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    This document contains exercises from Chapter 4 of the textbook "English Phonetics and Phonology" by Peter Roach. The exercises test knowledge of vocal folds, the glottis, voicing and phonation, and plosive consonants. Learners are asked to fill in blanks about vocal fold anatomy and properties of voicing. They are also asked to select the appropriate phonetic symbol for plosive consonants in words. Answers to the exercises are provided at the end.

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    This document contains exercises from Chapter 4 of the textbook "English Phonetics and Phonology" by Peter Roach. The exercises test knowledge of vocal folds, the glottis, voicing and phonation, and plosive consonants. Learners are asked to fill in blanks about vocal fold anatomy and properties of voicing. They are also asked to select the appropriate phonetic symbol for plosive consonants in words. Answers to the exercises are provided at the end.

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    English Phonetics and Phonology

    A practical course
    Fourth edition Peter Roach

    Chapter 4

    Written Exercises

    A Fill in the gaps in the sentences below, which relate to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 in the book, then check
    your answer.

    1 Inside the larynx there are two flaps of muscle which are called the vocal or
    vocal .

    2 The space between them is known as the .

    3 When they are tightly closed they can be made to produce a stop.

    4 When they are close together and air is passed between them, the resulting vibration is called
    or .

    5 Three variables in this vibration that are relevant in speech are ,


    and .

    Check Answers Start Again

    12 Cambridge University Press


    B Choose from the drop-down menu the appropriate symbol for the plosive described.

    1 voiceless alveolar plosive <select>

    2 voiced velar plosive <select>

    3 voiced bilabial plosive <select>

    4 voiceless velar plosive <select>

    5 glottal plosive <select>

    6 voiceless bilabial plosive <select>

    7 voiced alveolar plosive <select>

    Check Answers Start Again

    13 Cambridge University Press


    Answers to Written Exercises Chapter 4

    (A)
    1 folds    cords

    2 glottis

    3 glottal

    4 voicing    phonation

    5 intensity    frequency    quality

    (B)
    1 t

    2 g

    3 b

    4 k

    5 ʔ

    6 p

    7 d

    14 Cambridge University Press


    Chapter 4

    Audio Exercise

    Each of the words in this exercise contains a plosive consonant. Listen, then choose one of the consonant
    symbols from the drop-down menu.

    1 <select>

    2 <select>

    3 <select>

    4 <select>

    5 <select>

    6 <select>

    7 <select>

    8 <select>

    9 <select>

    10 <select>

    Check Answers Start Again

    15 Cambridge University Press


    Answers to Audio Exercise Chapter 4

    1 k key kiː

    2 d order ɔːdə

    3 t out aʊt

    4 p upper ʌpə

    5 b bore bɔː

    6 g eager iːgə

    7 t attire ətaɪə

    8 k oak əʊk

    9 b abbey æbi

    10 g gear gɪə

    16 Cambridge University Press

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