SPEECH SOUNDS

Aim : The student will be able to demonstrate

 A basic understanding of the process and production of human communication.
 A knowledge of all phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet
 Competency in using the International Phonetic Alphabet for phonetic transcription.
 Skill in transcribing normal speech fluently

Task Mode: Individual

CD Used: Oxford Pronunciation Dictionary, English Pronunciation in Use,

Procedure: It is expected of the individual to make himself familiar with the

phonetic symbols and sounds before doing the activities.

PHONETIC SYMBOLS

CONSONANTS:

BILABIAL LABIO- DENT ALVEO PALATO PLATA VELAR GLOTTAL

TYPE OF DENTAL AL LAR ALVEOL L
ARTICULATION AR
/p/ /t/ /k/ /g/
PLOSIVE /b/ /d/
/m/ /n/ /ŋ/
NASAL
/t/ /θ/ /s/ // /h/
FRICATIVE /v/ /ð/ /z/ /з /
//
AFFRICATIVE //
/w/ /r/ /j/
APPROXIMANT
LATERAL /l/
APPROXIMANT

SHORT VOWELS LONG VOWELS DIPHTHONGS

/i/ : sit, ship, city
/u/ : book, put, pool
/e/ : bait, health, said
/ә/ : sofa, again, banana
/æ/ : bat, cat, black
/Λ/ : cut, study,
double
/ / : hot, pot, sock
/i:/ : see, sheep, grief.
/u:/ : crude, loose, brute
/з:/ : bird, turn, learn
/ / : cot, caught, talk
/a:/ : car, father, class
/ / : ear, peer, hear
/ / : rain, day, train
/ / : poor, fluent, cure
/ / : boy, join, choice
/ / : go, road, goat
/ / : chair, air, bear
/ / : time, dry, eye
/ / : owl, house, town

ACTIVITY – 1
1
PUT THESE WORDS IN THE CORRECT SQUARE IN THE TABLE. DO NOT WRITE
IN THE SHADED SQUARE.
Boy here share shy toy beer hair high he bore Pier bear buy be
pour tea tie pair deer pea we die pie dare door fear four wear why
fair wore tear she

i:
w

b Boy

h here

ACTIVITY - 2
CIRCLE THE WORD WITH A DIFFERENT VOWEL SOUND:

2
Example hot hold gone swan

1. Black want mad hand

2. case lake name care
3. Soap hope sold soup
4. what hot most salt
5. foot look blood push

ACTIVITY - 3
CIRCLE THE WORD IF ONE OF THE CONSONANT LETTERS IS NOT
PRONOUNCED.

Example camp crisp climb cost

1. lamp label cable cab
2. recipe repeat receipt rope
3. listen winter eaten after
4. hour hate home hill
5. old pile half help

ACTIVITY - 4
LISTEN AND CIRCLE THE WORD YOU HEAR.

1. Have you got a pan / pin/pen I could borrow?

2. We should clean the cut/ cat/cot first.
3. You won’t be able to fill / feel /fail this.
4. I think that’s the west/ worst / waist.
5. The cot / coat / court’s too small.
6. I don’t think it’s far / fur / fair, you know.
7. What time did the woman / women arrive?
8. I used to have a bet / vet / pet.
9. The officer’s / office’s here.
10. I got a good price / prize for it.

3
ACTIVITY – 5

TRANSCRIBE THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

1
squelched
2 sanctuary
3 moisturize
4 kaleidoscope
5 quintessential