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

The first one is done for you.
2. jet
b. billow 12. 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ await .5.
4. ʧəʊz 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?

/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/-ɪd//

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 the plural of agency is 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 isdone 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/ clough /ˈeɪt/eight /ˈfəʊldər/ folder

/ˈteɪbəl/table /ˈfaɪl/fail /ˈfɑːsən/ fasten/ˈtæŋ/tang

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

a. Philosophy/fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/ d. knowledge /ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/ g. her /hɜːr/

b. use /juːz/ e. Chemist /ˈkem.ɪst/ h. honorable
/ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/
c. caught /kɔːt/ f. through /θruː/ i. clown
/klaʊn/

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

bilabial .................... glide- lower

alveolar. ............... Know - then

labio-dental .............. . number - job

palatal ................. joke- his

inter-dental .............. zipper, zoo

glottal................. setback-fitness

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

articulation.

plosives .................................... Stop

fricatives .................................. zebra

affricates ............................... church

approximants ........................... like

nasals ....................................... sing

laterals ................................... small

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether their first consonant is
voiced or not.

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

10. On the following diagram indicate with an arrow the movement of the
tongue forthe diphthongs in the given words. Give a phonetic
transcription first.
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 ˈsiː ði stɑrz / Come with me to see the stars

11. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word

Judge: ʤ
Easy: i
Pneumonia: n
Contact: k
Phone: f
Civic: s
Usually: j
University: j
Hospital: h

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/ / iː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˈtɑː. ɪt/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /mɪˈsteɪk/

/ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈfeɪ.məs/ /fɔːk/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /ˈ lɑː.təl/
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈ læs•əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/ /ˈbrʌð.ər/ /ʃaʊər/ /tʃɜːtʃ/

fricative affricate plosive nasal lateral approximant

/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒ /ˈtær.ɪf/
/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ / / iː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk i/ /træk
/ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/
/tʃɜːtʃ s/ /ˈ lɑː.təl
/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/
/mɪˈsteɪk/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/
/bɪˈheɪv/
/ /fɔːk/ / /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mə /ˈsnɪk.ər/
nt/
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
trænzˈleɪ.tə
r/

/ˈ læs·əz/
/ˈsɪz.əz/
/ˈbrʌð.ər/
/ʃaʊər/

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