Beginner reading · A0

Low-class consonants: set one

Add ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ and compare tone patterns in live and dead syllables.

20 min reading-foundations
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

Characters

l lɔɔ liŋ
kh khɔɔ khwaay
ph phɔɔ phaan
f fɔɔ fan
h hɔɔ nók-hûuk
Study cards

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

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

Exercises

01

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.

02

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.

03

Which word means ‘monkey’?

  • ลิง
  • ลวด
  • คิว
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Correct answer: ลิง

ลิง is read /liŋ/ and means monkey.