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English Phonetics - Task 2 - Practical Exercises

This document contains a series of practical exercises on consonant sounds: 1. Name the manner and place of articulation for several consonant sounds. 2. Write the phonetic symbols for consonant sounds in words. 3. Classify words according to the place of articulation of an underlined consonant. 4. Identify which word is different based on its final consonant sound. 5. Write a word for each phonetic symbol. 6. Circle the correct phonetic transcription for each word.

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English Phonetics - Task 2 - Practical Exercises

This document contains a series of practical exercises on consonant sounds: 1. Name the manner and place of articulation for several consonant sounds. 2. Write the phonetic symbols for consonant sounds in words. 3. Classify words according to the place of articulation of an underlined consonant. 4. Identify which word is different based on its final consonant sound. 5. Write a word for each phonetic symbol. 6. Circle the correct phonetic transcription for each word.

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Task 2_Practical Exercises

Consonant sounds
1. Name the manner and the place of articulation of each
consonant sound

a) /t/
b) /d/
c) /k/
d) /z /
e) /b/

2. Write only the symbols of the consonant sounds contained in


the following words, remember to write each symbol in slashes
(//).
 The first one is done for you.

Word Symbols of the consonant sounds


English /ŋ/ - /g/ - /l/ - /ʃ/
Alphabet
Phonetic
transcriptio
n
Think

3. Classify the following words according to the place of articulation


of the underlined letter in the box below
 The first one is done for you.

peak, deep, leap, cat, boat, enter, border, shoulder, singer,


longing, chick, take, chirp, buzz, then, horse, voice, jam

Bilabia Denta Labio alveola vela Palata Palate- glotta Retrofle


l l - r r l alveola l x
denta r
l
Peak

4. Pronounce: Which word is different? Focus on the final


consonant sound.

a) walks
b) visits
c) helps
d) watches

5. Write a word that includes each symbol.


 The first one is done for you.
Symbol Word
a) /ʃ/ show
b) /ʒ/
c) /ð/
d) /v/
e) /ŋ/

6. Circle the right phonetic transcription (IPA) of each word.


The first one is done for you.

 One /ˈwʌn/ /’wʌŋ/ /’gon/


 Crock /crɒk/ /krɒk/ /krɒc/
 Those /ðəʊz/ /θəʊz/ /ðəʊs/
 Horse /ˈhɔːrs/ /ˈjɔːrs/ /ˈhɔːrz/
 Training /treɪnɪn/ /treɪnɪŋ/ /treɪŋɪn/
 Church /tʃɜːtʃ/ / ʃɜːtʃ/ /tʃɜːʃ/
 Worship /ˈgɜːʃɪp/ /ˈwɜːtʃɪp/ /ˈwɜːʃɪp/
 Shrine /ˈtʃraɪn/ /ˈʃraɪn/ /ˈʃraɪŋ/

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