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