TASK 6 – EXERCISES

SEBASTIAN NARVAEZ PEREZ

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

YENNIFER VANESSA MURCIA

GROUP 551017_28

12/11/2019
 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 ....12 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
4. ʧəʊz
c. chose ....4 ə ˈweɪt 

6. ʤet The first one is done for you.

d. creature ....17 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
a. await .5 .
8. ˈsɜːʤ ən
b. 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

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. əˈvɪɔd 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

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

a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?

ˈmɑːrk ə əd

b) How is kindliness pronounced - 'kaɪnd li nəs or 'kaɪnd lə nəs?

c) Which is the correct pronunciation of uselessly - 'juːs ləs li or juːz lə s li?

d) TRUE OR FALSE? ‘The words studied and studded are sometimes

pronounced the same.’ 
TRUE

e) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ ə ns iz or ˈeɪʤ ə ns əz?

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

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 /ˈhu ː/Who

 /ˈθru ː/Through /ˈklu ː/Clue /ˈeɪt/Eight /ˈf əʊldər/Folder

 /ˈteɪbəl/Table /ˈfaɪl/File /ˈf ɑːsən/Fasten /ˈtæŋ /Tang

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

a. Philosophy f ɪ d. knowledge ˈnɒ g. her hɜ

b. use ju e. Chemist ˈ ke h. honorable ˈɒ

c. caught kɔ f. through θ i. clown kla

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

Bilabial: p, pet [ˈpɛt]- b, ball [ˈbɔːl]

Alveolar: n neck [ˈnɛk] -r, ring [ˈrɪŋ] -l leaf [ˈliːf]

labio-dental: f-feel [ˈfiːl]- v veal [ˈviːl]

 fog cat this mat show vine

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

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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