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Task 2_Practical Exercises Consonant sounds 1. Name the manner and the place of articulation of each consonant sound

a) /t/

Voicing: Voiceless. Place of articulation:Alveolar. Manner of articulation: Plosive. Position of the soft palate: Oral.

b) /d/

Voicing: Voiced. Place of articulation:Alveolar. Manner of articulation: Plosive. Position of the soft palate: Oral.

c) /k/

Voicing: Voiceless. Place of articulation: Velar. Manner of articulation: Plosive. Position of the soft palate: Oral.

d) /z /

Voicing: Voiced. Place of articulation:Alveolar. Manner of articulation: Fricative. Position of the soft palate: Oral.

e) /b/

Voicing: Voiced. Place of articulation: Bilabial.

Manner of articulation: Plosive. Position of the soft palate: Oral.

2. Write only the symbols of the consonant sounds contained in the following words, remember to write each symbol in slashes (//). The first one is done for you.

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Word

Symbols of the consonant sounds

English

/ŋ/ - /g/ - /l/ - /ʃ/

Alphabet

ˈ/ æ / l / f / ə/ b / ɪ / t /

Phonetic

/ f / ə / ʊ / ˈn / ɛ / t / ɪ / k /

transcription / T/ r / æ / n / s /ˈ k / r / ɪ / p / ʃ / ə / n / Think

/θ/ɪ/ŋ/k/

3. Classify the following words according to the place of articulation of the underlined letter in the box below •

The first one is done for you.

peak, deep, leap, cat, boat, enter, border, shoulder, singer, longing, chick, take, chirp, buzz, then, horse, voice, jam

Bilabial Dental Labio- alveolar velar

Palatal Palate-

dental

alveolar

Peak

Deep

Horse

Leap

Longing Chick

border

Boat

Voice

Enter

Jam

Then

Singer

Take

shoulder

glottal Retroflex

Chirp

Cat

4. Pronounce: Which word is different? Focus on the final consonant sound. Mark an X in front of the different word.

a) walks

X

b) visits c) helps

X

d) watches

5. Write a word that includes each symbol. •

The first one is done for you.

Symbol

Word

a)

/ʃ/

show

b)

/ʒ/

Pleasure

c)

/ð/

Both

d)

/v/

View

e)

/ŋ/

Trimming

6. Circle the right phonetic transcription (IPA) of each word.

The first one is done for you.

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One

/ˈwʌn/

/’wʌŋ/

/’gon/

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Crock

/crɒk/

/krɒk/

/krɒc/

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Those

/ðəʊz/

/θəʊz/

/ðəʊs/

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Horse

/ˈhɔːrs/

/ˈjɔːrs/

/ˈhɔːrz/

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Training

/treɪnɪn/

/treɪnɪŋ/

/treɪŋɪn/

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Church

/tʃɜːtʃ/

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Worship

/ˈgɜːʃɪp/

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Shrine

/ˈtʃraɪn/

/ ʃɜːtʃ/

/tʃɜːʃ/

/ˈwɜːtʃɪp/

/ˈwɜːʃɪp/

/ˈʃraɪn/

/ˈʃraɪŋ/...