NAMA : ALFI ARIF

KELAS : 2D
DOSEN : Dr. Mery Balango, M.A

EXERCISE

The following sets of minimal pairs show that English /p/ and /b/ contrast in initial, medial,
and final positions.

Initial Medial Final

pit/bit rapid/rabid cap/cab

Find similar sets of minimal pairs for each pair of consonants given:

Word Initial Medial Final

/k/-/g/ Kate-Gate Back-Lack

/m/-/n/ Map-Nap

/l/-/r/ Lamp-Ramp Glass-Grass

/b/-/v/

/b/-/m/ Bad-Mad

/p/-/f/ Pear-Fear
 /s/-/ʃ/

/ʧ/-/ʤ /

/s/-/z/

2. For each group of vowels listed, state the phonetic feature(s) they all share.

VOWEL GROUP SHARED FEATURE(S)

/æ/ /ɑ:/ Open(Low), Unrounded

/ʌ/ /u:/ /ʊ/ /ɔ:/ /ɒ/ /ɑ:/ Back(Unrounded and Rounded)

/u:/ /ʊ/ /ɔ:/ /ɒ/ Back (Rounded)

/i:/ /e/ /u:/ /ɔ:/ Back(Rounded), Front(Unrounded)

/i:/ /ɪ/ /u:/ /ʊ/ Close(high),Front (Unrounded), Back

(Rounded)

3 . For each group of sounds listed, state the phonetic feature(s) they all share.
SOUND GROUP SHARED FEATURE(S)

/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ Nassal

/ʧ/ /s/ /p/ /k/ /f/ /ʃ/ /t/ /θ/ /h/ Fricative

/f/ /v/ /θ/ /s/ /r/ /w/ Fricative, Approximent

/h/ /w/ /j/ Fricative, Lateral Fricative

/ʤ/ /z/ /b/ /g/ /v/ /ʒ/ /d/ /ð/ Fricative, Plosive

/l/ /r/ Liquids

4. What phonetic property or feature distinguishes the following pairs of sounds?

SOUND PAIR FEATURE

/m/ /n/
/j/ /w/

/p/ /b/

/j/ /h/

/g/ /d/

/ʧ/ /ʤ/

/ɔ/ /ɒ/

/θ/ /ð/

/m/ /ŋ/

/ŋ/ /n/