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3 Sounds are subdivided into … major
subtypes

4 We consider each class of sounds …

5 Sounds are subdivided into two major
subtypes: VOWELS (V) and …

6 Sounds are subdivided into two major
subtypes: … and CONSONANTS (C)

7 Sounds in the production of which the air

escapes through the mouth are called…
8 Stops are also termed …

9 In some phonological systems approximants
are treated as semi-consonants (1, r) or …

(w,j)

10 In some phonological systems approximants
are treated as … (1, r) or semi-vowels (w,j)

Answer the following questions:

a) In how many subtypes are the English sounds subdivided?

b) Tell the difference between vowels and consonants.
c) Name semi-consonant phonemes.

d) What does the classification of the English sounds depend

upon?
e) Draw the table of the English sounds classification.

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