NASALS, GLIDES,

LATERAL
SOUNDS
Cydel Deguma Manalansan
Instructor
 NASALS
These are sounds produced by air
passing through the nose cavity only.

1. /m/
2. /n/
3. /ƞ/
 /m/
Articulators: lips
Manner: Upper and lower lips are closed to
prevent the outgoing air from exiting
through the mouth. Exiting air is directed to
the nose.
Spelled as: m, mm
 Initial
me magazine
meek meadow
meal malice
mean miracle
main musical
mend monster
 Medial
stammer emote
remit romantic
cement submit
mimic stumble
harmony umbrella
remote simmer
 Final
beam minimum
ream realm
slim theme
steam comb
home dome
scream lamb
 /n/
Articulators: tongue, hard palate, teeth
Manner: The tongue is raised to touch the
hard palate preventing the outgoing air
from leaving through the mouth. Exiting
air is directed through the nose.
Spelled as: n, nn, kn, pn
 Initial
name never
national nest
nap naïve
niece natal
nice neutral
nifty nuptial
 Medial
manner honor
nanny ornament
land plenary
funny banana
annoy bunny
tennis manual
 Final
resign prawn
stern stain
maroon when
reign fountain
renown bargain
passion diction
 /ƞ/
Articulators: Tongue and soft palate
Manner: The back of the tongue is raised
to meet the soft palate thus preventing
the outgoing air to exit. The air is
instead directed through the nose.
Spelled as: ng, nch, nk
 Medial
single anchor hanger
younger angle tangle
anger Congo blanket
elongate England
bungalow clinging
stronger bungle
 Final
wing dunk extinct
bring gang precinct
rang hung camping
bank mink chipmunk
frank wink
tongue instinct
 GLIDES
These are sounds produced as articulators
slide from position to another in a single
breath.

1. /r/
2. /w/
3. /ʍ/
4. /j/
 /r/
Articulators: Tongue, hard palate and lips
Manner: Tip of the tongue is curved
upward almost touching the hard palate.
The lower jaw is dropped as the sound is
completed. Lips are rounded
Spelled as: r, rr, wr
 Initial
rascal riot rule
ritual rodent refugee
reduce rage reign
receipt rude rook
respite room royal
reason roof rwt
 Medial
narrative erode farm
terrestrial adorn dirt
turban barren marry
journey murmur
terror merry
arrange arrival
 Final
square plumber smear
molar pillar radar
murder spare river
snore maneuver rear
tower appear revere
 /w/
Articulators: Lips
Manner: Lips are rounded as they
slowly open
Spelled as: w
 Initial
we witness welcome
wonder wind wealth
weak wire waste
west womb weapon
wasp wave watch
woe wedding
 Medial
dwindle sweet require
twelve twist inquire
byway drawn twirl
reweigh everyone twin
reward liquid
 /ʍ/
Articulators: lips
Manner: Lips are rounded, as a strong
gush of air is released from the
mouth.
The jaws slowly drop as the rounded
position of the lip enlarges.
Spelled as: wh
 Initial
what whelp wharf
whether while wheel
wheat whittle wheeze
white wheeze whine
whisper whack whistle
whisker whale whiskey
 Medial
meanwhile erstwhile
pinwheel bobwhite
somewhat anywhere
somewhere egg white
awhile nowhere
buckwheat
 /j/
Articulators: soft palate and tongue
Manner: Soft palate, slightly constrict
and the back of the tongue is spread
as the slide is made
Spelled as: y, niu, iu, u
 Initial
yield use
yeast unit
year usual
yen Europe
yak university
yawn
 Medial
vineyard abuse
canyon argue
genius stallion
senior opinion
million volume
Lateral
 /l/
Articulators: tongue and teeth
Manner: The tip of the tongue touches
the upper teeth to prevent the
outgoing air from exiting frontally. Air
exits laterally or through the sides of
the tongue
Spelled as: l, ll
 Initial
leap learn logic
lip legend linger
late license lounge
lament limbo logical
lack liquor
 Medial
stallion shelves
collect solicitor
ballet align
million elope
holiday ballad
polish palace
pollen
 Final
local parable
symbol parochial
sprawl tile
stole pale
style tool
skill
mural