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This document contains instructions for an exam on spoken English. [1] It includes 5 sections testing students' knowledge of phonetic symbols, vowel and consonant sounds, phonetic transcription, minimal pairs, stress patterns, and phrasal verbs. [2] Students are asked to identify sounds, provide phonetic transcriptions, find minimal pairs in sentences, note word stress patterns, and fill in blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs. [3] The exam is designed to evaluate students' understanding of key concepts in phonetics and phonology.

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Spoken English 2022 Prison1

This document contains instructions for an exam on spoken English. [1] It includes 5 sections testing students' knowledge of phonetic symbols, vowel and consonant sounds, phonetic transcription, minimal pairs, stress patterns, and phrasal verbs. [2] Students are asked to identify sounds, provide phonetic transcriptions, find minimal pairs in sentences, note word stress patterns, and fill in blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs. [3] The exam is designed to evaluate students' understanding of key concepts in phonetics and phonology.

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Autumn Exam -First Sitting- February 2022


Cycle : Licence Fondamentale

Filière : English Studies Module : Spoken English

Semester: One Prof. : A.Fassi Fihri, S. Chemlal, N. Bouhout

Exam number:
Name of Student: CNE:

INSTRUCTIONS:
● Make sure you have 2 printed pages.
● Write all the answers on this sheet.
● Do not give more than one answer for each item.

I. Identify the first sound in each of the following words. Write the phonetic symbol, and
provide another word which has the same sound.
Example: Custom - /k/ - cake

1. Donor: ………………………………... 2. Clarity: ……………………………….....

3. Fawn: ………………………………. 4. Seeker: ……………………………………

5. Borough: ………………………………… 6. Tutor: ……………………………….......

II. Identify the vowel sound in each of the following words. Write the phonetic symbol, and
provide another word which has the same sound.
Example: Feel : /i:/ - Sea

1. Slayer: ……………………………… 2. Gloat: ………………………………..........

3. Fear: ………………………………... 4. Sat: ……………………………….........

5. Brought: ……………………………… 6. Fly: ………………………………..........


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III. Provide a phonetic transcription for each of the following words.


Example: Ahead - /ə h e d/

1. Clever: ……………………………….. 2. Laughing: ………………………………...

3. Powerful: ……………………………. 4. Flawed: ………………………………......

IV. In each of the following sentences, find two words that make minimal pairs and
transcribe them.

1. John sat on the tree waiting for his wife who soon started waving.
…………………………………………. …………………………………………..

2. The fleet will soon float along the river ready for battle.
…………………………………………. ………………………………………….

3. Soon people will start living on the moon.


…………………………………………. ………………………………………….

4. The warrior sought for long time for his sword until he found it.
…………………………………………. ………………………………………….

V. Provide the stress pattern for each of the following words. Use the symbol ‘2’ for
primary stress, ‘1’ for secondary stress and ‘0’ for weak stress.
Example: Justification: (10020)

1. Managerial: ………………………… 2. Gymnastics: ………………………

3. Elaboration: ………………………… 4. Manageable: ……………………

5. Scientifism: ………………………… 6. Permission: ………………………..

VII. In the following sentences, fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the list
given, paying attention to the appropriate form.

( Catch up with -turn on - boil down to – be over – turn up – hurry up - put up with – go over -
long for – look up)

1. She plans to return to Dublin to ……………………………… the relatives she has not seen
since she married.

2. Most of the crimes may …………………………………. to a question of money.

3. Oh my, you're fortunate the car didn't …………………………….. the edge with you in it!

4. He ……..................... her PC ……..and started ………………………. new word ……. in


online dictionary.

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