Phonetics: Same or Different Manner of Articulation 1.2

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This exercise will give you extra practice with recognizing the various manners of articulation for the consonants of Standard English.

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Question 1

Do /v/ and /f/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: Both /v/ and /f/ are produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. They are each fricatives.

Question 2

Do /ʃ/ (= /š/ in NA) and /ʒ/ (= /ž/ in NA) have the same manner of articulation?

A	no Hint: Both /ʃ/ (= /š/) and /ʒ/ (= /ž/) are produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. They are both fricatives.
B	yes

Question 3

Do /s/ and /h/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: Both /s/ and /h/ are produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. They are both fricatives.

Question 4

Do /p/ and /m/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	no
B	yes Hint: /p/ is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow followed by a plosive release. /m/ is produced with airflow traveling through the nasal cavity. /p/ is an oral stop/plosive. /m/ is a nasal stop.

Question 5

Do /b/ and /v/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	no
B	yes Hint: /b/ is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow followed by a plosive release. /v/ is produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. /b/ is an oral stop/plosive. /v/ is a fricative.

Question 6

Do /d/ and /ð/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	yes Hint: /d/ is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow followed by a plosive release. /ð/ is produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. /d/ is an oral stop/plosive. /ð/ is a fricative.
B	no

Question 7

Do /t/ and /k/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: Both /t/ and /k/ are produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow followed by a plosive release. They are each oral stops/plosives.

Question 8

Do /ʃ/ (= /š/ in NA) and /l/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	no
B	yes Hint: /ʃ/ (= /š/) is produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. /l/ is produced with the active and passive articulators in contact, however airflow travels laterally along the sides of the tongue — with not enough constriction to create turbulence. /ʃ/ (= /š/) is a fricative. /l/ is a liquid.

Question 9

Do /tʃ/ (= /č/ in NA) and /s/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	yes Hint: /tʃ/ ( = / č/) is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow followed by a fricative release. /s/ is produced with enough constriction between the passive and active articulator to allow continual airflow. /tʃ/ (= /č/) is an affricate. /s/ is a fricative.
B	no

Question 10

Do /w/ and /j/ have the same manner of articulation?

A	no Hint: Both /w/ and /j/ are produced with such minimal constriction of airflow between passive and active articulators that they are sometimes permitted in the nucleus of a syllable. They are both glides.
B	yes

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