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Phonetics and Phonology - Task 6 - Written Exercises

The document contains a written phonetic transcription exercise with multiple parts. It provides words and their phonetic transcriptions to practice identifying sounds. It also includes sentences in phonetic transcription to practice decoding IPA symbols into English words. There are tasks to identify places and manners of articulation for consonant sounds. The exercise aims to improve skills in phonetic transcription and decoding between English words and IPA symbols.

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Phonetics and Phonology - Task 6 - Written Exercises

The document contains a written phonetic transcription exercise with multiple parts. It provides words and their phonetic transcriptions to practice identifying sounds. It also includes sentences in phonetic transcription to practice decoding IPA symbols into English words. There are tasks to identify places and manners of articulation for consonant sounds. The exercise aims to improve skills in phonetic transcription and decoding between English words and IPA symbols.

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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. 1. krɪ ˈeɪt ɔ


2. jet
b. billow ....7 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
4. ʧəʊz
c. chose ....4 5. ə ˈweɪt
6. ʤet The first one is done for you.
d. creature ....17 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
a. await .5.
8. ˈsɜːʤ ən
e. drudge ....18 b. 5. ə ˈweɪt
9. ə ˈreɪnʤ
10. hɑːt
f. hurt ....20 11. drʌg
12. ˈbɪl əʊ
g. jet ....2 13. rekt
14. ˈæv ɪd
h. orange ....3 15. ʧɔɪz
16. ˈsɑːʤ ənt
i. sergeant ....16 17. ˈkriːʧ ə
18. drʌʤ
j. wrecked .... 19. ˈreʧ ɪd
20. hɜːt

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. əˈvɪɔd 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?


Mar-kithid
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.’
Is true.
e) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
Is 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 deactivate

3. deputation deputation

4. deputy deputy

5. deregulation deregulation

6. derelict derelict

7. dermatitis dermatitis

8. derogatory derogatory

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………. /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi d. knowledge … /ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/ g. her …… /hɝː/

b. use …… /juːz/ e. Chemist ………… /ˈkem.ɪst/ h. honorable …… /ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/

c. caught ……… kɑːt f. through ………… /θruː/ i. clown……… /klaʊn/

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

bilabial ................... Man: /ˈmæn/ Spin: /spɪn/

alveolar................ Pizza /ˈpiːt.sə/ Stop: /stɑːp/

labio-dental ...........Flour: /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ Vocation: /voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/

palatal ................ Young: /jʌŋ/ Year: /jɪr/

inter-dental ............. Thin: /θɪn/ Thousand: /ˈθaʊ.zənd/

glottal ................ Husband: /ˈhʌz.bənd/ High: /haɪ/


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

plosives ................................... Pie: /paɪ/

fricatives ................................. Foot: /fʊt/

affricates .............................. knowledge: /ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/

approximants ........................... yes: /jes/

nasals ....................................... Must: /mʌst/

laterals ................................... Loss: /lɑːs/

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

Voiced voiceless
-Than -Finger
Than Flake - Flake -Wash
Land Social
River Toe - Social - Church
Jungle Finger
-Land - Keyboard
Wash Church
Keyborad -River - Computer
Computer
Papel -toe - Paper
Ocean -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.

a
May: /meɪ/
Cow: /kaʊ/

Train: /treɪn/ So: /soʊ/

Toy: /tɔɪ/ Boy: /bɔɪ/


Oil: /ɔɪl/ Nose: /noʊz/

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) /ði ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

The always eat worms


d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ˈsiː ði stɑrts /

come with me to see the stars


12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: __ /ˈd/ __
Easy: __ /ˈiː / __________
Pneumonia: ___/ ˈn /____
Contact: ___ˈK________
Phone: ____f______
Civic: _____ˈs_______
Usually: ____ˈj________
University: ___ ˈj ______
Hospital: ____ˈh_______

13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word
Beds: dz
Bets: ts
Nest: st
Bathes: ðz
Belts: lts
Twelfth: fθ
Fifths: fθs
Next: st
Lapsed: st

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 əl/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlæs·əz/
/ˈsɪz.əz/ /ˈbrʌð.ər/ /ʃaʊər/ /tʃɜːtʃ/

fricative affricate nasal lateral approximant Plosive


/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ / /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ / /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/
/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ ˈtrɔː.mə/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/ /træk/ /mɪˈsteɪk/
/bɪˈheɪv/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/
/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/ /fɔːk/

/ˈfeɪ.məs/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.m
/trænzˈleɪ.tər/
/ˈɡlæs·əz/
/ˈsɪz.əz/
/ˈbrʌð.ər/
/ʃaʊər/

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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