Language analysis course: consonants

Multiple-choice exercise

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Choose the correct answer for each question.

  1. How many consonants are there in this word: trouble?
    1.   four
    2.   two
    3.   five
    4.   three
  2. How do you make a consonant sound?
    1.   By using your lips and teeth
    2.   By constricting or interrupting the air flow
    3.   By allowing air to flow freely
  3. Which of these is unvoiced: 's' in sick, 'th' in then, 's' in choose?
    1.   'th' in then
    2.   's' in sick
    3.   's' in choose
  4. How many consonant sounds are there in English?
    1.   21
    2.   26
    3.   24
    4.   20
  5. Is the 'th' sound in the word this voiced or unvoiced?
    1.   Voiced
    2.   Neither
    3.   Unvoiced
  6. How many consonants are there in this word: shuttering?
    1.   five
    2.   two
    3.   three
    4.   four