Consonant Pronunciation in the Latin Alphabet

The video tutorial explores the Latin alphabet's influence on English, focusing on pronunciation differences. It explains how Latin consonants like C and G are always hard, and how I can function as both a vowel and a consonant. The tutorial also covers the pronunciation of Q, R, S, T, and U, highlighting the trilled R and the use of V for consonantal U. Additionally, it discusses aspirated consonants derived from Greek, emphasizing the classical Latin pronunciation rules.

Which alphabet is the English alphabet derived from?

• Latin

• Greek

• Hebrew

• Cyrillic

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How is the Latin letter 'C' always pronounced?

• Like 'S' in 'cinch'

• Like 'CH' in 'church'

• Like 'K' in 'cat'

• Like 'SH' in 'shoe'

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In classical Latin, how is the name 'Caesar' pronounced?

• Caesar

• Seesar

• Chaisar

• Kaisar

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When does the Latin letter 'I' act as a consonant?

• At the end of a word

• When it is capitalized

• Between two vowels

• At the beginning of a word followed by a vowel

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What sound does the Latin 'Q' always follow?

• U

• I

• E

• A

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How did the Romans describe the sound of their letter 'R'?

• Like a snake's hiss

• Like a bird's chirp

• Like a dog's growl

• Like a cat's purr

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In Latin, how is the letter 'S' always pronounced?

• Like 'SH' in 'shoe'

• Like 'CH' in 'church'

• Like 'S' in 'sun'

• Like 'Z' in 'rose'

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How is the Latin 'V' pronounced?

• Like 'V' in 'victory'

• Like 'B' in 'bat'

• Like 'F' in 'fun'

• Like 'W' in 'water'

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What is the Latin pronunciation of Caesar's famous saying 'veni, vidi, vici'?

• Ven, vi, vichi

• Wen, vidi, vichi

• Way, weedi, wei

• Ven, vidi, vici

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How are the aspirated consonants 'CH', 'PH', and 'TH' pronounced in Latin?

• Like 'CH' in 'church', 'PH' in 'phone', 'TH' in 'this'

• Like 'K' in 'character', 'P' in 'pot', 'T' in 'top'

• Like 'SH' in 'shoe', 'F' in 'fun', 'TH' in 'thin'

• Like 'S' in 'sun', 'F' in 'fun', 'T' in 'top'

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