TSLB3013 LINGUISTICS

June 2021
Tutorial Task2 (Topic 2b)

A: Choose the correct vowel symbols and complete the diagram below
based on the descriptions given.

FRONT CENTRE BACK

Close (i) High

(ii)
Half close
(iii)
Mid
(iv)
Half open

(v)
(vi)
(vii)
Open Low

iii) ɔ: v) ʌ i) i: vi) æ vii) α: iv) ɜː ii) ʊ

(i) high, close, front, long, slightly spread

(ii) high, slightly back, half close, rounded, short vowel
(iii) mid, back, slightly half open, strongly rounded, long vowel
(iv) mid, slightly half open, central, neutral vowel
(v) mid, half open, central, neutral vowel
(vi) low, open, front, slightly spread vowel
(vii) low, open, slightly back (between centre and back), neutral vowel

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B: Complete the diagram below.

Diphthongs

centering Closing

ending in _ǝ_ ending in _ɪ_ ending in ʊ

ɪə eə ʊǝ ei ɔi aɪ aʊ ǝʊ

C: In the following sets of words, the sound of the vowel is the same in every
case but one. Circle the word that has a different vowel sound.

1. child laugh shy fine hide

2. mood crew doom good fruit

3. clove glove roast loathe known

4. less breadth said gem hair

5. brag haste weigh claim maid

6. barge farm crumb dark vast

7. have chap grand wand black

8. verb them third curse pearl

9. fowl grouse brawn drought frown

10. hall don flog throb jot

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D: In groups of four, list down three examples of words for the vowel
symbols below.

Pure Vowels/ Monophthongs

Short Long

/ɪ/ Bit, Lid, Sit /i:/ Beat, Creep, Lead

/ǝ/ Beggar, About, Brother /з:/ Dirt, Flirt, Lurk

/æ/ Mat, Pat, bad /ɑ:/ Car, Graft, Large

/ɒ/ Want, Off, God /ɔ:/ Bored, Or, Store

/ʊ/ Put, Wood, Full /u:/ You, Boots, Fruit

/ʌ/ Son, Pun, Pub

/e/ Bed, Get, Dead

E: In groups of four, list down three examples of words for each symbol
below.

Diphthongs

/ɪə/ Beer, Hear, Leer /aɪ I, Sky, Pie

/eə/ Bear, rare, air ɔɪ Coin, Foil, Toy

ʊə/ Cure, Poor, /əʊ Bowl, Grow,

Tour Mow

/eɪ Pail, Day, Say /aʊ/ Owl, Loud,

Gout

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F: In groups of four, list down three examples of words for each symbol
below.

Triphthongs

/eɪə/ Betrayer, slayer, Player /aɪə  Fire, Buyer, Flyer

ɔɪə Royal, Loyal, Joyous /əʊə Lower, widower,

Mower

/aʊə / Hour, Flower, Tower