Speech Organs Quiz: How Much You Know?
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.The soft palate serves to open and close the entrance to the nasal cavity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The space between the vocal folds is the epiglottis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The vocal cords are pressed together during voiceless consonants.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.When the air is made to move out of the lungs we say that there is an egressive pulmonic airstream.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Articulatory phonetics studies different parts of the vocal tract.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which of the following is an active articulator?
- A.
lower lip
- B.
Alveolar ridge
- C.
Hard palate
- D.
Upper teeth
- 7.Which part of the tongue forms the front wall of the pharynx?
- A.
Tip
- B.
Front
- C.
Back
- D.
Root
- 8.In the articulation of nasal sounds, the __________is lowered, and the air passes through the nose.
- A.
Hard palate
- B.
Tongue
- C.
Upper lip
- D.
Soft palate
- 9.This articulator is called the voice box.
- A.
Pharynx
- B.
Palate
- C.
Larynx
- D.
Tongue
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