Liceo Capitán Ignacio Carrera Pinto

English Department

Phonetics
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GRADE
Score _____/ 28

● The 44 English sounds:

1. Analyze the word and circle the correct sound symbol. (6 pts.)

2. Look at the symbols and match the words with the symbols. (5 pts.)
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3. Answer the following questions. (5 pts.)

a. What is the difference between stressed and unstressed sounds? (2)

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b. Complete the definition of Phonetics. (3)

Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that focuses on the …………….. and classification of the world’s speech
………….. The production of speech looks at the …………………. of different vocal organs; such as, lips,
tongue and teeth in order to produce particular sounds.

4. Circle the English consonant sounds in the following sentences. (3 ptos.)

a. The cook is baking six carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting. /k/ /g/ /ck/

b. The religious judge majored in education in college. /dӡ/ /ӡ/ /g/

c. My crazy cousin always loses his gloves and his keys. /s/ /z/ /ӡ/

5.. Underline the right word. (4 pts.)

a. You have my pæn / pen, don’t you?

b. He lost his bet / bæt.

c. I can see a bænd / bend ahead.

d. We heard the ke.təl/ / kættle

6. Sentence transcription. (5 pts.)

a. /aɪ lɪv ɪn speɪn/ : _______________________
b. /ʃiː ɪz maɪ ˈsɪstər/ : _______________________
c. /duː jʊ spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ?/ : _______________________
d. /kæn jʊ draɪv ə kɑr?/ : _______________________
e. /aɪ laɪk ˈfʊtbɔːl/ : _______________________