The Basics
Lips & Teeth
Tongue & Ridges
Sounds and Palates!
Throat & Stops
100
What is a place of articulation?
The location in the vocal tract where the airflow restriction occurs
100
What letters are bilabials?
(p) (b) (m)
100
What is the bony tooth ridge called?
alveolar ridge
100
What is a sound produced by curling the tip of the tongue back behind the alveolar ridge?
Retroflex sound
100
What is the articulation when the back of the tongue raises to the fleshy appendage that hangs down in the back of the throat?
Uvulars
200
What is an articulator?
What is movements of the tongue and lips
200
What is a bilabial?
Articulation by bringing both lips together.
200
When the tip of the tongue rises to the alveolar ridge leaving the rest of the tongue down, this is called a _________
Lateral
200
What is the sound produced when "r" is pronounced by the tip of the tongue vibrating against the mouth?
Trill
200
What is the articulation produced when there is a flow of air through the open glottis?
Glottals
300
What is the manner of articulation?
Differences in speech sounds between different consonants
300
What is a labiodental?
Articulation by touching the bottom lip to the upper teeth.
300
What is the articulation where the front part of the tongue is raised to the bony tooth ridge?
Alveolar
300
What is the articulation called when the front part of the tongue is raised to a point on the hard palate just behind the alveolar ridge?
Palatals
300
What is the sound produced when the flow of air from the glottis is tightly closed by vocal cords?
Glottal Stop
400
What is a consonant?
A speech sound produced with some constriction of the airstream.
400
What letters are in labiodentals?
(f) (v)
400
What simple words use alveolars?
Do (du), two (tu), zoo (zu)
400
What is the articulation produced when we raise the back of the tongue to the soft palate?
Velars
400
What is the language where there exists a uvular trill?
French
500
What is a vowel?
A sound produced without significant constriction of the air flowing through the oral cavity
500
What is the articulation when one inserts the tip of their tongue between their upper and lower teeth?
Interdentals
500
What letters are spoken with alveolars?
(t) (d) (n) (s) (z) (l) (r)
500
What is another name for palatals?
Alveopalatal sounds
500
What are the letters that are produced by uvulars?
(r) (q) (G)
M
e
n
u