PRACTICE GROUP session 4

1. Transcribe the following sentences and make a full phonological and phonetic
commentary:

The full moon shone on the girl’s pearls

I’ve learned that the murderer has been interned
The world is madly turning and my heart is madly burning
The photographer was present when the accident happened
For the party we ought to get some paper dishes
From the balcony she could see the mountains in the distance

2. Underline the syllable with /ɪ / or / ə / in the following words

2.1 A lovely woman approached the policeman.
2.2 We needed some dictionaries to do the exercises

3. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences with words pronounced with / ə/
3.1 The mountains are …..… with snow in …… .
3.2 They …….arrested by a …

4. Transcribe and find its minimal pair:

/u:/ / ʊ/ /a:/ / ɒ/ /ɜ: / / e/ / ʌ/ / æ/ /ʌ/ /e /

pull hot bed but money

Luke carp lend uncle but
turn cap when
wed match done