Soupçon MCQ Series. 3

 This week, let us concentrate on phonetics, comparatively an easy area to prepare. 

1) All the sounds of the English language are          a) ingressive b) stomachic c) nasal d) egressive. 'd' is the correct option. English sounds are pulmonary and egressive. Some of them are nasal, while most are oral. 

2) /p,b, m,w/ are a)labio-dental b) dental c) bilabial d)labial sounds . The correct option is 'c' as these consonants are produced/articulated by the two lips. 

3)English /h/ is a sound which is a) palatal b)velar c) retroflex d) glottal sound. The correct option is 'd' because /h/ is produced by an obstruction or a narrowing between the vocal chords. 

Pratima Agnihotri                                                       Pune 

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