Learning Celebrations

Richard Powell - Fall 2024 - Intro to Linguistics

Natural Classes Connections Puzzle

The New York Times has a game called “Connections,” where you sort 16 words into four distinct categories. The hard part, though, is that you don’t know what the categories are until you get all four words.

I have created a Connections-esque puzzle with four natural class categories each containing exactly four of the 16 sounds. It’s quite hard, but you get as many guesses as you need.

A helpful chart of the natural classes can be found in the textbook.

Click here to play the game!

Hints (Optional)

Click here for hint No. 1 What's it called when a sound doesn't use your vocal chords?

Click here for hint No. 2 What's it called when a sound can make a syllable by itself?

Click here for hint No. 3 What's it called when you use the body of the tongue to make a sound?