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What are the sounds /p, b/?
What are the sounds /p, t, k, ʔ/?
What are the sounds /b, d, g/?
What are the sounds /p, b, m, w/?
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What are the sounds /f, v/?
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What is the sound /f/?
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What is the sound /v/?
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Which sounds are fricatives?
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What are the sounds /f, θ, s, ʃ, h/?
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What are the sounds /v, ð, z, ʒ/?
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What are the sounds /θ, ð/?
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What is the sound /θ/?
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What is the sound /ð/?
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What are the sounds /t, d, s, z, n, l, r/?
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What are the sounds /s, z/?
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What are the sounds /ʃ, ʒ/?
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What is the sound /h/?
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What is the sound /ʔ/?
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What are the sounds /h, ʔ/?
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What are the sounds /tʃ, dʒ/?
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What are the sounds /ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ, j/?
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What are the sounds /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, m, n, ŋ/?
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What are the sounds /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, tʃ, dʒ/?
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What are the sounds /m, n, ŋ/?
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What are the sounds /l, r/?
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What is the sound /l/?
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What is the sound /r/?
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What is the sound /m/?
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What is the sound /n/?
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What is the sound /ŋ/?
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What are the sounds /w, j/?
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What is the sound /w/?
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What is the sound /j/?
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What are the sounds /k, g, ŋ/?
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What are the sounds /g, ŋ/?
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What is the sound /k/?
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What are the sounds /m, n, ŋ, l, r, w, j, i, ɪ, u, ʊ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ, æ, a/?
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What are the sounds /i, ɪ, u, ʊ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ, æ, a/?
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What are the sounds /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, tʃ, dʒ, m, n, ŋ, l, r, w, j/?
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What are the sounds /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ/?
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What are the sounds /ə, ʌ/?
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What are the sounds /u, ʊ, o, ɔ, a/?
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What are the sounds /i, ɪ, u, ʊ/?
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What are the sounds /e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ/?
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What are the sounds /æ, a/?
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What is the sound /i/?
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What is the sound /u/?
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What are the sounds /e, ɛ/?
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What are the sounds /o, ɔ/?
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What is the sound /æ/?
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What is the sound /a/?
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What are the sounds /i, u, e, o/?
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What are the sounds /ɪ, ʊ, ɛ, ə, ʌ, ɔ, æ, a/?
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What are the sounds /u, ʊ, o, ɔ/?
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What are the sounds /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, æ, a/?
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What are the sounds /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/?
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What are the sounds /eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, oʊ/?
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Study Notes
Natural Classes of Sounds
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Bilabial non-nasal stops include /p, b/.
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Voiceless non-nasal stops comprise /p, t, k, ʔ/.
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Voiced non-nasal stops are represented by /b, d, g/.
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Bilabial sounds consist of /p, b, m, w/.
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Labiodental fricatives involve /f, v/.
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Voiceless labiodental sound is /f/.
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Voiced labiodental sound is /v/.
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Fricatives encompass the set /f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h/.
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Voiceless fricatives consist of /f, θ, s, ʃ, h/.
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Voiced fricatives include /v, ð, z, ʒ/.
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Interdental fricatives include the sounds /θ, ð/.
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Voiceless interdentals include /θ/.
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Voiced interdentals include /ð/.
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Alveolar sounds comprise the set /t, d, s, z, n, l, r/.
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Alveolar fricatives are represented by /s, z/.
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Palatal fricatives are the sounds /ʃ, ʒ/.
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Glottal fricative is represented by /h/.
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Glottal stop sound is /ʔ/.
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Glottal sounds include /h, ʔ/.
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Palatal affricates consist of /tʃ, dʒ/.
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Palatal sounds encompass /ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ, j/.
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Stops include the set /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, m, n, ŋ/.
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Obstruents comprise all sounds /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, tʃ, dʒ/.
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Voiced nasal stops consist of /m, n, ŋ/.
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Voiced alveolar liquids include /l, r/.
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Lateral liquid is /l/.
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Retroflex liquid is /r/.
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Bilabial nasal stop is /m/.
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Alveolar nasal stop is /n/.
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Velar nasal stop is represented by /ŋ/.
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Glides consist of /w, j/.
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Voiced bilabial glide is /w/.
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Voiced palatal glide is /j/.
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Velar sounds include /k, g, ŋ/.
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Voiced velar sounds are /g, ŋ/.
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Voiceless velar sound is /k/.
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Sonorants include /m, n, ŋ, l, r, w, j, i, ɪ, u, ʊ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ, æ, a/.
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Vowels are represented by /i, ɪ, u, ʊ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ, æ, a/.
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Consonants comprise all sounds /p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, tʃ, dʒ, m, n, ŋ, l, r, w, j/.
Vowel Classifications
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Front vowel sounds include /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ/.
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Middle central vowels are /ə, ʌ/.
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Back vowel sounds consist of /u, ʊ, o, ɔ, a/.
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High vowel sounds include /i, ɪ, u, ʊ/.
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Middle vowel sounds comprise /e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, o, ɔ/.
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Low vowel sounds consist of /æ, a/.
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High front vowels are /i, ɪ/.
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High back vowels include /u, ʊ/.
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Middle front vowels are /e, ɛ/.
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Middle back vowels consist of /o, ɔ/.
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Low front vowel is /æ/.
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Low back vowel is /a/.
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Tense vowels include /i, u, e, o/.
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Lax vowels consist of /ɪ, ʊ, ɛ, ə, ʌ, ɔ, æ, a/.
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Rounded vowels are represented by /u, ʊ, o, ɔ/.
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Unrounded vowels encompass /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, ə, ʌ, æ, a/.
Additional Sound Classes
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Sibilants include the sounds /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
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Diphthongs are represented by /eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, oʊ/.
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