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.

TRUE

FALSE

3. If /p,t,k/ occur in onset position and are followed by a vowel sound, they are fully aspirated.

TRUE

FALSE

4. Weak aspiration of unvoiced plosive sounds occurs when they are in coda position, or in an unstressed syllable.

TRUE

FALSE

5. /p,t,k/ are weakly aspirated when they are preceded by /s/ in a consonant cluster in onset position.

TRUE

FALSE

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.

TRUE

FALSE

9. In the word “pick”, the first plosive is weakly aspirated and the second one is fully aspirated.

TRUE

FALSE

10. The release stage occurs when the articulators come apart in the articulation of plosive sounds in isolation.

TRUE

FALSE

11. The phonetic environment results in different types of release of plosive sounds in connected speech.

TRUE

FALSE

13. When plosive sounds are followed by a nasal, the air is partly released through the nasal cavity.

TRUE

FALSE

14. All plosive sounds may be released laterally when followed by /t,d/ within the word or at word boundary.

TRUE

FALSE

15. Voiceless plosives, especially /t/, can be reinforced glottaly when followed by other plosives or affricates.

TRUE

FALSE

16. In word final position before a pause, plosive sounds might be released orally or incompletely.

TRUE

FALSE

17. When non-audible release occurs, we can perceive the release of the first plosive sound in the consonant cluster.

TRUE

FALSE

19. In “Right!” before a pause, /t/ may have either oral, incomplete or glottal release.

TRUE

FALSE

20. In “That little girl cleaned the table.” all plosive sounds have lateral release.

TRUE

FALSE

Aspiration and Types of Release Quiz

Aspiration and Types of Release Quiz

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