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WorksheetsConsonants
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many consonants are there in the English language?
44
24
20
22
How many triphthongs are there in the IPA?
5
6
7
8
There are three ways to classify consonants.
True
False
Triphthongs are formed by the diphthongs ending in /ɪ/ and /a/ + the sound /ə/.
True
False
Which part in a triphthong is considerably weakened or left out altogether?
First elements
Second elements
Third elements
In the smoothing process, the diphthong /əʊə/ becomes .....................
/ə/
/ʊ/
/əʊ/
/ɜː/
Which are voiced consonants?
/b/
/d/
/g/
/f/
/v/
/ð/
/z/
/ʒ/
/m/
/n/
/k/
/s/
/r/
/j/
/l/
/h/
Which are voiceless consonants?
/dʒ/
/ŋ/
/w/
/b/
/m/
/k/
/tʃ/
/k/
/b/
/θ/
/s/
/ʃ/
In terms of place of articulation, /θ/ is a ............................ consonant.
Dental (Tongue-teeth)
Labio-dental (lips and teeth)
Bilabial (lips)
In terms of place of articulation, which are palatal (Tongue-palate) consonants?
/ʃ/
/tʃ/
/p/
/w/
/r/
/g/
/h/
/f/
How many plosive phonemes are there in the IPA?
4
5
6
7
How many affricate consonants are there?
1
2
3
4
Approximant consonants are pronounced smoothly like vowels.
True
False
If a consonant is formed by starting with a plosive, then immediately blending into a fricative, it's an approximant.
True
False
Which are plosive consonants?
/m/
/b/
/s/
/b/
/t/
/g/
/w/
/n/
/r/
/s/
/z/
/d/
Which kind of consonant is formed by blocking the air in the mouth, then releasing air through the nose?
Plosives
Approximants
Fricatives
Nasals
Which kind of consonants do these sounds /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/ belong to?
nasals
affricates
lateral approximants
fricatives
In terms of the manner of articulation, /w/ is a .......................... consonant.
plosive
lateral approximant
fricative
approximant
In terms of place of articulation, (a) is a glottal (throat) consonant.
In the English IPA, there is only one lateral approximate. What is it?
(a)
