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    The document provides a series of exercises related to phonetic transcription and analysis of consonant and vowel sounds in English: 1) Identifying manner, place, and voicing features of consonant phonemes. 2) Creating minimal pairs that differ in a single feature such as voice or manner. 3) Analyzing words pairs that differ by one phoneme and identifying the differing features. 4) Identifying words containing affricates and their voicing and position. 5) Transcribing consonant sounds and identifying their phonetic features. 6) Providing IPA transcription for a list of English words.

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    The document provides a series of exercises related to phonetic transcription and analysis of consonant and vowel sounds in English: 1) Identifying manner, place, and voicing features of consonant phonemes. 2) Creating minimal pairs that differ in a single feature such as voice or manner. 3) Analyzing words pairs that differ by one phoneme and identifying the differing features. 4) Identifying words containing affricates and their voicing and position. 5) Transcribing consonant sounds and identifying their phonetic features. 6) Providing IPA transcription for a list of English words.

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    Exercise

    • C. For all or the consonant phonemes below, indicate their manner, place, and
    voicing.

    Manner Place Voicing

    Example

    /d/ stop alveolar voiced

    /k/

    /r/

    /θ/

    /ŋ/

    /dʒ/

    /b/

    /ʃ/

    /j/

    /f/

    /n/

    • D. Create at least two minimal pairs for the underlined phoneme so that they
    match the differing feature given.

    Different Features

    Example:

    mit pit, wit voice manner

    1. seed voice manner


    2. cope voice manner place
    3. some place
    • E. Each of the following pairs of words differ by one phoneme. Determine how the
    phonemes differ in terms of manner, place, and/or voicing. Then, list the differing
    features for each pair given.

    Different Features

    Example:

    none-ton voice, manner

    1. sin-sing
    2. jaw-raw
    3. sue-shoe
    4. tin-tip
    5. clue-crew
    6. cop-mop
    7. choke-joke
    8. pet-met
    9. done-gun
    10. even-Eden
    11. Yale-rail
    12. late-lake
    13. fame-shame
    14. cat-cad
    15. pass-pad

    • F. Identify the words that contain an affricate. If the word has an affricate, indicate
    the position in the word (pre-, post-, or intervocalic), and whether the affricate is
    voiced or voiceless.

    Word Transcribed Affricate Voicing


    Example:
    charm /tʃ/ voiceless

    1. jester
    2. version
    3. itchy
    4. cash
    5. switched
    6. January
    7. regime
    8. mashing
    9. crush
    10. urgent

    • G. Transcribe the underlined consonant allographs in the following words and


    indicate the appropriate voicing, place, and manner of articulation.

    Word Transcribed Voicing place manner


    Phoneme
    Example:

    cab /k/ voiceless velar stop

    1. celery
    2. breech
    3. phase
    4. wreck
    5. call
    6. method
    7. yes
    8. crude
    9. chasm
    10. edge
    11. walk
    12. cohesion
    • H. Transcription Practice
    Transcribe the following words, using the IPA.

    1. Birthmarks 21. Cosmos


    2. Conjuring 22. Chimpanzees
    3. Beachcomber 23. Discarded
    4. Otherwise 24. Prestigious
    5. George Bush 25. Charming
    6. Vatican 26. Turkish bath
    7. Zinc oxide 27. Bothersome
    8. Handkerchief 28. Jackknife
    9. expedite 29. Enzyme
    10. foundation 30. Tooth fairy
    11. admitted 31. Cherry pie
    12. thereafter 32. Coauthor
    13. injunction 33. Hyacinth
    14. convergence 34. Enjoyment
    15. sabotage 35. Pharmacist
    16. physician 36. Unworthy
    17. buttonhole 37. 100th
    18. discouraged 38. Pasteurized
    19. evolved 39. Fidgety
    20. indigent 40. Father’s day

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