Plosive /k/
Place of articulation:
- It is the soft palate at the back of your mouth.
- You should be able to feel the strong release of air that clearly…
Spelling:
- K: king, kiss, kitten, make, sack, baker.
- C: cure, cat, bacon.
- Ch: chemist, Christmas, school.
- Que /kw/: quaint, queer, queen.
- Cqu /kw/: acquaint, acquire.
- Qu /k/: conquer, liquor, antique.
- X /ks/: box, lexicon.
A mute “k” can be found at the beginning of a word when it
is followed by an “n”: know, knife, knacker.
Plosive /g/
- Voiced version of /k/.
- This sound is made at the back of the throat.
Spelling:
- It is usually written “g”, overall when followed by a “a”, “u” or a consonant and when it appears in final position: gate, goat, grey, pig, big.
- In some other cases it is pronounced /ʤ/: Gem, ginger.
- We can also find a mute “g” when it is followed by an “n” at the beginning of a word: gnaw, gnat, gnome.
- Or when it is followed by an “n” at the end of a word: Reign, sign, foreign.
Fricatives:
- Consonants produced by the friction of the breath through a narrow opening between two of the mouth-organs. Also called aspirant.
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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F
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Fine
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[fain]
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Voiced
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V
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Verb
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[vɜ:b]
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Labiodental
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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θ
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Thought
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[θɔ:t]
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Dental
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Voiced
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ð
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They
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[ðei]
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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S
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Say
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[sei]
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Alveolar
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Voiced
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Z
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Zoo
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[zu:]
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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ʃ
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Ship
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[ʃip]
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Palato-alveolar
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Voiced
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ʒ
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Measure
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[məʒə]
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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H
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Half
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[ha:f]
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Glotal
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Voiced
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Labiodental
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Symbol
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Word
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Transcription
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Place of articulation
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Voiceless
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F
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Fine
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[fain]
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Voiced
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V
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Verb
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[vɜ:b]
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Labiodental
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