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Consonant Sounds & Transcription

Saturday, May 23, 2020 by Eva Easton 7 Comments

Consonant Sounds
… are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath.
… can be voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd).
… can come in sound pairs.


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Transcription Audio Quiz

You will hear each sound 3 times.
You can clearly hear if a sound is voiceless or voiced.

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-g.mp3/g/

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-s.mp3/s/

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-dzh.mp3/d͡ʒ/

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-zh.mp3/ʒ/

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-d.mp3/d/

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-sh.mp3/ʃ/

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-f.mp3/f/

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-ch.mp3/t͡ʃ/

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-th-vl.mp3/θ/

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-th-vd.mp3/ð/

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-z.mp3/z/

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/con-sounds-p.mp3/p/

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Quiz 2
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1. 

Which sound is voiceless: /p, b/

2. 

Which sound is voiced: /t, d/

3. 

Which sound is voiceless: /s, z/

4. 

Which sound is voiced: /k, g/

5. 

Which sound is voiceless: /θ, ð/

6. 

Which sound is voiced: /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/

7. 

Which sound is voiced: /p, b/

8. 

Which sound is voiceless: /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/

9. 

Which sound is voiceless: /t, d/

10. 

Which sound is voiceless: /ʃ, ʒ/

11. 

Which sound is voiceless: /f, v/

12. 

Which sound is voiceless: /k, g/

13. 

Which sound is voiced: /s, z/

14. 

Which sound is voiced: /f, v/

15. 

Which sound is voiced: /θ, ð/

16. 

Which sound is voiced: /ʃ, ʒ/

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Consonant Sounds with Transcription

vl = voiceless (no vibration of vocal cords)
vd = voiced (vibration of vocal cords)

vlvdvlvdvlvdvlvdvlvdvlvdvl
stop/p
p
aint
b/
ball
/t
t
ree
d/
dog
/k
c
at
g/
girl
fricative/f
f
arm
v/
view
/θ
th
ree
ð/
brothers
/s
s
wan
z/
zebra
/ʃ
Russia
ʒ/
Asia
/h/
hurry
affricate/t͡ʃ
ch
urch
d͡ʒ/
July
nasal/m/
music
/n/
numbers
/ŋ/
sing
liquid/l/
lamp
/r/
red flowers
glide/y/
yellow
/w/
wish

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  1. Bogeun Jung says

    Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    Dear Eva Easton,

    I have a question about /s/ sound.
    There are so many ways of pronouncing /s/ sounds as below.

    (Name of YouTuber): The way to pronounce /s/ sound
    (Sounds American) :this sound is made by partially blocking the air flowing between the tip of your tongue and your alveolar ridge.
    (Emma): the blade of your tongue, not the tip of your tongue, comes up to the alveolar ridge.
    (Denise): the front part of the tongue is raised a little bit towards the roof of my mouth. It is near the ridge which is just behind my front teeth. When I say the front of my tongue, I do not mean the tip.
    (EEP): there’s two options actually. Your tongue could be touching the back of the top of your teeth, or it could be touching the back of the bottom of your teeth.
    (Rachel) There are two ways to make these sounds. One, with the tip of the tongue down, lightly touching the back of the bottom front teeth. Or by pointing the tip of the tongue up. You may find that the position of the tongue tip depends on the sounds around the S and Z.

    I am very confused. When I pronounce /s/ as in ‘sit’, using Sounds American’s method, it’s not easy for to move into correct /I/ as in ‘it’ where the tip of the tongue should be lowered just behind the bottom front teeth. Could you make a comment on this please?

    Thank you very much

    Bogeun Jung

    Reply
    • Eva Easton says

      Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      No need for confusion. Imagine a snake making a hissing sound……sssssss.
      The back of your tongue touches the roof of your mouth. The tip of the tongue is in mid-air because you then blow out a series of ssssssss.

      Eva

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  2. Dr. Ahmed Khattab says

    Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    Thank you. Your site technique is so simple, practical, and unique.

    Reply
  3. Eva Easton says

    Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 9:58 pm

    Thank you. I’m glad my work is useful to you.

    Eva

    Reply
  4. رباب لؤي جواد says

    Monday, March 15, 2021 at 3:08 am

    Thank you

    Reply
  5. Eva Easton says

    Monday, March 15, 2021 at 3:54 am

    You’re welcome.
    Eva

    Reply
  6. Jacintha says

    Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:05 am

    Please give more of this quiz and I suggest if you can give gifts to those who won and you can also call for face to face competition. Thank you

    Reply

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