Phonetics

Phonetics

Homophonic pair

Minimal pair

think

pink

court

caught

plain

plane

luck

lung

Manner of articulation

Manner of articulation describes:

1. If vowels are formed with rounded or unrounded lips
2. Which speech organs are used in the production of consonants
3. With what type of airstream consonants are produced
4. Whether a consonant is pronounced with vibrating vocal cords or not

Match the words that are most closely associated.

partial closure

light or near-contact

air out through the nose

first a stop, then a gradual release

complete closure

plosive

fricative

affricate

nasal

approxi-mant

What is the manner of articulation of the first consonant in "union"?

1. plosive
2. fricative
3. nasal
4. approximant

What is the manner of articulation of the first consonant in "nice"?

1. plosive
2. affricate
3. nasal
4. approximant

Place of articulation

Place of articulation describes:

1. The place of a vowel in the vowel diagram
2. Which speech organs work together to produce a certain consonant
3. Whether a consonant is fortis or lenis
4. How high the tongue is in the mouth when you pronounce a certain vowel

Which of these does NOT describe a place of articulation

1. palatal
2. glottal
3. dental
4. nasal

Match the words that are most closely associated.

roof of the mouth

lips & teeth

soft palate

tongue against tooth ridge

vocal cords

glottal

velar

alveolar

labio-dental

palatal

Which word starts with a palatal consonant?

1. yes
2. maybe
3. no
4. great

Which word starts with a palato-alveolar consonant?

1. should
2. might
3. could
4. will

Speech tract & vocal cords

What is meant by "articulators"?

1. speech organs such as the lips
2. the different parts of the tongue
3. people who speak very clearly
4. resonating cavities such as the oral cavity

What is the state of the glottis/vocal cords for these sounds?

/ m /

/ i: /

/ h /

/ s /

/ t /

/ e /

/ k /

/ w /