English Consonants

BilabialBilabialBilabialBilabial LabioLabioLabioLabio----dentaldentaldentaldental

DentalDentalDentalDental AlveolarAlveolarAlveolarAlveolar PostPostPostPost----alveolaralveolaralveolaralveolar

PalatalPalatalPalatalPalatal VelarVelarVelarVelar GlottalGlottalGlottalGlottal

Plosive

Fricative

Affricate

Nasal

LateralApproximant

ApproximantApproximant

� Put the English consonant phonemes inthe appropriate box in the phonemechart:› /h/, /m/, /g/, /w/, /l/, /k/, /p/, /r/, /b/,

/N/, /s/, /j/, /n/, /tS/, /f/, /Z/, /v/, /dZ/,/d/, /T/, /S/, /z/, /D/, /t/.

BilabialBilabialBilabialBilabial LabioLabioLabioLabio----dentaldentaldentaldental

DentalDentalDentalDental AlveolarAlveolarAlveolarAlveolar PostPostPostPost----alveolaralveolaralveolaralveolar

PalatalPalatalPalatalPalatal VelarVelarVelarVelar GlottalGlottalGlottalGlottal

Plosive p / b t / d k/g

Fricative f / v T / D s / z S / Z h

Affricate tS / dZS Z

Nasal m n N

LateralApproximant

l

Approximant w r j

� Tips:

◦ If there are two phonemes in one box, the first oneis voiceless and the second one is voiced.

◦ All nasals and approximants (and all vowels too!)are voiced.

� I will produce one English consonant sound.Raise your hand if you know how to describeit.◦ Remember that the description of consonant

phonemes follows this order:phonemes follows this order:� Voicing

� Place of articulation

� Manner of articulation

Example: /f/ = voiceless labio-dental fricative

/v//v/

/t//t/

/Z//Z/

/w//w/

/h//h/

/tS//tS/

� Now, the other way around: I will describe anEnglish consonant phoneme. Raise your handif you know which sound it is and, whenasked, produce it.

(Voiced) alveolar nasal

Voiceless bilabial plosiveplosive

Voiceless alveolar fricative

(Voiced) palatal approximant

Voiced dental fricative

� Look for a partner outside your group. Inpairs, student A produces one sound andstudent B has to describe it. Then, student Bproduces another sound and student A has todescribe it, and so on.describe it, and so on.

� Look for a different partner now. In pairs,student A describes one phoneme to studentB, who has to produce the sound. Then,student B describes another phoneme tostudent A, and so on.student A, and so on.