Glottal stops in languages
- 1. What is a glottal stop?
A) A type of vowel sound
B) A type of nasal consonant
C) A consonant sound made by closing the vocal cords
D) A punctuation mark
- 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) k
B) t
C) g
D) ʔ
- 4. What effect does a glottal stop have on the rhythm of a language?
A) Can create a staccato or abrupt rhythm
B) No effect on rhythm
C) Makes the speech sound faster
D) Smoothens the flow of speech
- 5. Which language uses the glottal stop as a separate phoneme, changing the meaning of words?
A) Russian
B) Mandarin Chinese
C) Arabic
D) German
- 6. In which region is the glottal stop commonly used in pronunciations?
A) Australia
B) Scandinavia
C) South America
D) Middle East
- 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) Consonant cluster
B) Glottalization
C) Stress pattern
D) Diphthong
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