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