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TASK 6: WRITTEN EXERCISES

1. Find the correct phonemic transcription in the list on the right. Write
its number next to the word.

a. await .5. The first one is done for you.


a. await .5.
b. billow 12 b. 5. ə ˈweɪt

c. chose 4

d. creature 17

e. drudge 18

f. hurt 20

g. jet 6

h. orange 3

i. sergeant 16

j. wrecked 13

2. Circle the correct transcription The first one is done for you.
A B
1. aɪs eyes ice
2. ˈæŋkəl ankle uncle
3. səʊl soil soul
4. briːð breathe breath
5. əˈvɔɪd avoid evade
6. θɪŋ thin thing
7. ˈpəʊz ɪz possess poses
8. vaɪn vein vine
9. ˈluːv ə louvre lover
10. ˈfiːl ɪŋz fillings feelings

3. Use the dictionary to help you answer the following questions.


a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?
mɑːkɪtɪd
b) How is kindliness pronounced - 'kaɪnd li nəs or 'kaɪnd lə nəs?

'kaɪnd li nəs
c) Which is the correct pronunciation of uselessly - 'juːs ləs li or juːz ləs li?

'juːs ləs li
d) TRUE OR FALSE? ‘The words studied and studded are sometimes
pronounced the same.’
TRUE
e) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
ˈeɪʤ əns iz

4. a. Mark what you think is the stress pattern on the following words,
the first is done for you.

1. daredevil: deredevil

2. deactivate: diactivate

3. deputation deputation

4. deputy daputy

5. deregulation diregulation
6. derelict derelict
7. dermatitis dermatitis

8. derogatory dirogatory

9. desecrate desecrate

10. discrimination discrimination

11. dishonest dishonest

12. dishwater dishwater

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic


transcriptions:
/ðæn/ Than /ˈkeɪk/ Cake /ˈfeɪθ/ Faith /ˈhuː/ Who

/ˈθruː/ Through /ˈkluː/ Clue /ˈeɪt/ Eight /ˈfəʊldər/ Folder

/ˈteɪbəl/ Table /ˈfaɪl/ File /ˈfɑːsən/ Fasten /ˈtæŋ/ Tang

6. Write the IPA symbol for the first sound in each of the following
words

a. Philosophy: /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ d. knowledge: /'nɒlɪdʒ/ g. her: /’hɜː/

b. Use: /'ju:z/ e. Chemist: /'kemɪst/ h. honorable: /ˈɒnərəbl/

c. Caught: /'kɔ:t/ f. through: /'θru:/ I. Clown: /klaʊn/

7. Using the IPA symbols, provide 2 examples for each type of place of
articulation

Bilabial: Lip /lɪp/  Book /bʊk/


Alveolar: president /ˈprɛzɪdənt/ themselves /ðəmˈsɛlvz/
Labio-dental: save /seɪv/ safe /seɪf/ 
Palatal: You /ˈjuː/ use /ˈjuːz/
Inter-dental: Think /θɪŋk/  the /ˈðiː/
Glottal: Football /ˈfʊtˌbɔl/ Fitness /ˈfɪtnəs/

8. Using the IPA symbols, provide 1 example for each type of manner
of articulation.

Plosives: paper /ˈpeɪpɚ/


Fricatives: zoo /zu/
Affricates: jump /dʒʌmp/ 
Approximants: Road /roʊd/
Nasals: mouse /ˈmaʊs/
Laterals: small /smɔl/ 

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether their
first consonant is voiced or not.

Voiced voiceless -Than -Finger


Than Flake
Land Social - Flake -Wash
River Toe - Social - Church
Jungle Finger
-Land - Keyboard
Wash Church
Ocean Keyboard -River - Computer
Paper Computer
-toe - Paper

-Jungle - Ocean

10. On the following diagram indicate with an arrow the movement of


the tongue for the diphthongs in the given words. Give a phonetic
transcription first.
Cow – may – train – so toy – boy – oil – nose

11. Transcribe from IPA to English text the following sentences

a) /ˈaɪ ˈkliːn maɪ ˈtiːθ ˈɑːftər ˈaɪ ˈkɪs ði ˈfrɒg/


I clean my teeth after I kiss the Frog

b) /ðæt ˈmɛdsən hæd ði ˈɒpəzɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

That medicine had the opposite effect.

c) / ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

They always eat worms

d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ˈsiː ði stɑrz /

Come with me to see the stars.

12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: ˈʤʌʤ
Easy: ˈiːzi
Pneumonia: nuːˈməʊniə
Contact: ˈkɒntækt
Phone: fəʊn
Civic: ˈsɪvɪk
Usually: ˈjuːʒəli
University: ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti
Hospital: ˈhɒspɪtl
13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word

Beds: ˈbedz
Bets: 'bets
Nest: Nest
Bathes: beɪðz
Belts: Belts
Twelfth: Twelfθ
Fifths: Fɪfθs
Next: Nekst
Lapsed: Læpst

14. Put the following words in the relevant column according to the manner
of articulation of the consonant in bold.

/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/


/mɪˈsteɪk/ /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈfeɪ.məs/ /fɔːk/
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ l/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tə / /ˈsnɪk.ə / /ˈɡlæs·əz/
ə r r

/ˈsɪz.əz/ /ˈbrʌð.ə / /ʃaʊə / /tʃɜːtʃ/ / ˈgəʊl/


r r

Fricative Affricate Plosive Nasal Lateral Approximant


ˈeɪ.ʒə ˈmæn.ɪdʒ mɪˈsteɪk ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi ˈtær.ɪf træk
ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ bɪ tʃɜːtʃ ˈsæt.ə.deɪ ˈtrɔː.mə/ ˈɡlɑː.t̬ l ə
ˈheɪv fɔːk ˈsiː.lɪŋ / ˈgəʊl

ˈdɑːnsɪŋ ˈtɑː.ɡɪt ˈsnɪk.ə r

ˈfeɪ.məs əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt

trænzˈleɪ.tə r ˈsæt.ə.deɪ

ˈsɪz.əz
ˈbrʌð.ə r

ˈɡlæs·əz
ʃaʊə r

15. Circle the words according to their place of articulation

a. Circle the words that begin with a bilabial consonant:

math gnat son bold rat camp

b. Circle the words that begin with a velar consonant:

kid rig let coke gun run

c. Circle the words that begin with a labiodental consonant:

fog cat this mat show vine

d. Circle the words that begin with an alveolar consonant:

zip rose label sun toe dice

e. Circle the words that begin with a dental consonant:

put show shy thigh the hot

f. Circle the words that begin with a palato-alveolar consonant:

shoe shy tie thigh thy jeep

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