ENGLISH CONSONANTS

bilabial labio-dental dental alveolar post-alveolar palatal velar glottal

nasal

lateral

approximant

m

w

n

l

r

j

N

fricative (spirants)

f

v

T

D

s

z

S

Z

h

plosive(stop)

affricate

p

b

t

d

tS

dZ

k

g

Task 1.

Which places of articulation are defined below?

1. The lower lip articulates with the upper teeth- labio-dental
2. The back of the tongue articulates with the soft palate __________________
3. The front of the tongue articulates with the hard palate __________________
4. The lower lip articulates with the upper lip __________________
5. The tip of the tongue articulates with the upper teeth __________________
6. The blade of the tongue articulates with the alveolar ridge, the front part of the tongue is raised

towards the hard palate __________________

7. The tip or/and the blade of the tongue articulates with the alveolar ridge ________________

Task 2.

In the words below indicate bilabial sounds:

Bill, pheasant, bombing, approach, handsome, Geoffrey, hiccough

In the words below indicate velar sounds:

kettle, singing, hierarchy, Chicago, celtic

In the words below indicate dental sounds:

thin, number, something, Thames, rhythm, weather, Anthony

In the words below indicate alveolar sounds:

lack, thyme, courageous, diphthong, condemn, solemnly

In the words below indicate post-alveolar sounds:

chimpanzee, spinach, stomach, allusion

Task 2. Fill in the gaps:

1. A sound produced with a complete closure which is explosively released is called _________________
2. A sound produced with the articulating organs forming a narrowing causing friction is called ________

3. A sound produced with a complete closure in the mouth with the lowered soft palate is called ______
4. A sound produced with a narrowing but without friction is called ______________________________
5. The following groups of sounds are produced with a complete closure: ___________, ___________,

___________

6. A sound produced with a partial closure at some point in the mouth is called ____________________

Task 3.

In the words below indicate plosives:

castle, ringing, thumbnail, Christmas, blackboard, psalm

In the words below indicate fricatives:

sin, examination, honorary, draught, thousand, philosophy

In the words below indicate nasals:

most, darling, column, pneumonia, handkerchief, asthma

In the words below indicate affricates:

gin, cello, Chicago, badge, Dutch

Task 4. Describe the consonant sound in the middle of the words given below. Employ three factors: the
place of articulation, the manner or articulation, voicing.

ladder /

l / the voiced alveolar plosive

pleasure

sorry

level

mother

behind

selling

comment

breaking

Task 5. Which sound can be described in the following way:

1. The vocal folds vibrate. The soft palate is raised. A narrowing is formed between the tip and the blade

of the tongue and the alveolar ridge. Friction occurs. _____

2. The vocal folds do not vibrate. The soft palate is raised. A complete closure is made between the blade

of the tongue and the alveolar ridge. The front of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate. The
closure is released slowly, as a result of which friction occurs. _____

3. The vocal folds vibrate. The soft palate is lowered. A complete closure is made by the lips. The closure

is released abruptly. _____