Linguistic 100 : Phonetics Practice Activities

I’m studying and need help with a English question to help me learn.

Part One: Voicing

Are the following sounds voiced or voiceless?

a. [f]

b. [s]

c. [l]

d. [h]

Part Two: Place of Articulation.

Use the IPA chart on Canvas and write the place of articulation for each sound below:

a. [k]

b. [b]

c. [t]

d. [x]

Part Three: Manner of Articulation

Use the IPA chart on Canvas and write two symbols for each manner of articulation below.

a. Stop/plosive

b. Fricative

c. Nasal

Part Four: Describing Consonants

Use the IPA chart to write the symbol for each consonant described below.

a. Voiced bilabial stop

b. Voiceless velar fricative

c. Voiced alveolar nasal

Part Five: Vowels

Use the IPA vowel chart to write a symbol for each vowel description:

a. High front vowel

b. High back vowel

c. Low back vowel

Part Six: Vowels

Say the following words. Are the vowel sounds rounded or unrounded? Tense or lax?

a. He

b. No

c. Who