Plosive Practice 
1. Among the following words, underline the ones which start with a plosive
a. Kangaroo		Chocolate 		Knife 				Character	
b. Physics		Pneumonia		Pearl				Lamp
c. Gender  		Gift			Garbage			Ache

2. Put a tick next to each word into the right column according to whether the plosive consonant is Aspirated or Unaspirated: (5 pts)
Word	Aspirated	Unaspirated	
/ eɪ t / 	…………	…………….	
/ s p uː n /  	…………	…………….	
/ t aɪ / 	…………	…………….	
	…………	……………..	
/ k l ɪə /	…………	……………..	
Word	Aspirated	Unaspirated	
 / eɪ p /	…………	…………….	
/ k ʌ l ə /	…………	…………….	
/ t iː /	…………	…………….	
/ k ɪ ŋ  /	…………	……………..	
/ s t eɪ /	…………	……………..	

3. Put a tick next to each word into the right the column according to whether the consonant is Voiced or Voiceless
Word	Voiced	Voiceless	Devoiced	
/ eɪ t / 	…………	…………		
/ d uː /  	…………	…………		
 / æ d /	…………	…………		
	…………	…………		
Word	Voiced	Voiceless	Devoiced	
/ iː ɡ ə /	…………	…………		
/ b eɪ /	…………	…………		
/ t iː /	…………	…………		
	…………	…………		

4. Write down the phonetic symbols representing the following descriptions, and illustrate each of the sounds with an English word: 
Phoneme Description	Phonetic symbol	Word	
A voiced bilabial plosive	/ ………. /	……………………………	
A voiceless aspirated velar plosive	/………. /	……………………………	
A devoiced alveolar plosive	/ ………. /	……………………………	
5. Which place of articulation does each figure refer to; provide an example of each one:    
			
…………………………….	…………………………	………………………	
Example:………	Example:………	Example:………