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English Phonetics - Task 5 - Written Exercises

The document contains a written phonetic transcription exercise with 14 multiple-choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of phonetic transcription and phonology. It asks the test taker to identify words' phonetic transcriptions, mark stress patterns, provide phonetic symbols, categorize words according to their phonetic features, and transcribe sentences into English from IPA.

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English Phonetics - Task 5 - Written Exercises

The document contains a written phonetic transcription exercise with 14 multiple-choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of phonetic transcription and phonology. It asks the test taker to identify words' phonetic transcriptions, mark stress patterns, provide phonetic symbols, categorize words according to their phonetic features, and transcribe sentences into English from IPA.

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

b) How is kindliness pronounced - 'kaɪnd li nəs or 'kaɪnd lə nəs?


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

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 dish wa ter

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic


transcriptions:
/ðæn/ than /ˈkeɪk/ cake /ˈfeɪθ/…faith /ˈhuː/hoo

/ˈθruː/through… /ˈkluː/clue… /ˈeɪt/…eat /ˈfəʊldər/ folder

/ˈteɪbəl/…terrible/ ˈfaɪl/ file /ˈfɑːsən/fasten /ˈtæŋ/ tan

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

a. Philosophy………. d. knowledge ……………. g. her …………

b. use ……………… e. Chemist ………………… h. honorable ………

c. caught ……………. f. through ………………… i. clown…………

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

bilabial ...................

alveolar................

labio-dental .............

palatal ................

inter-dental .............

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

plosives ...................................

fricatives .................................

affricates ..............................

approximants ...........................

nasals .......................................

laterals ...................................

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

Voiced voiceless
-Than -Finger

- Flake -Wash

- Social - Church

-Land - Keyboard

-River - 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/

______________________________________
b) /ðæt ˈmɛdsən hæd ði ˈɒpəzɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

______________________________________
c) / ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

_______________________________________
d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ˈsiː ði stɑrts /

_______________________________________

12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: ___________
Easy: ____________
Pneumonia: _______
Contact: ___________
Phone: __________
Civic: ____________
Usually: ____________
University: _________
Hospital: ___________

13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word

Beds: _________
Bets: __________
Nest: __________
Bathes: ________
Belts: _________
Twelfth: ________
Fifths: _________
Next: __________
Lapsed: ________

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/ /trænz
ə

ˈleɪ.tə /  /ˈsnɪk.ə / /ˈɡlæs·əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/  /ˈbrʌð.ə / /ʃaʊə /  /tʃɜːtʃ/


r r r r

fricative affricate plosive nasal lateral approximant


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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