Week 3: Manner of articulation (2)

Which Group of Consonant Phonemes is Being Described?

Here you are provided with a brief description of the consonant sounds or phonemes. Read each description carefully and match each description with a group of consonants.

1. When these consonants are produced, the flow of air is blocked completely.	a) Nasal Sounds
2. While the air is released, a sort of friction is created in various parts of the vocal tract.	b) Affricate Sounds
3. This group of sounds is actually the combination of two different phonemes with a bit of friction.	c) The Lateral Sound
4. The air comes out through your nostrils, not through your mouth, and they don’t produce friction.	d) Stop Consonants
5. Although this group has only one member, this consonant distorts the flow of air with the tongue being a bit curled back.	e) The Glides of Semi-Consonants
6. When this only sound is produced, the air comes out through the sides of the tongue when touching the alveolus.	f) Fricative Consonants
7) These two sounds are not fully considered consonants per se. In one of the them the airflow is affected by the lips, and the other is affected by the tongue movements.	g) The Retroflex

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