A. True

• In certain English dialects, especially British English, the sound /l/ can be devoiced, particularly in the final position of a word or syllable. This means that the vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the sound.

B. False

• Short vowels are actually produced with less tension of the tongue than long vowels.

A. True

• When /p, t, k/ are preceded by /s/, the aspiration, a burst of air released after the consonant, is often reduced or absent. This is known as aspiration reduction.

A. True

• In the sound sequence /men/, the vowel /e/ is nasalized due to the influence of the following nasal consonant /n/. This means that air escapes through both the mouth and the nasal cavity.

A. True

• A minimal pair is a pair of words that differ by only one sound. In this case, "some" and "home" differ by the initial consonant sound, making them a minimal pair.