ENGLISH PLOSIVES /p/ /t/ /k/ A type of consonant which sounds like and

“explosion” produced when you release the air after forming a complete obstruction to the flow of air.

PASTA TUNA

CAN

ENGLISH PLOSIVES /p/ /t/ /k/

What do English Stops have in common?

ASPIRATION:

EXTRA PUFF OF AIR

What differences are there between them?

ARTICULATION

How do you make the sounds?

ENGLISH PLOSIVES /p/ /t/ /k/

PLOSIVE /P/ BILABIAL

1- Close your lips

- Obstruct the airflow

and hold the air

2- Release the air with

an EXPLOSIVE NOISE

PLOSIVE /T/ ALVEOLAR

1- Put the tip of the tongue

behind your teeth on the

alveolar ridge - Hold the air

2- Release the air with an

EXPLOSIVE NOISE

PLOSIVE /K/ VELAR

1- The back of the tongue

raises against the soft

palate - Hold the air

2- Release the air with an

EXPLOSIVE NOISE

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