English phonetics
Task 2 – Consonant Sounds
Nicol Yerixa Ruiz Castañeda
Number of the collaborative group: 29
Tutor’s: Maria Tereza Salamanca
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
School of Education
Bachelor of English as a Foreign Language
26 September – 2021
Task 2_Practical Exercises
Consonant sounds
1. Name the manner and the place of articulation of each consonant sound
a) /t/ Forma- Alveolar
b) /d/ Forma- Alveolar
c) /k/ Forma- Alveolar
d) /z /
e) /b/ Forma- Bilabial
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
transcription
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
Bilabial Dental Labio- alveolar velar Palatal Palate- glottal Retroflex
dental alveolar
Peak
4. Pronounce: Which word is different? Focus on the final consonant sound.
Mark an X in front of the different word.
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/