Language analysis course: consonants

Multiple-choice exercise

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Choose the correct answer for each question.

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