This document provides information about fricative consonant sounds in English. It discusses the 7 fricative sounds - /f/-/v/, /θ/-/ð/, /s/-/z/, /ʃ/-/ʒ/, and /h/. For each pair of sounds, it describes the manner and place of articulation, providing examples of words containing each sound. It then presents activities for learners to practice identifying the fricative sounds.

1. FRICATIVE
CONSONANTS
/f/-/v/ /θ/-/ð/
/s/-/z/ /ʃ/-/ʒ/
/h/
Josefina Herr – Graciela Fernández Seixo
Stefania Schmidt – Santiago Pach – Camila Villalba

2. Fricatives occur when two vocal organs come close enough
together for the movement of air to be heard between them.

3. The lower lip makes light contact with the upper
teeth. The soft palate is raised.
LABIO DENTAL
/f/ - /v/
fan stuff phase off
van cover above of

4. safe save
fine vine
fail veil
few view
fast vast
ferry very
/f/ and /v/

5. The tongue blade makes light contact with the
alveolar ridge. The soft palate is raised.
ALVEOLAR
/s/-/z/
sue this icy
zoo these lazy

6. Sue zoo
C Z
sip zip
bus buzz
piece peas
price prize
/s/ and /z/

7. Words ending in “s”
/s/ /z/
Snakes, snacks, units,
artists, zips, makes
Animals, parcels, arms,
legs, smells, contains

8. Mr. [ˈmistər]
Mrs. [ˈmisiz]
Miss [mis]
Ms. [miz]
Formal titles

9. The tongue tip makes light contact with the back
of the top, front teeth. Or, tongue tip may protude
between upper and lower teeth. The soft palate is
raised.
DENTAL
/θ/-/ð/
think bath mathematics
the bathe father

10. mouse mouth
sum thumb
sick thick
sink think
pass path
/s/ and /θ/

11. close clothe
breeze breath
boos booth
size scythe
/z/ and /ð/

12. The tongue blade makes light contact with the
alveolar ridge, and the front of the tongue is
raised. The soft palate is also raised.
PALATO-
ALVEOLAR
/ʃ/-/ʒ/
she fish nation
beige measure

13. C she
Sue shoe
sip ship
ass ash
sew show
puss push
/s/ and /ʃ/

14. /ʒ/
si
s
z
g
ti
ocassion
measure
azure
luge
equation

15. Air passes from the lungs through the open
glottis, causing audible friction. Tongue and lip
position is that of the following vowel sound. The
soft palate is raised.
GLOTTAL
/h/
hello behind

16. ill hill
eel heel
and hand
old hold
ear hear
islands highlands
none and /h/

17. ACTIVITIES

18. a) 6
b) 7
c) 9
d) 3
How many fricative sounds are
there in English?

19. How many fricative sounds are
there in English?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 9
d) 3

20. Which sound is underlined in all the words?
WASH MISSION CAUTION
a) /f/
b) /θ/
c) /ʃ/
d) /s/

21. Which sound is underlined in all the words?
WASH MISSION CAUTION
a) /f/
b) /θ/
c) /ʃ/
d) /s/

22. Which are the phonemes of the
unvoiced fricative sounds?
a) /f/, /θ/, /s/, /ʃ/, /h/
b) /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/

23. Which are the phonemes of the
unvoiced fricative sounds?
a) /f/, /θ/, /s/, /ʃ/, /h/
b) /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/

24. Which word doesn’t have fricative sounds?
a) Think
b) Potato
c) Fashion
d) Never

25. Which word doesn’t have fricative sounds?
a) Think
b) Potato
c) Fashion
d) Never

26. Match the words and phonemes
OF
OFF
ETH
ITH
ASH
EZH
/ˈæʃ/
/əv/
/ɛð/
/ɛʒ/
/ɒf/
/aɪθ/

27. Match the words and phonemes
OF
OFF
ETH
ITH
ASH
EZH
/ˈæʃ/
/əv/
/ɛð/
/ɛʒ/
/ɒf/
/aɪθ/

28. Put the words in the order you hear them:
a) /ʃiːz/
b) /siːz/
c) /fiːz/
d) /ðiːz/

29. Put the words in the order you hear them:
a) /ðiːz/
b) /siːz/
c) /ʃiːz/
d) /fiːz/