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6. What is the term for words that contain one syllable?

  • Asyllabic.
  • Unsyllabic.
  • Monosyllabic.
  • Polysyllabic.

7. What is it called when a consonant sound is formed by the release of airflow after complete closure of the glottis.

  • Glottal stop.
  • Air stop.
  • Glottis stop.
  • Glottal trap.

8. What type of sound is created when the airflow is only partially blocked and all air moves through the mouth at a steady stream?

  • Affricates.
  • Fricatives.
  • Plosives.
  • Approximants.

9. What type of sound is created by placing the tongue on the ridge of the teeth and then air moving down the side of the mouth?

  • Affricates.
  • Nasals.
  • Laterals.
  • Approximants.

10. What type of sound is created when plosives and fricatives are put together?

  • Fricatives.
  • Affricates.
  • Plosives.
  • Approximants.

11. What does phonology mean?

  • The way in which sounds are produced.
  • The formation of new words.
  • The particular formations of words.
  • The way in which children learn to talk.