wk5 CoNsOnAnT SoUnDs: MAnNerS oF aRticUlatiOn

Question 1

Made by fully blocking the flow of air as it leaves the mouth:

produced when the blocked air is released

Answer 1

Plosives

Question 2

Name 6 plosive consonants

Answer 2

/p,b,t,d,k,g/

Question 3

_______ are made by obstructing a part of the vocal tract.

The air is then squeezed out through the narrowed vocal tract.

Answer 3

Fricatives

Question 4

Name 9 fricative consonants

Answer 4

/f,v,s,z,ʃ,Ʒ,θ,ð,h/

Question 5

Fricatives are termed ________ consonants

Answer 5

continuant!

You can CONTINUE making them without interruption for as long as you have air in your lungs!

Question 6

______ start as plosive/stop then release into fricatives

Answer 6

Affricates

Question 7

English has two affricates:

Answer 7

/tʃ/ and /dʒ/

eg. chick /tʃɪk/ and judge /dʒʌdʒ/

Question 8

________ occur when the velum is lowered, allowing air to enter the ____ cavity

Answer 8

Nasal sounds, nasal

Question 9

Vowel-like consonant sounds: airflow is not fully blocked - articulators approach each other but do not touch:

Answer 9

Central Approximants

Question 10

Examples of Central Approximants

Answer 10

robin /ɹɒbɪn/, wreck /ɹɛk/,
young /jʌŋ/ , yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/,
wild west /ˈwɑɪld ˈwest/ white wine /ˈwɑɪt ˈwɑɪn/

Question 11

Name two Lateral Approximates

Answer 11

1. Clear /l/before a vowel e.g., law, leaf, holler, melon

2. Dark /ɫ/ at the end or before a consonant e.g., all, feel, holding, Mel

Question 12

Suggested Reading:

Answer 12

Fromkin. V, Rodman, R. and Hyams, N. (2013). An Introduction to Language. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Chapter 5: Sound segments pp. 197–204