lesson 2 Flashcards
What are / / used for?
Single quotations, very general and broad
What are square brackets used for?
They are used to transcribe, more detailed and narrow, they are used to describe what you actually hear
[p]
P for party, plan, perfect, panda etc.
[b]
B for ball, bath, boy
[m]
m for magic, mum, maths
How are [p], [b] and [m] produced?
By closing the lips and releasing them
What makes [p] different from [b]?
[b] is voiced and [p] is voiceless
[m] and [b] are both _______ sounds
Voiced
What makes [m] different from [b]?
[m] is continuous and it is a nasal sound (air goes through nose) and [b] is not
[f]
f for finger, fat, frog
[v]
v for vase, volume, very
How are [f] and [v] produced?
by the top teeth and bottom lip
[f] and [v] are both _____ sounds
continuous
what makes [f] and [v] different to each other?
[f] is voiceless whereas [v] is voiced
[t]
t for toad, table, tangerine