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1.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
- A.
  
  Labial
- B.
  
  Dental
- C.
  
  Alveolar
- D.
  
  Alveopalatal
- E.
  
  Velar
2.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
- A.
  
  Stop
- B.
  
  Fricative
- C.
  
  Nasal
- D.
  
  Lateral
- E.
  
  Affricate
3.

Choose the best description for the vowel sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
- A.
  
  High back
- B.
  
  High back lax
- C.
  
  Low central
- D.
  
  High front lax
- E.
  
  High front
4.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'teeth."
- A.
  
  Bilabial fricative
- B.
  
  Labiodental fricative
- C.
  
  Alveolar stop
- D.
  
  Interdental fricative
- E.
  
  Alveopalatal fricative
5.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'gnat.'
- A.
  
  Voiced velar stop
- B.
  
  Voiced alveolar nasal
- C.
  
  Voiced alveolar stop
- D.
  
  Voiceless alveolar nasal
- E.
  
  Voiced velar nasal
6.

Choose the best description for the vowel sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'gnat.'
- A.
  
  High front lax
- B.
  
  Mid front lax
- C.
  
  Low front
- D.
  
  Low central
- E.
  
  Mid back lax
7.

Choose the best description for the first sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'cask.'
- A.
  
  Voiced aspirated alveolar stop
- B.
  
  Voiced alveolar stop
- C.
  
  Voiceless alveolar fricative
- D.
  
  Voiceless aspirated velar stop
- E.
  
  Voiceless velar stop
8.

Choose the best description for the last sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'cask.'
- A.
  
  Voiced aspirated alveolar stop
- B.
  
  Voiced alveolar stop
- C.
  
  Voiceless alveolar fricative
- D.
  
  Voiceless aspirated velar stop
- E.
  
  Voiceless velar stop
9.

Choose the best description for the second-to-last sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'cask.'
- A.
  
  Voiced aspirated alveolar stop
- B.
  
  Voiced alveolar stop
- C.
  
  Voiceless alveolar fricative
- D.
  
  Voiceless aspirated velar stop
- E.
  
  Voiceless velar stop
10.

Choose the best description for the second-to-last sound in the American pronunciation of the word 'true'
- A.
  
  High front rounded
- B.
  
  Mid front unrounded
- C.
  
  Low central rounded
- D.
  
  Mid back unrounded
- E.
  
  High back rounded

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