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English phonetics
25 October 21
Step 1: Link of the Video:
https://youtu.be/Etg7cQJJDiY
Step 2:
1. Name the tongue position for each vowel. The first one is
done for you:
a) /ʌ/ Mid
b) /ʊ/ Close
c) /ɪ/ close
d) /ɔ:/ Mid
e) /æ/ Open
bull /ʊ/
letter /ɛ/
keep /iː/
Gear /ɪ/
3. As you already know consonant and vowel symbols,
transcribe from IPA alphabet to regular English letters the
following text:
Transcription:
Western Europe…had been design concepts
Transcription:
wɛn aɪ lʊk…
bæk ɒn maɪ ˈʧaɪldhʊd aɪ ˈwʌndə haʊ aɪ səˈvaɪvd æt ɔːl. ɪt wɒz, ɒv kɔːs,
ə ˈmɪzərəbl ˈʧaɪldhʊd: ðə ˈhæpi ˈʧaɪldhʊd ɪz ˈhɑːdli wɜːθ jɔː waɪl. wɜːs ð
æn ði ˈɔːdnri ˈmɪzərəbl ˈʧaɪldhʊd ɪz ðə ˈmɪzərəbl ˈaɪərɪʃ ˈʧaɪldhʊd, ænd
wɜːs jɛt ɪz ðə ˈmɪzərəbl ˈaɪərɪʃ ˈkæθəlɪk ˈʧaɪldhʊd.
(frɒm ˈænʤələz ˈæʃɪz baɪ fræŋk McCourt)
5. Write a word that includes each diphthong.
The first one is done for you.
Symbol Word
a) / aɪ/ Cry
b) /eɪ/ Day
c) /əʊ/ Go
d) /aʊ/ How
e) / ɪə/ here
tep 3: Choose 4 of the 8 diphthongs that exist in English and create a diagram for
the initial and final movements of the 4 diphthongs, just one diagram for the four
diphthong sounds.
Diphthong: /ɪə/
Word: Year
Diphthong: /ʊə/
Word: our
Diphthong: /eɪ/
Word: Say
Diphthong: /aɪ/
Word: by
References:
https://www.englishhub.co.in/2021/01/guide-to-the-vowel-sounds-
and-diphthongs-of-the-english-language.html