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Name……………………………………………………………………. Student Number………………………………………………
Week 3 Effective Pronunciation
How to learn English Pronunciation
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
IPA refers to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The Sound of English (1): Consonants
Three Phonetic Factors of Consonants
1. ………………………………………………………………. : ………………………..
2. ……………………………………………………………….
3. ……………………………………………………………….
All the consonants of English can be classified in terms of "………….." (…………………….………………-……………………). For instance, /f/ is a voiceless labiodental fricative, and /b/ is a
voiced bilabial plosive (stop).
Complete the Sounds Chart handout to describe the given sounds.
Phonetic Factors
IPA
Voicing
p
t
k
b
d
Place of
Articulation
Manner of
Articulation
examples
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Phonetic Factors
IPA
Voicing
f
v
θ
ð
s
z
ʃ
(š)
ʒ (ž)
tʃ (č)
dʒ (ǰ)
m
n
ŋ
l
w
r
j
h
Place of
Articulation
Manner of
Articulation
examples
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Exercises
1. Give the appropriate three-term description for each of the following sounds.
(e.g. [k]: voiceless velar stop):
[f ] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
[b] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
[θ] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
[ʃ ] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
[t] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
[ j] ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Give the appropriate phonetic symbol for each of the following sounds:
(a) a voiced palato-alveolar fricative………………………………
(b) a voiced alveolar stop ………………………………
(c) a voiced velar stop ………………………………
(d) a voiced dental fricative ………………………………
(e) a voiced labio-dental fricative ………………………………
3. What phonetic property distinguishes each of the following pairs of sounds
(e.g. [p] and [b]: voicing; [s] and [S]: place of articulation; [t] and [s]: manner of articulation)?
(a) [k] and [g] ……………………………………………………………………..
(b) [b] and [d] ……………………………………………………………………..
(c) [d] and [z] ……………………………………………………………………..
(d) [z] and [ʒ] ……………………………………………………………………..
(e) [ʃ ] and [ʒ] ……………………………………………………………………..
(f ) [d] and [g] ……………………………………………………………………..
4. Which of the following English words begin with a fricative?
ship
psychology
veer
round plot
philosophy
think
late
xylophone
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Which of the following English words end with a fricative?
stack
whale swim
epitaph
use
path
pleads
cuts
half
halve
hash
haze
phase
Which of the following English words begin with a stop?
philanderer
plasterer
parsimonious
ptarmigan
psyche
charismatic
cereal
carping
kinky
ghoulish
grueling
guardian
thick
tickle
bin
dreary