Exercises about Consonants :

1-Complete the charts with consonant sounds :

a- Place (point) of Articulation

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar

/p/ /f/ /θ/ /t/
/b/ /v/ /ð/ /d/
/m/ /s/
/z/
/n/
/l/
/r/

b- Place (point) of Articulation :

Palato-alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal

/ʃ/ /j/ /k/ /h/
/ʒ/ /g/
/tʃ/ /Ŋ/
/dʒ/ /w/

c- Manner (mode) of Articulation :

Plosives Nasals Affricates Fricatives Lateral Semi-vowels

/p/ /m/ /tʃ/ /f/ /l/ /j/
/b/ /n/ /dʒ/ /v/ /w/
/d/ /Ŋ/ /θ/

/t/ /ð/
/k/ /s/
/g/ /z/
/ʃ/
/ʒ/
/h/
2- Describe the following consonant sounds :
/f/ : Labio-dental fricative : This sound is produced by placing the upper teeth on
the lower lip and blowing air through the gap between them.

/Ө/ : Dental fricative : This sound is produced by placing the tongue tip against
the back of the upper front teeth and blowing air through the gap between the
tongue and the teeth.

/b/ : Bilabial plosive : it is produced by closing the lips together and then
relasing the air with a pop.

/dʒ/ : Alveolar affricate : it is produced by first stopping the air with the tongue
against the aveolar ridge (the bump behind the upper front teeth) and then
releasing the air with a hiss.

/j/ : Palatal approximant : it is produced by raising the middle of the tongue

towards the hard palate ( the roof of the mouth behind the upper front teeth) and
letting the air flow out around the sides of the tongue.

/ŋ/ ……………………………………………………………………

3- Classify the words below in the following chart :

/ʃ/ /Ө/ /t ʃ/ /ð/

Shame Theater Teacher There
Shine Theory Chair Them
Shop Three Church Rather
Thin Which Within
Cheap