English Consonant Sounds

Which of the following sounds is a voiced alveolar fricative?

• /s/

• /t/

• /z/

• /ʃ/

The words "thin" and "then" start with different consonant sounds. Which statement correctly describes the difference?

• "thin" starts with a voiced sound, while "then" starts with an unvoiced sound.

• "thin" starts with a dental sound /θ/, while "then" starts with a dental sound /ð/.

• "thin" starts with an alveolar sound, while "then" starts with a dental sound.

• There is no difference in the initial consonant sound; the vowel sound is different.

Which of the following words contains a velar nasal sound, represented by the symbol /ŋ/?

• run

• sin

• song

• some

The consonant sound /v/ is often challenging for Thai learners. Which word below requires the speaker to place their top teeth on their bottom lip to produce the initial sound correctly?

• wet

• west

• vest

• yet

Identify the word that ends with a voiced palatal affricate (/dʒ/).

• rich

• ridge

• race

• rise

All of the following sounds are bilabial (produced with both lips) EXCEPT:

• /p/

• /m/

• /b/

• /f/

Which word forms a minimal pair with "fan" based on the final consonant sound?

• fad

• fat

• fast

• fame

The sound /ʃ/ as in "she" and the sound /s/ as in "see" are both unvoiced fricatives. What is the main difference between them?

• Voicing: /ʃ/ is voiced, while /s/ is unvoiced.

• Manner of Articulation: /ʃ/ is a stop, while /s/ is a fricative.

• Place of Articulation: /ʃ/ is velar, while /s/ is dental.

• Place of Articulation: /ʃ/ is palatal, while /s/ is alveolar.

Which of the following words does NOT contain a plosive (stop) sound?

• cab

• dog

• pat

• shy

The final sound in the word "lagh" is phonetically transcribed as:

• /g/

• /h/

• /f/

• The 'gh' is silent.