ENG1502 Assignment 2 2025 - DUE 13 June 2025

ENG1502
Assignment 2 2025


DUE 13 June 2025

, ENG1502 ASSIGNMENT 02 – 2025



Question 1: Places of articulation

1.1 The letter m is a bilabial sound. This means it is made by using both lips. Now, here
are examples of different sounds and why they are called by those names:

a) Palatal – sheesh

 The sound sh is made by raising the middle part of the tongue to the hard palate
(the roof of the mouth), so it’s called palatal.

b) Alveolar – tin

 The n sound is made by touching the tip of the tongue to the alveolar ridge (just
behind your top front teeth). That’s why it is called alveolar.

c) Labio-dental – van

 The v sound is made by putting your bottom lip against your top front teeth.
That’s why it’s called labio-dental (lip and teeth).

d) Velar – back

 The k sound is made at the back of the mouth, where the tongue touches the
soft part of the mouth roof (called the velum), so it’s called velar.

e) Dental – thin

 The th sound is made when the tongue touches the top teeth, so it’s called
dental.

f) Glottal – uh-oh