Describing sounds
Place of articulation 1
This exercise presents sets of words to you. In each set, you are to check the place of articulation of consonants. If the word does not have a consonant with the place of articulation for that set you will mark "wrong". If the word does have a consonant with the place of articulation for that set you will mark "right".
| bilabial | apple(:vips 7089:) | lamb(:vips 7090:) | knot(:vips 7091:) | yell(:vips 7092:) | bank(:vips 7093:) |
| velar | knot(:vips 7094:) | break(:vips 7095:) | cast(:vips 7096:) | cent(:vips 7097:) | ghost(:vips 7098:) |
| alveolar | tack(:vips 7099:) | scare(:vips 7100:) | quick(:vips 7101:) | dark(:vips 7102:) | knot (:vips 7103:) |
| interdental | thick(:vips 7104:) | bathe(:vips 7105:) | hitch(:vips 7106:) | rough(:vips 7107:) | mirth(:vips 7108:) |
| alveopalatal | craze(:vips 7109:) | push(:vips 7110:) | measure(:vips 7111:) | shape(:vips 7112:) | action(:vips 7113:) |
| labiodental | phase(:vips 7114:) | thought(:vips 7115:) | vase(:vips 7116:) | rough(:vips 7117:) | life(:vips 7118:) |
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