Low-class consonants: set one
Add ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ and compare tone patterns in live and dead syllables.
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Objectives
Consonant class combines with vowel length and live/dead status to determine tone. This first low-class set is practised in both live and dead words.
- readingRecognise ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ as low class
- readingCompare short and long dead-syllable tone patterns
- vocabularyRead eight words containing the new letters
Characters
Study cards
พัก
phák
stay
คิว
khiw
queue
ลวด
lûat
wire
ฟัง
faŋ
listen
ฮวบ
hûap
drastically
คอก
khɔ̂ɔk
prison
ลิง
liŋ
monkey
พัด
phát
blow
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Source note
Migrated from the verified lesson 8 source and its archived worksheet. The source gloss for คอก is retained as ‘prison’ pending language and cultural review. Tone, language, culture and source rights remain flagged for specialist review.Exercises
Which set contains only low-class consonants from this lesson?
- ล ค พ ฟ ฮ
- ห ส ข
- ก จ ด
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Correct answer: ล ค พ ฟ ฮ
ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ belong to the low consonant class.
Which word reads /phák/ and means ‘stay’?
- พัก
- พัด
- ฟัง
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Correct answer: พัก
พัก is read /phák/ and means stay or rest.
Which word means ‘monkey’?
- ลิง
- ลวด
- คิว
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Correct answer: ลิง
ลิง is read /liŋ/ and means monkey.