Phonetics Constants Description Quiz

Phonetic Transcription of Consonants

• [t] is a voiceless, alveolar, stop consonant
• [d] is a voiced, alveolar, stop consonant
• [p] is a voiceless, bilabial, stop consonant
• [k] is a voiceless, velar, stop consonant
• [b] is a voiced, bilabial, stop consonant
• [?] is a voiceless, glottal, stop consonant

Nasal Consonants

• [m] is a voiced, bilabial, nasal consonant
• [ŋ] is a voiced, velar, nasal consonant

Fricative Consonants

• [f] is a voiceless, labiodental, fricative consonant
• [v] is a voiced, labiodental, fricative consonant
• [θ] is a voiceless, dental, fricative consonant
• [ð] is a voiced, dental, fricative consonant
• [s] is a voiceless, alveolar, fricative consonant
• [z] is a voiced, alveolar, fricative consonant
• [ʃ] is a voiceless, palatal, fricative consonant
• [ʒ] is a voiced, palatal, fricative consonant
• [h] is a voiceless, glottal, fricative consonant

Affricate Consonants

• [d͡ʒ] is a voiced, palatal, affricate consonant

Liquid Consonants

• [r] is a voiced, alveolar, liquid consonant
• [l] is a voiced, alveolar, liquid consonant

Glide Consonants

• [j] is a voiced, palatal, glide consonant
• [w] is a voiced, velar, glide consonant