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Question 1

the point in the vocal tract where the speech organs restrict the passage of
air in some way so producing distinctive speech sounds

Answer 1

Place of Articulation

Question 2

Sounds formed by both lips coming
together

Answer 2

Bilabial /p/ /b/ /m/

Question 3

Sounds formed by the bottom
lip touching the upper teeth

Answer 3

Labio-dental /v/ /f/

Question 4

Sounds formed by the tongue
touching the upper teeth

Answer 4

dental /t/ /d/ heavy barcelona accent

Question 5

Sounds formed by the tongue
coming into contact with the hard, or alveolar, ridge immediately behind the upper teeth

Answer 5

alveolar

Question 6

Sounds formed by the tongue
curled behind the alveolar ridge

Answer 6

Post-Alveolar
/ʃ/ and /ʒ/

Question 7

Sounds formed by the tongue in contact with both the roof of the mouth, or hard palate, and the alveolar ridge

Answer 7

PALATO ALVEOLAR
tʃ/ and
/dʒ/

Question 8

Sounds formed by the middle of the
tongue up against the hard palate

Answer 8

PALATAL
/j/

Question 9

Sounds formed by the back of the
tongue against the soft palate, or velum

Answer 9

Velar
/k/ in ‘kick’, or the
/g/ / ŋ/

Question 10

Produced by the tip of the tongue
protruding between the upper and lower
teeth.

Answer 10

Interdental
/θ/ /ð/

Question 11

Sounds formed by the root of the
tongue being raised against the velum

Answer 11

Uvular
English doesn’t have a uvular sound

Question 12

the tongue is curled back on itself to create a rolling /r/ sound against the alveolar ridge.

Answer 12

retroflex

Question 13

Sounds formed from the space
between the vocal folds, or glottis

Answer 13

Glottal

Question 14

can be heard in the affirmative expression ‘uh-huh’, and in certain estuary or cockney accents it is used to replace the /t/ sound in
words like ‘better’.

Answer 14

Glottal /ʔ/