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Fricative consonants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fricatives are made by squeezing air between two articulators.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How many fricatives are there in English?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

3

3.

Check the word below that contains only voiced fricatives.

a)

voice

b)

these

c)

shoes

d)

Zeus

4.

Which words contain only voiceless fricatives?

a)

chef

b)

faith

c)

house

d)

save

5.

Which words end with a labiodental fricative?

a)

five

b)

enough

c)

though

d)

live

6.

Which words start with a dental fricative?

a)

those

b)

thought

c)

seeth

d)

month

7.

Which words end with an alveolar fricative?

a)

this

b)

fix

c)

force

d)

size

e)

mouth

8.

How do you spell the word /siːs/?

a)

cease

b)

seas

c)

sees

d)

seeth

9.

How do you spell the word /ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/?

a)

photographer

b)

phoutograph

c)

fotograph

d)

photograph

10.

Check the options that contain fricative sounds:

a)

/ʃ/ and /ʒ/

b)

/θ/ and /ð/

c)

/s/ and /z/

d)

/f/, /v/ and /h/

e)

/tʃ/ and /dʒ/

11.

Where CAN'T we find the sound /ʒ/?

a)

At the beginning of words.

b)

In the middle of words.

c)

At the end of words.

12.

When is the sound of "th" voiceless /θ/?

a)

When it's a content word or a plural word ending in consonant + "ths".

b)

When it's a funtion/grammar word, a verb ending in "the", a plural word ending vowel + "ths", or a word containing "ther".

13.

When is the sound of "th" voiced /ð/?

a)

When it's a content word or a plural word ending in consonant + "ths".

b)

When it's a funtion/grammar word, a verb ending in "the", a plural word ending vowel + "ths", or a word containing "ther".

14.

Check the word that has a different sound for the "th" letters. (Check the odd word out.)

a)

deaths

b)

mouths

c)

bathe

d)

baths

15.

Check the word that has a different sound for the "th" letters. (Check the odd word out.)

a)

Northern

b)

truth

c)

north

d)

moths