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English Consonants

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The sound [p] represents which manner of articulation?

a)

Nasal

b)

Fricative

c)

Stop

d)

Glide

2.

2. The sound [m] is classified as a _______________.

a)

Voiced fricative

b)

Voiceless stop

c)

Voiced nasal

d)

Voiced affricate

3.

3. Which of the following sounds is a voiceless alveolar fricative?

a)

[s]

b)

[z]

c)

[ʒ]

d)

[ʃ]

4.

4. An example of an affricate sound in English is _______________.

a)

[k]

b)

[θ]

c)

[ŋ]

d)

[ʧ]

5.
  1. 5. Which manner of articulation is associated with the sound /s/ in the word "sip"?

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6.

6. What is the classification of the sound /tʃ/ as in the word "church"?

a)

Affricate

b)

Fricative

c)

Plosive

d)

Nasal

7.

7. What manner of articulation does the sound /ʒ/ have in the word "measure"?

a)

Affricate

b)

Fricative

c)

Plosive

d)

Nasal

8.

8. Which of the following is NOT a place of articulation for English consonants?

a)

Alveolar

b)

Labiodental

c)

Velar

d)

Glottal

9.

9. Consonants that are produced by stopping the airflow completely and then releasing it suddenly are called:

a)

Approximants

b)

Plosives

c)

Fricatives

d)

Nasals

10.

10. The English consonant sound represented by the symbol /θ/ (as in "thin") is a:

a)

Voiced dental fricative

b)

Voiceless dental fricative

c)

Voiced alveolar fricative

d)

Voiceless alveolar fricative

11.

11. Which of the following sounds is a voiced labio-dental fricative?

a)

/f/

b)

/v/

c)

/ʃ/

d)

/s/

12.

12. The sound represented by the symbol /ŋ/ (as in "sing") is classified as a:

a)

Voiced palatal fricative

b)

Voiceless velar plosive

c)

Voiced velar nasal

d)

Voiceless glottal fricative

13.

13. Which of the following consonant pairs share the same place of articulation but differ in voicing?

a)

/t/ and /d/

b)

/s/ and /z/

c)

/ʃ/ and /ʒ/

d)

Neither

e)

All of them

14.

14. Consonants that involve a continuous airflow with a narrow constriction, creating friction, are called:

a)

Stops

b)

Fricatives

c)

Nasals

d)

Approximants

15.

15. The English consonant sound represented by the symbol /ʃ/ (as in "shoe") is a:

a)

Voiceless postalveolar fricative

b)

Voiced postalveolar fricative

c)

Voiceless alveolar fricative

d)

Voiced alveolar fricative

16.

16. Transcribe the following words into phonetic symbols:

"shoe"          Transcription: _______________

"butter"        Transcription: _______________

"jump"          Transcription: _______________

"voice"          Transcription: _______________

"thin"            Transcription: _______________

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