Name:

10 points
A 13 Consonants Summer 2015

Identify whether the underlined consonant in each word below is in the PREVOCALIC or
POSTVOCALIC position of the word by writing that word in the appropriate column.
Remember, you are listening for phonemes so dont be misled by the spelling.
1/2 point each, 4 points
oaf

way

bruise

shade

pen
ledge

prevocalic

resume
walked

postvocalic

way pen bruise

oaf resume bruise shade ledge walked

Six of the following words are transcribed correctly (have the correct phonetic symbols per Shriberg &
Kent) as agreed on by most dialects. Indicate which ones are correct by writing CORRECT beside the
word. Do not write anything if the word is incorrect. The vowels are transcribed correctly. There are
6 correct; do not write CORRECT more than 6 times.
1/2 point each, 3 points
Example:

cap
sun

chieftain

/.ift1n/ correct

cramped

/krqmpd/

emotion

/imoc1n/ correct

tried

/tre]d/ correct

explore

/kqp/
/sun/

/2xplor/

voyage

/v9]j/ correct

pedicure

/p2d1ky7r/ correct

CORRECT

Michigan

/m8.8g1n/

communion

/k1muy1n/

equipped

/ikw8pt/ correct

Transcribe the following words using the correct phonetic symbols for the consonants. The correct
vowels have been provided for you. You will just add the consonants where they belong in relation to
the vowels.
1/2 each, 3 points total
Example: shoot

/u/

refusal

/rifuz1l/

strategy

/strqt1ji/

koala

/koel1/

curious

/kjuri1s/

symbolic

/s8mb9l8k/

x-axis

/2ks qks8s/

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