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FONÉTICA Y FONOLOGÍA
PRÁCTICA- EXAMEN

I. Group the following words according to their ending.

Working washes witches drinking studied listened surfed asked brushed buses
cleaned letters corrected dogs feeding grapes eggs glasses

/s/ /z/ /Iz/ /ŋ/

/d/ /t/ /Id/ /It/

II. Circle the word you hear. Identify if the discrimination sound is a vowel (V) or a consontant (C)

1 right night might

2 feel fell fill
3 rice rise rize
4 yet jet Met
5 yellow jello Hello
6 ship cheap sheep
7 Thin think thing
8 sue zoo Shoe
9 bat vat fat
10 seat sit zip

III. Determine if the following vowel sounds are same (S) or different (D)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. Read the text and then provide examples as indicated below.

Miss Universe 2019 Is Young, Gifted And An Outspoken Believer In 'Black Girl Magic'

Yes, the Miss Universe pageant has its share of detractors. There is, for example, that swimsuit

competition.

But then there is this year's winner to consider: Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa.
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When Tunzi was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Miss Universe competition on Sunday night, she

took a moment to speak about the importance of shifting antiquated beauty standards — and finally

celebrating "black girl magic."

"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me — with my kind of skin and my kind of hair

— was never considered to be beautiful," the 26-year-old said during her closing statement. "I think it

is time that stops today. I want children to look at me and see my face, and I want them to see their

faces reflected in mine."

Tunzi is the pageant's first black winner in eight years, since Leila Lopes from Angola took home the

crown in 2011. In her official Miss Universe bio, the 26-year-old is described as a strong proponent of

natural beauty who "encourages women to love themselves as they are."

She wore her hair in a natural, short style during the competition, which she said was "a symbol of my

firm belief in fair representation."

Even her outfit in the national costume segment reflected her beliefs. Tunzi had asked South African

men to demonstrate their solidarity with the gender equality campaign #HeforShe by writing letters

to honor and celebrate South African women. The letters, written on colorful ribbons, were woven

into her costume, which was called "Wave of Love."

Her coronation at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta received a wide amount of social media support and

celebration from around the world, with people noting how exciting it is to see that Miss America,

Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and now Miss Universe are all black women this year.
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ANSWER KEY
II. Circle the word you hear. Identify if the discrimination sound is a vowel (V) or a consontant (C).

1. Night
2. fell
3. rice
4. jet
5. yellow
6. sheep
7. think
8. zoo
9. vat
10. seat

III. Determine if the following vowel sounds are same (S) or different (D)

1. bus /bʌs/ — buzz /bʌːz/ minimal pair word

2. seek – sick [i:] – [i] minimal pair word
3. read-read distractor vowels /i/-/i/ the same
4. fan – fun [æ] – [ə] minimal pair word
5. beg – bag [e] – [æ] minimal pair word
6. price-prize minimal pair word-final consonants /s/-/z/ different
7. rain-rain distractor __ the same
8. feel-feel distractor vowels /i/-/i/ the same
9. rope /roʊp/ -- robe /roʊːb/
10. rich/rɪʧ/ — ridge/rɪːʤ/