the articulation of consonant sounds
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THE ARTICULATION OF ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS
ByLuis Carlos Lasso Montenegro
MANNER OF
ARTICULATION How the sound is produced and the way the airstream passes through the
vocal tract.
PLACE OF ARTICULATION
It refers to which speech organs are
involved in the production of
sounds.
VOICINGPresence or absence of voicing
makes a consonant sound voiced or voiceless
Which are the characteristics of consonant sounds?
FRICATIVE When two vocal organs come close enough together for the movement
of air between them to be heard.
PALATO-ALVEOLAR
When the blade of the tongue is used just behind the alveolar
ridge.
VOICELESS VOICED
How can consonant sounds be described?
How are sounds represented in written English?
Ideas for Improving Pronunciation Skills
Finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/She /ʃi/Shoe /ʃuː/ Sharp /ʃɑːp/Cashier /kæˈʃɪə/
Look up in the dictionary words that have in common the same English consonant sound and check their phonemic transcription.
Then write a meaningful sentence using all the words.
Listening to tongue twisters is one way to improve your English pronunciation. It's very difficult to say tongue twisters in English so don't worry if you can't do it very well at first, just have fun!
Using Tongue Twisters
She sells sea shells on the sea shore;
The shells that she sells are sea shells, I’m sure.
So, if she sells sea shells on the sea shore;
I’m sure that the shells are sea shore shells.
Look at the following phrases and read them aloud. Then use them to ask a friend questions about their habits.
Placing words into a context
How often do you do
the washing up at home?
Do you like drinking
coffee with sugar?
Thanks for your attention!