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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