EXERCISE WEEK 1- ORGANS OF SPEECH

I. Label the following organs of speech:

II. Complete the following sentences:

1. The soft palate is also called __________________
2. The __________________ of the tongue helps to produce /ŋ/
3. /m/ is produced with the help of __________________
4. /k/ is produced with the help of the back part of the __________________ .
5. Sounds in which the lips are in contact with each other are called _________________
6. Sounds with lip-to-teeth contact are called __________________ .
7. The soft palate makes oral and __________________ sounds.
8. The __________________ teeth help to produce dental sounds.
9. The __________________ of the tongue helps to produce palatal sound /j/.
10. When speaking, the air stream goes through glottis, if the vocal cords are vibrated, we have __________________
sounds.
11. The larynx is located below the __________________.
12. The __________________ separates the oral & nasal cavity.
13. The main function of the __________________ is to produce voiced and voiceless sounds.
14. When the soft palate is ____________, the oral sounds are produced.
15. The technical term of “tooth ridge” is _____________ ____________ .
16. The back of the tongue is across from the _________________.
III. Write the symbols for the sounds in accordance with the descriptions below and give sample words which begin
with these sounds.
Example: (0). __/m/, /p/, /b/_(map, pay, bay)_________: two lips active

1. ___________: lower lip touches the upper front teeth

2. ___________: tip of the tongue touches the upper front teeth.
3. ___________: teeth ridge active, the tip or the blade of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge.
4. ___________: sounds made through nose (velum down)
5. ___________: sound made through mouth (velum up)
6. ___________: the blade of the tongue touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

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7.____________: hard palate active, the front of the tongue comes close to the hard palate.
8.____________: soft palate active, the back of the tongue touches the soft palate.

IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to describe how and what sounds are made.
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