WorksheetsFricative consonants
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Fricatives are made by squeezing air between two articulators.
True
False
How many fricatives are there in English?
5
7
9
3
Check the word below that contains only voiced fricatives.
voice
these
shoes
Zeus
Which words contain only voiceless fricatives?
chef
faith
house
save
Which words end with a labiodental fricative?
five
enough
though
live
Which words start with a dental fricative?
those
thought
seeth
month
Which words end with an alveolar fricative?
this
fix
force
size
mouth
How do you spell the word /siːs/?
cease
seas
sees
seeth
How do you spell the word /ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/?
photographer
phoutograph
fotograph
photograph
Check the options that contain fricative sounds:
/ʃ/ and /ʒ/
/θ/ and /ð/
/s/ and /z/
/f/, /v/ and /h/
/tʃ/ and /dʒ/
Where CAN'T we find the sound /ʒ/?
At the beginning of words.
In the middle of words.
At the end of words.
When is the sound of "th" voiceless /θ/?
When it's a content word or a plural word ending in consonant + "ths".
When it's a funtion/grammar word, a verb ending in "the", a plural word ending vowel + "ths", or a word containing "ther".
When is the sound of "th" voiced /ð/?
When it's a content word or a plural word ending in consonant + "ths".
When it's a funtion/grammar word, a verb ending in "the", a plural word ending vowel + "ths", or a word containing "ther".
Check the word that has a different sound for the "th" letters. (Check the odd word out.)
deaths
mouths
bathe
baths
Check the word that has a different sound for the "th" letters. (Check the odd word out.)
Northern
truth
north
moths
