MOCK TEST 1

Time allowance: 50 minutes

Question 1: (1.0 point)

Complete the English vowel chart by writing the IPA symbols next to the dots.

Question 2: (1.0 point)

Decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).

1. Auditory phonetics examines the ways sounds are produced.

2. Slant brackets are used to represent phonemes.

3. All English nasals and approximants are voiced.

4. Allophonic variants of a phoneme always occur in complementary distribution.

5. Two distinct phonemes can be phonetically realized in the same way.

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Question 3: (2.0 points)
Describe how each of the underlined segments below is phonetically realized. Be as specific
as possible.
Example: play [l̥ ] – devoiced

1 twice   5 laptop

2 cool 6 confront

3 health 7 jazz club

4 pot 8 bottle

Question 4: (2.0 points)

Use the tree diagram to analyse the syllable structure of each word below.
1. trace 2. combat
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Question 5: (2.0 points)

What is regressive assimilation? Illustrate your answer with at least one example of
regressive assimilation in English with a detailed description of the process.

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Question 6: (2.0 points)

The five sentences below are transcribed with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Reconstruct the original version of each sentence. Replace | with a comma and || with a full
stop.

Example: ˈwɒt wɪl ˈbiː wɪl ˈbiː | səʊ ˈdəʊnt bi ˈwʌrɪd ||

 What will be will be, so don’t be worried.

1. ˈðɛə ɪz ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈaɪðə ˈgʊd ɔː ˈbæd | bət ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈmeɪks ɪt ˈsəʊ || ( Hamlet, Shakespeare)

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2. ˈnʌθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈwɜːθ ˈnəʊɪŋ kən bi ˈtɔːt || (Oscar Wilde)

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3. ə ˈmæn huː dəz ˈnɒt ˈθɪŋk fə hɪmˈsɛlf dəz nɒt ˈθɪŋk ət ˈɔːl || (Oscar Wilde)

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4. ˈsʌmwɛə | ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪnˈkrɛdəbl ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ tə bi ˈnəʊn || (Carl Sagan)

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5. ˈhjuːmən ˈlæŋgwɪtʃ əˈpɪəz tə bi ə juˈniːk fəˈnɒmɪnən | wɪˈðaʊt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈænəlɒg

ɪn ði ˈænɪml wɜːld || (Noam Chomsky)

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