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Glottal stops in languages
  • 1. What is a glottal stop?
A) A type of nasal consonant
B) A type of vowel sound
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) English
B) Japanese
C) French
D) Spanish
  • 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) No effect on rhythm
B) Can create a staccato or abrupt rhythm
C) Smoothens the flow of speech
D) Makes the speech sound faster
  • 5. Which language uses the glottal stop as a separate phoneme, changing the meaning of words?
A) Russian
B) Arabic
C) Mandarin Chinese
D) German
  • 6. In which region is the glottal stop commonly used in pronunciations?
A) Middle East
B) South America
C) Australia
D) Scandinavia
  • 7. Which of the following languages commonly uses a glottal stop in its words?
A) Italian
B) Hawaiian
C) Swedish
D) Korean
  • 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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