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Task 6. Written Exercises

Carolina Parra Peña. Code: 1 024 582265

Diana Carolina León. Code: 53 030 401

Jennifer Suspe Quintero. Code: 1 032 422 033

Roger Stivens Díaz. Code: 1 031 168 138

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

Phonetics and Phonology

Group Number: 551017_6

Tutor’s Name: Yennifer Vanessa Murcia

November 30ht, 2019

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TASK 6_ WRITTEN EXERCISES

1. Find the correct phonemic transcription in the list on the right. Write its number next to
the word.
a. await .5. 1. krɪ ˈeɪt ɔ
2. jet
b. billow 7 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
4. ʧəʊz
c. chose 4 5. ə ˈweɪt The first one is done for you.
6. ʤet
a. await .5.
d. creature 17 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
8. ˈsɜːʤ ən b. 5. ə ˈweɪt
e. drudge 18 9. ə ˈreɪnʤ
10. hɑːt
f. hurt 20 11. drʌg
12. ˈbɪl əʊ
g. jet 6 13. rekt
14. ˈæv ɪd
h. orange 3 15. ʧɔɪz
16. ˈsɑːʤ ənt
i. sergeant 16 17. ˈkriːʧ ə
18. drʌʤ
j. wrecked 13 19. ˈreʧ ɪd
20. hɜːt

a. await .5 5. ə ˈweɪt
b. billow 7 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
c. chose 4 4. ʧəʊz
d. creature 17 17. ˈkriːʧ ə
e. drudge 18 18. drʌʤ
f. hurt 20 20. hɜːt
g. jet 6 6. ʤet
h. orange 3 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
i. sergeant 16 16. ˈsɑːʤ ənt
j. wrecked 13 13. rekt
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2. Circle the correct transcription the first one is done for you.

A B
1. aɪs Eyes ice
2. ˈæŋkəl ankle uncle
3. səʊl Soil soul
4. briːð breathe breath
5. əˈvɔɪd avoid evade
6. θɪŋ Thin thing
7. ˈpəʊz ɪz Possess poses
8. vaɪn Vein vine
9. ˈluːv ə louvre lover
10. ˈfiːl ɪŋz Fillings feelings

3. Use the dictionary to help you answer the following questions.

a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?

Ma:rkitid
b) How is kindliness pronounced - 'kaɪnd li nəs or 'kaɪnd lə nəs?
the correct answer is: kaɪnd li nəs
b) Which is the correct pronunciation of uselessly - 'juːs ləs li or juːz ləs li?
The correct answer is: 'juːs ləs li
c) TRUE OR FALSE? ‘The words studied and studded are sometimes pronounced
the same.’
True
d) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
The correct answer is: ˈeɪʤ əns iz

4. a. Mark what you think is the stress pattern on the following words, the first is done for
you.

1. daredevil: deredevil

2. deactivate deactivate

3. deputation deputation

4. deputy deputy
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5. deregulation deregulation

6. derelict derelict

7. dermatitis dermatitis

8. derogatory derogatory

9. desecrate desecrate

10. discrimination discrimination

11. dishonest dishonest

12. dishwater dishwater

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic transcriptions:

/ðæn/ Than /ˈkeɪk/ Cake /ˈfeɪθ/ Faith /ˈhuː/ Who
/ˈθruː/ Thru /ˈkluː/ Clue /ˈeɪt/ Eight /ˈfəʊldər/ Folder

/ˈteɪbəl/ Table /ˈfaɪl/ Fail /ˈfɑːsən/ Fasten /ˈtæŋ/ Thang

6. Write the IPA symbol for the first sound in each of the following words

a. Philosophy /f/ d. knowledge /n/ g. her /h/

b. use /j/ e. Chemist /k/ h. honorable /ɑ/

c. caught /k/ f. through /θ/ i. clown /k/

7. Using the IPA symbols, provide 2 examples for each type of place of articulation

Bilabial man mæn – Spin spɪn / Pat pæt

Alveolar two tuː - run rʌn / Top tɒp

Labio-dental symphony ˈsɪmfəni – cheek tʃiːk

Palatal many ˈmeni - not nɒt

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Inter-dental late leɪt - zoo zuː

Glottal hat hæt - cotton ˈkɒtən

8. Using the IPA symbols, provide 1 example for each type of manner of articulation.

plosives /b/ bin

fricatives /s/ sister

affricates /ch/ which

approximants /w/ when

nasals /n/ Notion

laterals /l/ almost

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether their first consonant is
voiced or not.

Voiced voiceless
-Than -Finger
Wash Than - Flake -Wash
Ocean Finger
River Flake - Social - Church
Jungle Social
Land Church -Land - Keyboard
Keyboard -River - Computer
Toe
Computer -toe - Paper
Paper
-Jungle - Ocean

10. On the following diagram indicate with an arrow the movement of the tongue for the
diphthongs in the given words. Give a phonetic transcription first.
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Cow – May – Train – So Toy – Boy – Oil – Nose

aʊ eɪ eɪ əʊ ɔɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ əʊ

 Cow: aʊ

 May - Train eɪ

 So əʊ
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 Toy – Boy – Oil ɔɪ

 Nose əʊ
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11. Transcribe from IPA to English text the following sentences

a) /ˈaɪ ˈkliːn maɪ ˈtiːθ ˈɑːftər ˈaɪ ˈkɪs ði ˈfrɒg/

I clean my teeth after I kiss the frog

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b) /ðæt ˈmɛdsən hæd ði ˈɒpəzɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

that medicine had the opposite effect

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c) / ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

They always eat worms

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d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ˈsiː ði stɑrts /

Come with me to see the starts

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12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: /dʒ/
Easy: /ˈiː/
Pneumonia: /nju/
Contact: /ˈkp/
Phone: /f/
Civic: /ˈs/
Usually: /ˈju/
University: /ju/
Hospital: /hp/

13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word

Beds: /z/
Bets: /s/
Nest: /st/
Bathes: /iz/
Belts: /s/
Twelfth: /θ/
Fifths: /s/
Next: /st/
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Lapsed: /t/

14. Put the following words in the relevant column according to the manner of articulation
of the consonant in bold.
/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/
/mɪˈsteɪk/ /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈfeɪ.məs/ /fɔːk/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlæs·əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/ /ˈbrʌð.ər/ /ʃaʊər/ /tʃɜːtʃ/

fricative Affricate Nasal lateral approximant

/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈtær.ɪf/
/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/ /t æk/
/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ
/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪk.ər
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
/trænzˈleɪ.tər/
/ /ˈɡlæs·əz/
/ˈsɪz.əz/
/ˈbrʌð.ər/
/ʃaʊər/

15. Circle the words according to their place of articulation

a. Circle the words that begin with a bilabial consonant:

math gnat son bold rat camp

b. Circle the words that begin with a velar consonant:

kid rig let coke gun run

c. Circle the words that begin with a labiodental consonant:

fog cat this mat show vine

d. Circle the words that begin with an alveolar consonant:

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zip rose label sun toe dice

e. Circle the words that begin with a dental consonant:

put show shy thigh the hot

f. Circle the words that begin with a palato-alveolar consonant:

shoe shy tie thigh thy jeep

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Link Video Tutorial:

Carolina Parra Peña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkID2wR9h8I

Diana Carolina León: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJk3fuAOV-E&t=25s

Jennifer Suspe Quintero:

Roger Stivens Díaz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghrwZNMZ1w&feature=youtu.be

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Phonetics and Phonology of English. (pp. 5-12). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK:

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Daniel, I. O. (2011). Chapter Three: Articulation of English Sounds. In Introductory

Phonetics and Phonology of English. (pp. 15-26). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK:

Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved

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