Geminates in Continuous Speech Activity

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Preface
Bangla
Geminate Pronunciation

Posted on March 4, 2025 by nayabangla_ghxe4t

Objective

Through activity, you will learn to identify geminates in continuous speech and see how they affect the rhythm of Bangla.

To identify geminates, just listen for consonant sounds that are longer than regular single consonants.

Click here to rewatch the video that explains how longer duration is the main acoustic cue for Bangla geminates.

To understand how geminates affect Bangla rhythm, notice how they create longer pitch gaps (suspensions) and pitch resets.

Click here to rewatch the video that explains how geminates influence Bangla rhythm by interrupting pitch.

Instructions

1. Listen to the Full Passage – First, listen to the female and male versions of the passage, which consist of 10 sentences.

Female Voice:

Male Voice:

2. Apply Your Knowledge — Now, you will participate in an activity where you will hear each sentence individually and identify the geminates it contains. It is recommended that you answer all questions for each sentence at a time. Submit your response, review the correct answer, and then proceed to the next sentence. You can repeat the questions for any sentence as many times as you’d like by clicking on the “Retake the Quiz” button.

Sentence 1

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

b

a

p

i

None

Time's up

Sentence 2

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

e

k

a

t

o

r

None

Time's up

Sentence 3

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

u

t

o

r

None

Time's up

Sentence 4

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

sh

t

r

u

None

Time's up

Sentence 5

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

d

o

kh

n

None

Time's up

Sentence 6

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

u

d

e

sh

None

Time's up

Sentence 7

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

5

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

r

d

i

n

None

Time's up

Sentence 8

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

sh

a

m

n

o

None

Time's up

Sentence 9

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

b

i

g

o

None

Time's up

Sentence 10

Listen to the following sentence and identify the geminates.
Female Voice:

Male Voice:

Now answer the following questions:
How many geminates does the sentence contain?

1

2

3

4

None

Which of the following words contains a geminate? Listen first, then answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

None

Listen to the following word and identify the geminate sound from the list below.

b

i

t

o

None

Time's up

Quizzes

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Objective

Instructions

Female Voice:

Male Voice:

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