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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.