Тема 6. Units 15-19. Consonants

What sound does this articulation describe? Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords do not vibrate. Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

*/f/

/v/

/p/

/w/

What should be done for the correct pronunciation of the sound /f/?

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the upper lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

*Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords vibrate.

What sound does this articulation refer to? Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords should vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

/f/

*/v/

/w/

/D/

Choose the correct articulation for the sound /v/.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the upper lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords should vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords should vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

*Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords should vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Do not stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

What sound does this articulation describe? Raise the back of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth (soft palate). Rest the tip of your tongue against your bottom teeth. First round your lips, then relax them, as you let air flow out through your lips. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

/f/

/v/

*/w/

/p/

Choose the correct articulation for the sound /w/.

Raise the central part of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth (soft palate). Rest the tip of your tongue against your bottom teeth. First round your lips, then relax them, as you let air flow out through your lips. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Raise the back of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth (soft palate). Rest the tip of your tongue against your bottom teeth. First round your lips, then relax them, as you let air flow out through your lips. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

*Raise the back of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth (soft palate). Rest the tip of your tongue against your bottom teeth. First round your lips, then relax them, as you let air flow out through your lips. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Lightly touch the upper teeth with the inner part of the lower lip. Produce the sound by forcing air out through the opening. Stop the flow of air. Your vocal cords should vibrate.Hold your hand in front of your lips to feel the flow of air.

What letters represent the sound /w/ in spelling?

*The letters w, wh, and qu.

The letters w, and u.

The letters w, qu, and ow.

The letters qu, qi, v, and w.

Identify a set of letters that represent the sound /f/ in spelling.

f, ff, gh

*f, ff

f, ph, ff, gh

f, ph, ff

Which set of letters represent the sound /v/?

v, ph

*v

v, vv

v, f

Choose a set of words where all the words have /f/.

rough, though, through, cough, tough.

coughs, roofs, telephone, profile, of.

toughen, Stephan, photograph, philosophy, miff.

*enough, hyphen, chief, laugh, suffer.

Choose a set of words where all the words have /v/.

proof, village, valley, leaves, waving.

vet, of, wine, moved, curve.

*Stephen, believe, vegetation, halve, alive.

review, veiled, van, hyphen, knives.

Choose a set of words where all the words have /w/.

inward, toward, wreath, sword, sweater.

*snowy, squirrel, quiet, persuade, once.

anyway, wreck, quickly, twenty, wonderful.

wail, weighed, wheel, wrinkle, answer.

Choose a set of words where every word includes a silent consonant letter.

whole, wrist, wrote, wreck, twist.

wrap, toward, knowledge, wrong, window.

wraith, wrathy, two, twelve, wrong.

*wrap, wrinkle, whose, answer, whoever.

Choose the correct spelling for /′j@:t/.

*yacht

yat

jaht

yaht

Choose the correct transcription of the word Stephen.

/′sti:ven/

/′stIfn/

*/′sti:vn/

/′sti:fn/

Choose the correct transcription of the word jeers.

*/′8I6z/

/′8Irz/

/′jI6z/

/′jIrz/

How many words are there in the English language that end in the letter v?

465

1357

75

*none

Choose the correct transcription of the word sword.

/swOrd/

*/sOrd/

/swOd/

/sO:rd/

Choose the correct transcription of the word persuade.

/′p6sweId/

/pqr′seId/

*/pqr′sweId/

/pqr′s4eId/

Identify a silent letter in the word photographer.

p

h

g

*no silent letters

Identify a silent letter in the word frighten.

f

*gh

h

f and gh

Which letter is silent in the word swaption?

s

w

p

*no silent letters

Choose the answer that includes correct rules only for the sounds /w/, /f/, /T/ and /v/.

*/w/ – w, qu, wh;

/f/ – f, ff;

/T/ – th (mostly in content words);

/v/ – v

/w/ – w, qu, wh;

/f/ – f, ff;

/T/ – th (mostly in form words);

/v/ – v

/w/ – w, qu, u (after g or s);

/f/ – f, ff, ph;

/T/ – th (mostly in form words);

/v/ – v, ve

/w/ – w, qu, wh, (after g or s);

/f/ – f, ff, ph;

/T/ – th (mostly in content words);

/v/ – v, ve

Choose the answer that includes correct rules only for the sounds /T/, /D/ and /j/.

/T/ – th (mostly in content words; sometimes in form words);

/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in prepositions; in content words after unvoiced consonants; at the end of the words);

/j/ – y (usually at the end of a word after a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

*/T/ – th (mostly in content words);

/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in pronouns; in content words in intervocalic position; at the end of the words);

/j/ – y (usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

/T/ – th (mostly in form words);

/D/ – th (in form and content words between two vowels; in prepositions; at the end of the words);

/j/ – y (usually at the end of a word after a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word especially in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /s/, /z/, /t/, /d/, /7/, /8/, /T/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

/T/ – th (mostly in content words);

/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in pronouns; in content words in intervocalic position; at the beginning of the words);

/j/ – y (usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /s/, /z/, /t/, /d/, /7/, /8/, /T/; after the consonants /D/, and /T/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

Choose the answer that includes correct rules only for the sounds /h/, /w/ and /8/.

/h/ – h, wh;

/w/ – w, qu, wh, u (after g or s);

8/ – dge, j, g, gg, ge, dj, d (before i)

/h/ – h;

/w/ – w, qu, wh, u (after g or s);

/8/ –j, g, ge, dge, dj, d (before u or i)

*/h/ – h;

/w/ – w, qu, wh;

/8/ –j, g, ge, dge, dj, d (before u or i)

/h/ – h, wh;

/w/ – w, wh, u (after g or s);

/8/ – de, j, g gg, ge, dj, d (before u)

Choose the answer that includes correct rules only for the sounds /D/, /w/ and /j/.

/D/ – th (mostly in content words; in pronouns and prepositions; in content words in intervocalic position; at the end of the words);

/w/ – w, qu, u (after g or s);

/j/ – y (usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /s/, /z/, /t/, /d/, /7/, /8/, /T/; after the consonants /D/, and /T/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

*/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in pronouns; in content words between two vowels; at the end of the words);

/w/ – w, qu, wh;

/j/ – y (usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in prepositions; in content words in intervocalic position; at the beginning of the words);

/w/ – w, wh;

/j/ – y (usually at the end of a word after a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word especially in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /s/, /z/, /t/, /d/, /7/, /8/, /T/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

/D/ – th (mostly in form words; in pronouns, in prepositions, verbs, and nouns in intervocalic position; at the end of the words);

/w/ – w, qu, wh, (after g or s);

/j/ – y (usually at the end of a word after a vowel); u (at the beginning of a word but not in the prefix un-; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress)

Which letter is silent in the word sandwiches?

*d

h

w

no silent letters

What’s the possible pronunciation of the underlined letters: suede?

*/sw/

/seI/

/s9/

/sj9/

What’s the possible pronunciation of the underlined letters: suite?

*/sw/

/s4I/

/s9I/

/sj9/

Which is the correct articulation for the sound /j/?

Rest the tip of your tongue, lightly, against your top teeth. Raise the center part of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth, but do not touch it. Press the sides of your tongue against your top teeth. Produce the sound by letting air flow over your tongue. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Rest the tip of your tongue, lightly, against your bottom teeth. Raise the back of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth, but do not touch it. Press the sides of your tongue against your top teeth. Produce the sound by letting air flow over your tongue. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Rest the tip of your tongue, lightly, against your bottom teeth. Raise the center part of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth, but do not touch it. Press the sides of your tongue against your top teeth. Produce the sound by letting air flow over your tongue. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

*Rest the tip of your tongue, lightly, against your bottom teeth. Raise the center part of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth, but do not touch it. Press the sides of your tongue against your top teeth. Produce the sound by letting air flow over your tongue. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

What sound does this articulation describe? Lower your jaw slightly, and let your tongue lie in relaxed position. Force air out of your throat, through open lips. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

/f/

/v/

*/h/

/j/

Choose the correct articulation for the sound /h/.

*Lower your jaw slightly, and let your tongue lie in relaxed position. Force air out of your throat, through open lips. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

Lower your jaw slightly, and let your tongue lie in relaxed position. Force air out of your throat, through open lips. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Raise your jaw slightly, and let your tongue lie in relaxed position. Force air out of your throat, through open lips. Your vocal cords do not vibrate.

Raise your jaw slightly, and let your tongue lie in relaxed position. Force air out of your throat, through open lips. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

Find a group of words with the silent h.

honest, hair, heir, herb

*rhythm, exhibition, ghost, honor

John, helmet, hired, vehicle

Thomas, harried, hour, inhabitant

What’s the transcription of the word Yale?

*/jeIl/

/jel/

/eIl/

/jaIl/

What sound does this articulation describe? Rest the tip of your tongue, lightly, against your bottom teeth. Raise the center part of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth, but do not touch it. Press the sides of your tongue against your top teeth. Produce the sound by letting air flow over your tongue. Your vocal cords should vibrate.

/f/

/v/

/w/

*/j/

What sound is always followed by a vowel?

/D/

/v/

/8/

*/j/

What sound is always followed by a vowel?

/7/

/v/

/T/

*/w/

In what cases is the sound /j/ usually written with the letter y?

*Usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel.

Usually at the end of a word before a consonant.

Usually at the beginning of a word.

Usually before a vowel.

In what cases is the sound /j/ often a part of the spelling u?

At the end of a word (but not in the prefix); after consonant sounds; after the consonants /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress.

At the end of a word (in the prefix); after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel has strong stress.

At the beginning of a word (in the prefix); after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does has strong stress.

*At the beginning of a word (but not in the prefix); after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress.

What letters is the sound /D/ written with?

the letter y (usually at the beginning of a word) and the letter u (at the beginning of a word (in the prefix); after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does has strong stress.).

the letter y (usually at the end of a word before a consonant) and the letter u (at the beginning of a word; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress).

*the letter y (at the beginning of a word before a vowel) and the letter u (at the beginning of a word; after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel does not have strong stress).

the letter y (usually at the end of a word before a consonant) and the letter u (at the end of a word (in the prefix); after the consonant sounds /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /h/; after the consonants /n/, and /l/, if the u vowel has strong stress).

Choose a set of words in which every word has the sound /j/.

confuse, jewelry, cute, human, humor, huge

*beyond, annual, ambulance, executive, argue

continue, menu, value, introduce, volume.

music, student, communication, junior, future

Find a group of words with the sound /j/.

few, interview beautiful, include, music

*millionaire, opinion, onion, dew, feudal

continue, revolution, view, university, June

review, suit, neutral, new, jewelry

Identify a set of letters that represent the sound /j/.

*The letters y, and u.

The letters y, j, and u.

The letters y, i, and u.

The letters y, i, j, and u.

In what cases is the sound /h/ often dropped?

*In unstressed words like he or his (but not at the beginning of a sentence).

In stressed words like he or his (but not at the beginning of a word).

In unstressed words like he or his (at the beginning of a sentence).

In unstressed words like he or his (at the beginning of a word).

Choose a set of words in which every word has a silent h.

honest, exhibition, honor, rhythm, penthouse.

*vehicle, heir, herb, shepherd, silhouette.

John, Thomas, exhaust, inhabitant, honest.

ghost, hour, hunter, oh, rhyme.

In what position is the letter h pronounced as the sound /h/?

At the beginning of a word/

At the end of a word.

*Either in the initial or final position.

At the end or at the beginning of a word.

What letters represent the sound /h/ in spelling?

*h

hg, h

wh, h, hg

h, wh

Choose a set of velar sounds.

/k/, /g/, /N/, /n/

*/k/, /g/, /N/

/k/, /g/, /N/, /n/, /m/

/k/, /g/

Choose a set of glottal sounds.

*/h/

/h/, /j/

/j/

/h/, /N/

Choose a set of plosive sounds.

*/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/

/p/, /b/, /k/, /g/

/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/

/t/, /d/, /k/, /g/

Choose a set of glide sounds.

/w/, /l/, /r/

/l/, /r/, /j/

/w/, /r/, /j/

*/w/, /l/, /r/, /j/

Choose a set of voiceless sounds.

/m/, /v/, /N/, /D/, /z/, /Z/, /r/

/p/, /d/, /7/, /s/, /S/, /k/, /T/

*/7/, /t/, /p/, /s/, /S/, /k/, /T/

/b/, /d/, /8/, /z/, /l/, /n/, /r/

Choose a set of voiceless sounds.

/h/, /t/, /p/, /s/, /S/, /g/, /T/

/t/, /S/, /j/, /p/, /T/, /k/, /s/

/h/, /f/, /n/, /T/, /z/, /S/, /r/

*/t/, /S/, /7/, /p/, /s/, /T/, /k/

How is the letter combination gh in the word cough pronounced?

As the sound /v/.

*As the sound /f/.

As the sound /34/.

It is not pronounced at all.

Choose the correct spelling for /′sIsIfqs/.

Sisyghus

Sisyghus

*Sisyphus

none

Choose the correct transcription of the word annual.

/q′nj4ql/

/1′nj4ql/

/1′nju:ql/

*/′1nj4ql/

How is the diagraph ou pronounced in the word silhouette?

/eI/

*/9/

/q/

/34/

Choose the correct transcription of the word silhouette.

*/sIlu:'et/

/sIlju:'et/

/sIlj4'et/

/sI'lu:t/

Choose the correct transcription of the word heir.

/h6/

*/E6/

/hI6/

/e6/

Choose the correct transcription of the word vehicle.

/'vi:hi:kl/

/'vi:hIkl/

/'vi:kl/

*/'vi:Ikl/

Choose the correct transcription of the word shepherd.

/′Si:pqrd/

/Sq′f6d/

/′Sefqrd/

*/′Sepqrd/

What is the spelling of /′34f/?

oaph

*oaf

oagh

none

Choose the correct transcription of the word ambulance.

*/′1mbj4lqns/

/′qmbj4lqns/

/qm′bj4lqns/

/′1mb4lqns/

Choose the correct transcription of the word opinion.

*/q'pInjqn/

/q'pInIqn/

/q'pInI0n/

/'34pInjqn/

Choose the correct transcription of the word interview.

*/'Intqrvju:/

/'Intqvju:/

/'Intqrvu:/

/'Intqrvj4/

Choose the correct transcription of the word executive.

/Ig'seku:tIv/

/Ik'zekVtIv/

/Ik'sekju;tIv/

*/Ig'zekjVtIv/

What is the spelling of /′weIl/?

*whale

vale

waile

walle

Choose a set of words in which every word has a silent gh combination.

*thought, enough, through, night, light.

height, caught, cough, eight, dough.

fought, tough, taught, eightfold, fight.

doughnut, thorough, neighbor, although, rough.