PHONETICSPLOSIVES

/p/, /t/, /k/, /b/, /d/, /g/

<p>PutPostTipPetPayPick Up<pp>Apply

HappySILENT /p/CupboardPneumoniaPsychiatristPsychologyRaspberryReceipt

/p/ Bilabial voiceless

<b>BackBootBassBigBlueBoy<bb>Rubber

SILENT /b/BombCombDebtLambDumbTombDoubtThumb

/b/ Bilabial voiced

GENERAL PRACTICE /p/ - /b/

<t>CaterTeaWriterTeaLetTimeTopTeacher<tt>Pretty written<th>

Thomas<ed>HelpedKissedthanked

SILENT /t/CastleChristmasListenMustn’tPostcardfasten

/t/ Alveolar voiceless

<d>DarkDreamRiderDayDuckOld

Dadfeed

<dd>AdditionDaddy

/d/ Alveolar voiced

GENERAL PRACTICE /t/ /d/

<c>ClassCeltdecay<cc>Accountsoccer<Cc>Accidentsuccess<sc>EscapeSceptic

<ch>AnarchyChaosEchoSchemeChorusChemistryChemical<cq> AcquaintanceAcquire<k>KindKiss<q>

AntiqueChequeQuestionUnique<x>ExceedExciteExitExpectRelaxSaxonSILENT ”C”Indictvictuals

/k/ Velar voiceless

<g>AgainFingerGiggleTargettiger<gg>AggressiveBaggyEgg<gh>GhettoSpaghettiYoghurtghost<gu>Catalogue

Colleague leaguePragueintrigue<x> /gz/ExactExaggerateExaltExamineExecutiveExhibitExistExoticExhort

SILENT ”G”AssignCampaignChampaigneDesignForeignGnomeLivingLong (nasal “n”)SongThingThinkingWalking

/g/ Velar voiced

General practice /k/ /g/

Full aspiration in stressed syllables: Pay, tin, key, penNo aspiration after “s”: Spain, stay, sky

ASPIRATION /p/, /t/, /k/

It’s time for tea. It takes two to tango. Pete intends to keep practising his guitar. Try to say “t” with the tip of your tongue. A packet of peas and two pounds of potatoes, please. Could you carry a couple of packs to the post office? Tom caught a plane from Portugal to Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania.

PRACTICE ASPIRATION /p, t, k/

Get about eighty copies. Isn’t that a pretty pattern! Peter’s getting quite a bit fatter. We’d better settle the matter later. I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. We’re getting the latest type of computer. I’ve noticed a lot of clutter in the attic.

MEDIAL /t/

It’s not that chap’s fault. Dick said he’d keep the front door locked at night. Don’t put cracked cups back in that part of the crate. Pet bet me eight quid.

FINAL PLOSIVES WITH POSSIBLE GLOTTAL REINFORCEMENT

Dick nodded his head. Bob said he agreed. Did Pete book a black cab? David claimed he’d parked at the roadside. Ted started the job by digging up the back garden. If Fred’s caught a bad cold, he’d better spend today in

bed. Take the tea cups back to the kitchen and stack them

beside the dirty plates.

GENERAL PRACTICE