Aspiration Lesson & Quiz
Learn how to pronounce /p/ and when it is aspirated with a small puff of air – a really important feature of British English pronunciation. After the 2 minute video take the quiz below:
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[spɛkˈtʰakjələ pʰəˌfɔːməns]
If you’d like more on /p/ – see our original article /p/ – The Spit Sound.
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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1. Which box is an aspirated /p/ (tap to listen)?
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2. Which is the mouth position for /p/?
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It’s bilabial – the air is stopped on both lips.
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3. Question
3. Which word isn’t always spelt with P in written English?
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What happens when you eat too quickly?
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4. Question
4. What is aspiration?
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5. Which is the phonetic transcription of aspirated /p/?
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Aspiration sounds like a little /h/ sound.
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6. Which 3 plosives are voiceless?
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Listen, which of the sounds don’t use the voice?
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7. match the words with their transcriptions:
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8. Which group of words contain an aspirated /p/?
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9. Question
9. Which word DOESN’T contain a silent letter P?
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10. Does the word ASPIRATION contain an aspirated /p/?
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The /p/ is after /s/.
