Phonetics Quiz

What is the study of speech sounds called?

• Syntax

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Morphology

Which branch of phonetics studies how speech sounds are produced?

• Acoustic phonetics

• Articulatory phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• Phonology

What do we call sounds produced by expelling air?

• Ingressive sounds

• Egressive sounds

• Voiced sounds

• Voiceless sounds

Which part of the speech apparatus is responsible for pushing air?

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

• Lungs

What is the space between the vocal folds known as?

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

• Pharynx

• Glottis

Which of the following is a voiced sound?

• [f]

• [h]

• [b]

• [s]

What type of sounds are produced when the vocal folds are open?

• Fricatives

• Nasal sounds

• Voiceless sounds

• Voiced sounds

Which of the following is a bilabial consonant?

• [n]

• [t]

• [m]

• [s]

What is the term for sounds produced with no closure of the airstream?

• Consonants

• Vowels

• Fricatives

• Stops

Which sound is produced by raising the lower lip to the upper front teeth?

• Velar

• Bilabial

• Labiodental

• Alveolar