ENGLISH  CONSONANT  PHONEMES

   

   Place the following phonemes in the shaded places in the table:

   / ʃ  z  p  m  k  ŋ  f  dʒ  θ  s  d  n  d-  b  v  g   ʒ  t
    tʃ  h /

   

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   |(F =             |Bilabial|Labiodental|Dental|Alveolar|Palato-Alveolar|Palatal|Velar|Glottal|
   |                 |        |           |      |        |               |       |     |       |
   |fortis (unvoiced)|        |           |      |        |               |       |     |       |
   |                 |--------+-----------+------+--------+---------------+-------+-----+-------|
   |L = lenis        |F   |L  |F    |L    |F  |L |F   |L  |F      |L      |F  |L  |F |L |F  |L  |
   |(voiced)         |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Plosive          |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Fricative        |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Affricate        |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Nasal            |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Lateral          |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   |-----------------+----+---+-----+-----+---+--+----+---+-------+-------+---+---+--+--+---+---|
   |Approximant      |    |   |     |     |   |  |    |   |       |       |   |   |  |  |   |   |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

   

   

   Now have a look at the Overview of English consonant phonemes and check your answers.