Exercises on phonetics and phonology - English Consonants and Vowels – Review

1. Circle the sounds that are voiced. Explain the difference between them. (1)

[ð] [f] [p] [m] [Ɵ] [h] [y] [s] [ ᶴ] [ g ] [ ey ]

[ᵑ] [l] [ᵓ] [ dʒ ] [r] [b] [n] [k] [ԑ] [t] [v]

2. Write the appropriate phonetic symbol that represent the following sounds:(2)

a) Voiceless bilabial stop: [ ] g) Low front unrounded vowel: [ ]

b) Voiced labiodental fricative: [ ] h) Mid central unrounded vowel: [ ]

c) Voiced palatal fricative: [ ] i) Mid front unrounded vowel: [ ]

d) Voiceless alveolar fricative: [ ] j) Mid back rounded vowel: [ ]

e) Voiced alveolar lateral liquid: [ ] k) High back rounded vowel: [ ]

f) High front unrounded vowel: [ ]

3. Circle or write the word in each series below that has a different vowel sound: (1)

a) Heat; mean; please; bread; eat: ________________________________________________

b) Cap; laugh; slang; blast; arm: __________________________________________________

c) Soon; school; true; good; flew: _________________________________________________

d) Milk; girl; thing; clip; it: ________________________________________________________

4. Write the following phonetic transcriptions in conventional spelling: (2)