NGỮ ÂM ÂM VỊ HỌC PRACTICE TEST 1

ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY – TEST 1

1. The organs of articulation are located in:
A. Along the vocal tract
B. The chest
C. The throat
D. The head
2. The vocal sounds are produced in the:
A. Trachea
B. Larynx
C. Lungs
D. Pharynx
3. The produced vocal sounds are resonated and modified in the:
A. Nose
B. Pharynx
C. Mouth
D. Resonators
4. The vocal tract is the air passage beginning with the lungs and ending in:
A. The mouth and the nose
B. The front
C. The head
D. Pharynx
5. Vocal folds are two elastic bands of tissue located in the:
A. Larynx
B. Pharynx
C. Trachea
D. Mouth
6. The velum is the front part of the roof of the mouth which is formed by a bony structurE.
A. False
B. True
7. Vibration happens when......

A. Vocal folds are under tension & partially opened
B. The glottis is narrow
C. The vocal bands are wide apart
D. Vocal bands are tightly closed
8. Soft palate which can be touched by the tongue, at the back of the mouth is called:
A. Alveolar
B. Velum
C. Uvula
D. Palate


9. ........... is (are) considered the most important speech instrument inside the larynx.
A. Adam’s apple
B. Glottis
C. Trachea
D. Vocal cords
10. When the glottis is wide apart, we can......
A. Breathe normally and produce some consonants
B. Porduce vowels
C. Produce all consonants
D. Produce vowels & diphthongs
11. For the voiceless sounds to be produced, the glottis is ........
A. Narrow
B. Mi-open
C. Wide apart
D. Tightly closed
12. The most movable speech instrument along the vocal tract is:
A. Tongue
B. Lips
C. Teeth

D. Vocal folds
13. A sound produced while the vocal folds are not vibrating is called:
A. Voiced
B. Consonants
C. Voiceless
D. Vowels