Exercises 27
EXERCISES
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A. Fill in the names of the vocal organs numbered in Figure 1.15.
1. 8.
2. 9.
3. 10.
4. 11.
5. 12.
6. 13.
7. 14.
Figure 1.15
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B. Describe the consonants in the word skinflint using the chart below. Fill in
all five columns, and put parentheses around the terms that may be left out,
as shown for the first consonant.
C.
1 2 3 4 5
Voiced or Place of Central or Oral or Articulatory
voiceless articulation lateral nasal action
s voiceless alveolar (central) (oral) fricative
k
n
f
l
t
D. Figure 1.16 a–g illustrates all the places for articulatory gestures that we
have discussed so far, except for retroflex sounds (which will be illustrated
in chapter 7). In the spaces provided, (1) state the place of articulation and
(2) state the manner of articulation of each sound, and (3) give an example of
an English word beginning with the sound illustrated.
(1) Place of (2) Manner of (3) Example
articulation articulation
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
E. Studying a new subject often involves learning a large number of technical
terms. Phonetics is particularly challenging in this respect. Read over the
definitions of the terms in this chapter before completing the exercises that
follows. Say each of the words and listen to the sounds. Be careful not to be
confused by spellings. Using a mirror may be helpful.
1. Circle the words that begin with a bilabial consonant.
met net set bet let pet
2. Circle the words that begin with a velar consonant.
knot got lot cot hot pot
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Exercises 29
Figure 1.16 Sounds that illustrate all the places of articulation discussed so far,
except for retroflex sounds.
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