Aspiration and Types of Release Quiz

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Aspiration and Types of Release Quiz

Test your knowledge on aspiration and release in plosive sounds with this engaging quiz! Whether you're a student of linguistics, a teacher, or just curious about phonetics, this quiz will enhance your understanding of sound production.

  • Learn about voiceless plosives
  • Understand different types of release
  • Explore the effects of phonetic environment
20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by StudyingSound321
1. Aspiration is an interval of voicelessness between the release stage of an unvoiced plosive and the voicing of the following sound.
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2. There are different degrees of aspiration depending on the phonetic environment.
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3. If /p,t,k/ occur in onset position and are followed by a vowel sound, they are fully aspirated.
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4. Weak aspiration of unvoiced plosive sounds occurs when they are in coda position, or in an unstressed syllable.
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5. /p,t,k/ are weakly aspirated when they are preceded by /s/ in a consonant cluster in onset position.
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6. Liquids and glides are devoiced as a consequence of aspiration when they follow voiceless plosives in a consonant cluster in onset position in a stressed syllable.
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7. In the word “splash”, the liquid is devoiced as a consequence of aspiration.
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8. In the word “cure” the glide is devoiced as a consequence of aspiration.
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9. In the word “pick”, the first plosive is weakly aspirated and the second one is fully aspirated.
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10. The release stage occurs when the articulators come apart in the articulation of plosive sounds in isolation.
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11. The phonetic environment results in different types of release of plosive sounds in connected speech.
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12. The airflow is released orally when plosive sounds are followed by vowel sounds.
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13. When plosive sounds are followed by a nasal, the air is partly released through the nasal cavity.
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14. All plosive sounds may be released laterally when followed by /t,d/ within the word or at word boundary.
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15. Voiceless plosives, especially /t/, can be reinforced glottaly when followed by other plosives or affricates.
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16. In word final position before a pause, plosive sounds might be released orally or incompletely.
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17. When non-audible release occurs, we can perceive the release of the first plosive sound in the consonant cluster.
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18. In the utterance “Pick me at nine”, all plosive sounds are nasally released.
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19. In “Right!” before a pause, /t/ may have either oral, incomplete or glottal release.
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20. In “That little girl cleaned the table.” all plosive sounds have lateral release.
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