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 The first one is done for you.
b. billow .12. 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
a. await .5.
4. ʧəʊz
b. 5. ə ˈweɪt
c. chose .4. 5. ə ˈweɪt
6. ʤet
d. creature .17. 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
8. ˈsɜːʤ ən
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. əˈvɔɪd 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
3. Use the dictionary to help you answer the following questions.

a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?

__ ˈmɑ:rkətəd____

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

____'kaɪnd li nəs _____

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

li?
____'juːs ləs 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 əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
____ ˈeɪʤ əns iz _____

4. Mark in bold what you think is the stress pattern on the following
words, the first is done for you.

a. daredevil: deredevil
b. deactivate: deactivate
c. Deputation: Deputation
d. Deputy: Deputy
e. Deregulation: Deregulation
f. Derelict: Derelict
g. Dermatitis: Dermatitis
h. Derogatory: Derogatory
i. Desecrate: Desecrate
j. Discrimination: Discrimination
k. Dishonest: Dishonest
l. Dishwater: Dishwater

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic

transcriptions:
/ðæn/ than /ˈkeɪk/ Cake /ˈfeɪθ/ Faith /ˈhuː/ Who
/ˈθruː/ through /ˈkluː/ Clew /ˈeɪt/ eight /ˈfəʊldər/ folder

/ˈteɪbəl/ Table /ˈfaɪl/ file /ˈfɑːsən/ fasten /ˈtæŋ/ tang

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

a. Philosophy: fəˈlɑːsəfɪ d. knowledge: 'na:lɪʤ g. her: hər

b. use: juːs e. Chemist: ˈkemɪst h. honorable: ˈɒnərəbəl̩

c. caught: kɑːt f. through: ˈθruː i. clown: klaʊn

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

Bilabial: Upper lip plus lower lip. E.g. – Apart, barber

Alveolar: alveolar ridge plus tongue. E.g. – night, die

Labio-dental: lower lip plus upper teeth. E.g. – from, clever

Palatal: hard palate plus tongue. E.g. – Young, judge

Inter-dental: constriction made by pushing the tip of the tongue

between the teeth. E.g. - Think, the

Glottal: Vocal cords. The vocal folds are brought together; in some

cases, the function of the vocal folds can be part of articulation as

well as phonation. E.g. – trip, fitness

8. Using the IPA symbols, provide 1 example for each type of manner
of articulation.

Plosives: k. E.g.- kid (kɪd)

Fricatives: Z. E.g. – Zoo (zuː)

Affricates: ʤ. E.g. – Jump (ʤʌmp)

Approximants: w. E.g. – work (wɜːrk)

Nasals: ŋ. E.g. – bring (brɪŋ)

Laterals: l. E.g. – Live (lɪv)

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether

their first consonant is voiced or not.

Voiced voiceless
-Than -Finger
Than - Flake -Wash
Land Flake
River Social - Social - Church
Jungle Toe -Land - Keyboard
Wash Finger
Ocean Church -River - Computer
Keyboard
-toe - Paper
Computer
Paper -Jungle - Ocean

10. On the following diagram indicate with an arrow the movement of

the tongue for the diphthongs in the given words. Give a phonetic
transcription first.
 Cow – may – train – so toy – boy – oil – nose

kaʊ - ˈmeɪ - treɪn - səʊ tɔɪ - bɔɪ - ɔɪl - nəʊz

11. Transcribe from IPA to English text the following sentences

a) /ˈaɪ ˈkliːn maɪ ˈtiːθ ˈɑːftər ˈaɪ ˈkɪs ði ˈfrɒg/

______I clean my teeth after I kiss the frog______________

b) /ðæt ˈmɛdsən hæd ði ˈɒpəzɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

_____That medicine had the opposite effect____________

c) / ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

_____They always eat worms______________________

d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ði stɑrz /

_____Come with me to the stars __________________

12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: dʒ__
Easy: ˈiː __
Pneumonia: nuː __
Contact: ˈkɑː __
Phone: fə ___
 Civic: ˈsɪ _
Usually: ˈjuː ___
University: ˌjuː __
Hospital: ˈhɑː __

13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word

Beds: z _
Bets: s _
Nest: t _
Bathes: z _
Belts: s __
Twelfth: θ__
Fifths: s __
Next: t _
Lapsed: t _

14. Put the following words in the relevant column according to the
manner of articulation of the consonant in bold.

  /ˈeɪ.ʒə/   /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/   /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/  /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/  /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/

/mɪˈsteɪk/  /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/  /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/  /
ˈfeɪ.məs/ /fɔːk/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ l/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænz
ə

ˈleɪ.tə /  /ˈsnɪk.ə / /ˈɡlæs·əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/  /ˈbrʌð.ə / /ʃaʊə /  /tʃɜːtʃ/

r r r r

fricative affricate plosive nasal lateral approximant

ˈeɪ.ʒə ˈmæn.ɪd ˈtɑː.ɡɪt ˌiː.kə fə ˈtær.ɪf
ʒ ˈnɒm.ɪks ˈnɒl.ə.dʒi
ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ mɪˈsteɪk Træk
tʃɜːtʃ ˈtrɔː.mə ˈɡlɑː.t̬ l
ə

bɪˈheɪv ˈsæt.ə.deɪ
ˈsiː.lɪŋ
ˈdɑːnsɪŋ fɔːk ˈsnɪk.ə r

ˈfeɪ.məs ə
ˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt
trænz
ˈleɪ.tə r

ˈɡlæs·əz
ˈsɪz.əz
ˈbrʌð.ə r

ʃaʊə r

15. Circle the words according to their place of articulation

a. Circle the words that begin with a bilabial consonant:

math gnat son bold rat camp

b. Circle the words that begin with a velar consonant:

kid rig let coke gun run

c. Circle the words that begin with a labiodental consonant:

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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