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Glottal stops in languages
  • 1. What is a glottal stop?
A) A consonant sound made by closing the vocal cords
B) A punctuation mark
C) A type of nasal consonant
D) A type of vowel sound
  • 2. In which language does a glottal stop occur in words like 'uh-oh'?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Japanese
D) French
  • 3. Which International Phonetic Alphabet symbol represents the glottal stop?
A) g
B) ʔ
C) k
D) t
  • 4. What effect does a glottal stop have on the rhythm of a language?
A) Smoothens the flow of speech
B) Makes the speech sound faster
C) Can create a staccato or abrupt rhythm
D) No effect on rhythm
  • 5. Which language uses the glottal stop as a separate phoneme, changing the meaning of words?
A) German
B) Arabic
C) Russian
D) Mandarin Chinese
  • 6. In which region is the glottal stop commonly used in pronunciations?
A) Middle East
B) Australia
C) Scandinavia
D) South America
  • 7. Which of the following languages commonly uses a glottal stop in its words?
A) Hawaiian
B) Korean
C) Italian
D) Swedish
  • 8. What is the term for the process of using a glottal stop instead of another sound in a word?
A) Diphthong
B) Stress pattern
C) Glottalization
D) Consonant cluster
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