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6. What kind of phonemes are 'm', 'n' (as in man) and 'ng' (as in sing)?
- Plosives
- Nasals
- Laterals
- Fricatives
- Affricates
7. What kind of phoneme is 'l'?
- Affricate
- Nasal
- Fricative
- Lateral
- Plosive
8. What kind of phonemes are 'ch' (as in church) and 'dg' (as in judge)?
- Affricates
- Laterals
- Plosives
- Fricatives
- Nasals
9. What kind of phonemes are p, b, t, d, k and g?
- Laterals
- Plosives
- Fricatives
- Nasals
- Affricates
10. What kind of phonemes are f, v, th, s, z, sh and h?
- Fricatives
- Laterals
- Nasals
- Plosives
- Affricates
11. How are bilabial consonants, such as 'm', 'w', 'p' and 'b', formed?
- By placing part of the tongue against the hard palate
- By forcing air out using both lips
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
- By placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge
- By placing the tongue against the teeth
12. How are labio-dental consonants, such as 'f' and 'v', formed?
- By placing the top teeth against the bottom lip
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
- By placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge
- By forcing air out using both lips
- By placing the tongue against the teeth
13. How are dental consonants, such as 'th', formed?
- By placing part of the tongue against the hard palate
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
- By placing the top teeth against the bottom lip
- By placing the tongue against the teeth
- By placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge
14. How are alveolar consonants, such as 't', 'd', 's', 'z', 'n' and 'l', formed?
- By placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge
- By placing the top teeth against the bottom lip
- By forcing air out using both lips
- By placing part of the tongue against the hard palate
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
15. How are palatal phonemes, such as 'r', 'j', 'ch' and 'dg', are formed?
- By placing part of the tongue against the hard palate
- By placing the tongue against the teeth
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
- By placing the top teeth against the bottom lip
16. How are velar consonants, such as 'k', 'g' and 'ng', formed?
- By forcing air out using both lips
- By placing part of the tongue against the soft palate
- By placing the top teeth against the bottom lip
- By placing the tongue against the alveolar ridge
- By placing part of the tongue against the hard palate