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