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Inglés aplicado al Canto III

Prof. María González-Moral Ruiz

THE SEMI-VOWEL GLIDES

Exercises

1. Transcribe and translate the following words:

Initial and medial [w] and [j]

[w] [j]

wed yes

wander you

wonder yearning

worthy year

world yell

wide use

beware unusual

awake hallelujah

Initial and medial consonant clusters in stressed positions

[w] [j]

choir beauty

quest music

quake new

quarrel renew

sweet communicate

swear perfume

unqualified refuse

unquiet resume

inquire popular
Inglés aplicado al Canto III
Prof. María González-Moral Ruiz

Answers

Initial and medial [w] and [j]

[w] [j]

wed /wɛd/ casarse yes /jɛs/ sí

wander /ˈwɒndə/ deambular you /juː/ tú

wonder /ˈwʌndə/ preguntarse yearning /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ deseo, anhelo

worthy /ˈwɜːði/ digno year /jɪə/ año

world /wɜːld/ mundo yell /jɛl/ gritar

/juːz/ usar
wide /waɪd/ ancho use
/juːs/ uso

beware /bɪˈwɛə/ tener cuidado con unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/ inusual

awake /əˈweɪk/ despierto hallelujah /ˌhælɪˈluːjə/ aleluya

Initial and medial consonant clusters in stressed positions

[w] [j]

choir /kwaɪə/ coro beauty /ˈbjuːti/ belleza

quest /kwɛst/ misión music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ música

temblar,
quake /kweɪk/ new /njuː/ nuevo
temblor

quarrel /ˈkwɒrəl/ pelea renew /rɪˈnjuː/ renovar

sweet /swiːt/ dulce communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ comunicarse

swear /swɛə/ jurar perfume /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ perfume

no
unqualified /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ rehusar
calificado

unquiet /ʌnˈkwaɪət/ inquieto resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ CV

/ˈpɒpjələ/
inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə/ preguntar popular popular
/ˈpɒpjʊlə/

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