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    The document summarizes a phonetic exam with 4 sections: 1) Transcribe and analyze a dialogue between two speakers, identifying cases of weak/strong forms and connected speech features. 2) Identify true/false statements about phonetic rules and explanations. 3) Expand the explanation for one false statement about assimilation between /t/ and /j/. 4) Group verbs by their different pronunciations of the "-ed" past tense ending, circling irregular verbs.

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    PHONETICS: FINAL EXAM

    1) Transcribe the following dialogue. Find two cases of weak and strong forms and two
    cases of features of connected speech. Explain each of them. You can transcribe the
    names of the speakers just once. You do not need to repeat them every time they appear in the
    dialogue.

    Surprise, surprise!

    Becky: What are we going to do on Saturday? It’s Mark’s birthday, remember?

    “What” is in the strong form because it’s at the beginning of a “Wh- question”

    Kate: I know, but Tim’s going to be here. Mark never wants to see me when Tim’s

    around. “but Tim’s” can be joined with germination because the first word ends with

    the /t/ sound that is also used at the beginning of the next word. (We join the same

    two consonants sounds).

    Becky: That’s because you always ignore him. “That’s” is weak because it is not used

    as a determiner. When it’s a conjunction or a pronoun we use the weak for with the

    /ə/ sound.

    Kate: I don’t. Mark ignores me. He’s jealous. ”Me” is strong because its at the end

    of the sentence.
    Becky: Well, I still think we should arrange something. “Should” is weak because it’s

    in a positive statement. It is not at a beginning of a question, in a negative statement

    or with emphasis.

    The word ”Still” has a “dark l” because the /l/ sound is at the end of the word.

    Kate: I suppose you’re right. Hmm. I’ve got an idea.

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    2) Write T (true) or F (false). If false, explain why.

    a. The suffix “ness” is pronounced /nes/. F its pronounced /nəs/


    b. Schwa is sometimes accented. F Schwa is never accented.

    c. Spelling “ce” is pronounced /s/. T

    d. In the word “Iceland”, “land” is pronounced /lənd/ T

    e. The assimilation between a final /t/ and a following /j / produces a /dʒ/. F

    It produces a /t̬ ʃ/

    f. The triphthong /aʊə/ cannot be compressed. F we can omit the sound /ʊ/.

    g. Suffix ful has only one pronunciation. F It has a weak and strong form. /fəl/

    or /fʊl/.

    h. Suffix less can be pronounced /ləs/ and /lɪs /. F it can only be pronounced /les/.

    i. Spelling ous is pronounced /əʊs /. F its pronounced /aʊs/

    3) Choose a statement (from “a” to “i”) and expand the explanation.

    E. When we have a /t/ and a /j/ sound we can use a coalescent assimilation. Therefore, the sounds
    are joined and they become into a /t̬ ʃ/. To form the sound /dʒ/ there has to be a /d/ followed by a
    /j/.

    4) Group the following verbs according to the correct pronunciation of the ed ending.
    There are some irregular verbs: circle them.

    speak – wash – study – buy – encourage – mash – visit – combine – warn – live –
    / t / / d / /Id /

    Wash – encourage - Combine – live - warn Study - visit


    mash

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