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    Consonant Practice Exercises

    Exercise 1: Initial Consonant Identification

    Instructions: Listen to each word or read it aloud. Write down the initial consonant sound
    using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).

    Exercise 2: Minimal Pairs

    Instructions: Practice each pair of words and pay attention to the difference in sounds. This
    will help distinguish similar-sounding consonants.

    Exercise 3: Consonant Sounds in Sentences

    Instructions: Read these sentences aloud, focusing on the underlined consonants.

    Exercise 4: Fill-in-the-Blank with Consonant Sounds

    Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate consonant sound (IPA symbol) that
    completes the word.

    Exercise 5: Consonant Tongue Twisters

    Instructions: Practice these tongue twisters slowly at first, then increase speed while
    maintaining clarity.

    1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.


    2. Sally sells sea shells by the seashore.
    3. A big black bug bit a big black bear.
    4. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.
    5. Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.

    Exercise 6: Listening and Imitation

    Instructions: Listen to a native speaker or recorded audio with the following sentences.
    Repeat after each sentence, focusing on consonant clarity.
    1. I hope he finds his hat in the hallway.
    2. Bob bought bananas and blueberries.
    3. She sells fish at the shore.
    4. The car came careening down the crowded street.
    5. He chose to cheer at the championship game.

    Exercise 7: Sentence Completion (Voiced vs. Voiceless Sounds)

    Instructions: Fill in each blank with either the voiced or voiceless consonant given in the
    hint.

    1. The ___ (k or g) in the word goat is voiced.


    2. He has a ___ (p or b) for batting.
    3. The sound ___ (s or z) in the word zoo is voiced.
    4. She found a ___ (f or v) van.
    5. He bought a ___ (t or d) for dinner.

    Exercise 8: Consonant Sound Discrimination

    Instructions: Listen to these pairs of words and identify whether the initial consonant sounds
    are the same or different.

    1. Bad / Pad
    2. Cat / Cut
    3. Gain / Vain
    4. Thick / Sick
    5. Jim / Gym
    6. Lake / Wake
    7. Fan / Van
    8. Rock / Lock
    9. Pit / Bit
    10. Mash / Dash

    Exercise 9: Consonant Clusters

    Instructions: Pronounce the following consonant clusters, focusing on clarity.

    1. str – Street
    2. pl – Place
    3. bl – Black
    4. fl – Flower
    5. cl – Close
    6. sk – Skate
    7. gl – Glow
    8. fr – Friend
    9. tr – Train
    10. pr – Press

    Exercise 10: Practice Passage for Consonants

    Instructions: Read the passage below, focusing on consonant clarity. Highlight challenging
    consonant sounds and practice those lines separately.

    Betty baked a big batch of biscuits. She carefully placed them on a blue plate in the middle of
    the table. Bobby, her little brother, couldn’t wait to take a bite. "Be careful, they’re hot,"
    Betty warned. But Bobby, being brave, didn’t listen, and the biscuits nearly burned his
    tongue.

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