Calling the Phones

1. Calling the Phones Read the description given at the left of your screen. Then say which phoneme is described. When giving your answer you will be awarded - 1 pt for the SOUND 1 pt for the SYMBOL 1 pt for an EXAMPLE

2. CONSONANTS & GLIDES

3. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “velar” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /k/

4. Which sound is it? • I am a “nasal”. • I am “bilabial” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /m/

5. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /t/

6. Which sound is it? • I am an “approximant” • I am “velar” and “labial” • To pronounce me, you must have rounded lips. • What am I? /w/

7. Which sound is it? • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiced”, but can also be voiceless in certain circumstances. • I am a “lateral approximant”. • I am a “liquid”. • What am I? /l/

8. Which sound is it? • I am “alveolar”. • I am a “nasal” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /n/

9. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “glottal” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /h/

10. Which sound is it? • I am an “affricate”. • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /ʧ/

11. Which sound is it? • I am “plosive”. • I am “bilabial” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /b/

12. Which sound is it? • I am a “voiced”. • I am “alveolar” • I am a “trill” • I am a “liquid” • What am I? /r/

13. Which sound is it? • I am an “affricate”. • I am “voiced” • What am I? /ʤ/

14. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /d/

15. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /s/

16. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “interdental” or “dental” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /D/

17. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “labiodetal” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /f/

18. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “post-alveolar” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /ʒ/

19. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “post-alveolar” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /ʃ/

20. Which sound is it? • I am a “palatal”. • I am an “appoximant” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /j/

21. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /z/

22. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “labio-dental” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /v/

23. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “bilabial” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /b/

24. Which sound is it? • I am a “fricative”. • I am “dental or “inter-dental” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /B/

25. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “velar” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /C/

26. Which sound is it? • I am a “alveolar”. • I am “tap” or “flap” • I am “voiced” • I am a “liquid” • What am I? /ɾ/

27. Which sound is it? • I am a “plosive”. • I am “glottal” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /ʔ/

28. Which sound is it? • I am a “approximant”. • I am “alveolar” • I am “voiced” • I am a “liquid” • What am I? /ɹ/

29. Which sound is it? • I am a French sound. • I am “trill”. • I am “uvular” • I am “voiced” • What am I? /R/

30. Which sound is it? • I am a French sound. • I am a “plosive”. • I am “palatal” • I am “voiceless” • What am I? /ɲ/

31. VOWELS

32. Which vowel is it? • I am “close”. • I am “front”. • I am “tense”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “heat”. • What am I? /i/

33. Which sound is it? • I am “close”. • I am “back”. • I am “tense”. • I am “rounded”. • I am found in the word “shoot”. • What am I? /u/

34. Which sound is it? • I am “open”. • I am “front”. • I am “unrounded”. • In English, I am found in diphthongs. • I am found in the word “bite” and “down”. • What am I? /a/

35. Which sound is it? • I am “close-mid”. • I am “front”. • I am “unrounded”. • In English, I am found in diphthongs. • I am found in the word “bait” and “hey”. • What am I? /e/

36. Which sound is it? • I am “close-mid”. • I am “back”. • I am “rounded”. • In English, I am found in diphthongs. • I am found in the word “boat” and “toy”. • What am I? /o/

37. Which sound is it? • I am “open”. • I am “back”. • I am “tense”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “hot”. • What am I? /ɑ/

38. Which sound is it? • I am “open-mid”. • I am “back”. • I am “rounded”. • In English, I am found in diphthongs. • I am found in the word “boy”. • What am I? /ɔ/

39. Which sound is it? • I am “mid”. • I am “central”. • I am “lax”. • I am reduced and brief. • I am found in the word “alone”. • They call me “schwa” • What am I? /ə/

40. Which sound is it? • I am “open-mid”. • I am “front”. • I am “lax”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “bet” and “sad”. • What am I? /ɛ/

41. Which sound is it? • I am “open”. • I am “front”. • I am “lax”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “that” and “and”. • What am I? /æ/

42. Which sound is it? • I am “close”. • I am “front”. • I am “lax”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “hit” and “sin”. • What am I? /ɪ/

43. Which sound is it? • I am “Close”. • I am “back”. • I am “lax”. • I am “rounded”. • I am found in the word “look”. • What am I? /ʊ/

44. Which sound is it? • I am “open-mid”. • I am “back”. • I am “lax”. • I am “unrounded”. • I am found in the word “hut” and “mud”. • What am I? /y/

45. Which sound is it? • I am “open-mid”. • I am “central”. • I am “unrounded”. • I have an added extension to mark the adding of the sound /r/. • I can be found in words like “bird”. • What am I? /ɝ/

46. Which sound is it? • I am “Closed”. • I am “front”. • I am “tense”. • I am “rounded”. • I am hard to pronounce for Anglophones, since I am found in the French words “rue” and “lune”. • What am I? /y/