FIRST TERM – PDCO I

Let’s revise some content!

1. Label the picture.

2. Answer the following questions.

Remember to provide examples where necessary.

1. What do symbols in the IPA chart represent?

2. What are homophones? Provide examples.

3. What are homographs? Provide examples.

4. What is “phonetics”?

5. Do we study phonology or phonetics in PDCO 1?

6. What is a “phoneme”?

7. What is a “minimal pair”? provide examples.

8. What is “Voicing”?

9. What is the manner of articulation of /t/k/d/p/b/g/?

10. Describe /p/ and /b/. Remember to include the three characteristics.

11. Do we teach English as a second language or as a foreign language? Justify your

answer.

12. What is the position of the lips for /e/ and for /i:/?

13. In which cases do we pronounce /r/? Explain.

14. What variety of English do we teach? Justify your answer.