tongue touching the gums close to the upper molars.

• The middle of the tongue.

• The tip of the tongue.

What is the Makhraj of ل?

• From the lips.

• From the throat.

• From the tip of the tongue touching the gums premolars from one side to the other.

• From the middle of the tongue.

Which letters are pronounced with the front tip of the tongue touching the gumline of the top front two teeth?

• م ب و

• ص س ز

• ت د ط

• ث ظ ذ