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Final Exam (30 / 40 % evaluation) First Call ENGLISH PHONETICS 2023-24

th
Primary Education (4 year) University of
Burgos

Surnames: ………………..……….………………………… Name: ...…………………...……………

1. Write down two English homophones that match each of the following transcriptions
(20 x 0,05
= 1 point):
aloud allowed fear fair
/ əˈlaʊd / / feə /
bear dear gorila
/ beə / / ɡəˈrɪlə /
kart Cort heels heres
/ kɔːt / / hiːlz /
choose nun Man
/ ʧuːz / / nʌn /
dear diar principal principle
/ dɪə / / ˈprɪnsəpəl /

2. We call heteronyms or heterophones to that type of homonyms that have the same
spelling but different pronunciation and meaning. Write down the phonemic
transcription of the following English heterophones, according to their spelling and
meaning (10 x 0,05 = 0,5 points):

HETEROPHONE TRANSCRIPTION MEANING


/li:d/ to guide
lead
/leEd/ a type of metal
/prAdju:s/ to create or make
produce /prAdu:s/ fresh fruits and vegetables or the
result of a person’s work or effort
/teE/ to pull apart or to rip
tear
/tiE/ a drop of water from the eye
/wind/ moving air
wind
/waind/ to turn or cause something to turn
/bu:nd/ an injury; to damage some part of the
wound body or to hurt someone
/wu:nd/ past simple and past participle of ‘to wind’

3. Tick ( √ ) the correct phonemic transcription for the next words (10 x 0,05 = 0,5
points):

HOTEL
/ ˈhəʊtɜːl / / hɒˈtɜːl / / həʊˈtel / / ˈhɒtel /

DRAGON
/ ˈdrægən / / drəˈgɒn / / drəˈgɔːn / / ˈdrʌgɒn /
EXCELLENCE
/ ˈɜːksələns / / ˈeksələnz / / ˈeksələns / / əksəˈlens /
OBJECT (verb: to be opposed to)
/ ˈɒbjekt / /əbˈdʒekt/ / ɒbˈjɪkt / / əbˈdʒi:kt /
AGENDA
/ əˈʤendə / / aˈʤɜːndə / / ˈʌʤendə / / ˈæʤəndə /

DESSERT (the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal)


/ ˈdeʃət / / dɪˈzɜːt / / ˈdeʒət / / dɪˈzət /

PERFUME (verb: to use a fragrance or perfume)


/ pəˈfjuːm / / ˈpʌfjʊm / / ˈpefuːm / / ˈpɜːfəm /

ROBOT
/ rəʊˈbɔːt / / ˈrəʊbɒt / / ˈrɔːbət / / rəˈbɒt /

NECESSARY
/ ˈnesɪsəri / / ˈnezəzari / / ˈnezəsari / / nəˈsiːsari /

ROW (noun: a noisy argument or fight)


/ ro:u / / reu: / / rɔː / / raʊ /

4. Consider the following words and provide their phonemic transcription. Mark the
stress in two- syllable words (5 x 0,1 = 0,5 points):

ALCOHOL

DOCUMENTAR

Y EUROPEAN

EXILE

MINIATURE

5. Consider the following fourteen words and tick ( √ ) those ten that are
pronounced with the phoneme / a: /. If it is indicated, choose the words according to
their part written in lower case letters. (10 x 0,05 = 0,5 points; each mistake will be
penalized with 0,1).

STAFF √ CAN'T √ ORaNGE CALM √ aPRIL


TOMaTO LAST √ YARD √ ANT CLERK √
BAD BRANCH √ AUNT √ MEMoiRE √

6. Consider the following fourteen words and tick ( √ ) those ten that are
pronounced with the phoneme / ɪ /. If it is indicated, choose the words according to
their part written in lower case letters. (10 x 0,05 = 0,5 points; each mistake will be
penalized with 0,1).

HIM √ JUDGeS √ CiTY √ DeCIDE √ CRY


REACH HILL √ SCieNCE eNOUGH √ PALaCE √
BIT √ RICH √ eNGLISH √ MACHiNE
7. Consider the following sixty words and copy them so that they match one of the
vowel phonemes appearing below. If it is indicated, choose the words according to
their part written in lower case letters. (60 x 0,05 = 3 points; each mistake will be
penalized
BREATHwith 0,05).
uNIQUE CoMPANY NaTIONAL PRiMARY PHYSICaL
ISLE JuNIOR STAIRS LOUD DISCuSS BLOOD
FLOOD TREAT SoMEBODY CurE GEAR GOOD
CONCerNING DROWN WASH MIRRor AWare COMMoN
COOK ATTITuDE DirTY RaiSE PeoPLE LOOK
STIR SPORT CLaSSIC DRoNE aFTER SAND
PieCE TOUR ALSo FLOOR STEAK CaRRY
BRANCH BeCAUSE MAP PALM PurPLE ReaLLY
CoMPLAIN DISCouNT ROUGH BLOW HARM ToNGUE
PauSE SCaRED FAIR FIRST BUSH CLUE
NaTIONAL CoMPANY JuNIOR DISCuSS BLOOD BRANCH PurPLE BUSH
/ʌ/
SAND CaRRY MAP
/æ/
PHYSICaL FLOOD WASH PALM
/a:/
BREATH FIRST
/e/
CONCerNING MIRRor Aware
/ə/
STAIRS DirTY
/ɜ:/
BeCAUSE ReaLLY
/ɪ/
TREAT PeoPLE STIR PieCE STEAK
/i:/
FLOOD SoMEBODY COMMoN CLaSSIC aFTER CoMPLAIN HARM
/ɒ/
SPORT FLOOR
/ɔ:/
GOOD LOOK
/ʊ/
uNIQUE CurE ATTITuDE COOK CLUE
/u:/
ISLE PRiMARY RaiSE
/aɪ/
LOUD DROWN DISCouNT ROUGH
/aʊ/
GEAR SCaRED FAIR
/eə/

/eɪ/
DRoNE ALSo BLOW ToNGUE PauSE
/əʊ/

/ɪə/

/ɔɪ/
TOUR
/ʊə/
8. Provide the phonemic transcription of the following sentences (2 x 0,25 = 0,5
points):

Pat’s gifts should have been as tidily wrapped as these.

/Paet s gifts shu:d hEv bi:n aes taidly raped aes Di:s/

Has their uncle done the climbing yet?

/haes D3:r Ankl dAn De claimi:N yet?/

9. Define briefly the following concepts from a phonetical point of view (2 x 0,25 =
0,5 points):
- ASPIRATION

/aspireiSon/
-

- SIBILANT
/sibilaent/
10. Listen and tick ( √ ) the words a), b) or c) that you hear in the sentences (25 x
0,1 = 2,5 points): 7 A
1 a) sheep □ b) ship □ 1………
3 a) cheeks □ b) □ 3………
6 a) peel chicks □ 6………
7B
□ b) pill
2 a) hat □ b) hut □ 2………
3 a) bag □ b) bug □ 3………
5 a) hang □ b) hung □ 5………
7C
1 a) hat □ b) hut □ c) heart □ 1………

2 a) cat □ b) cut □ c) cart □ 2………


4 a) bun □ b) barn □ 4………
5 a) come □ b) calm □ 5………
7D
2 a) pots □ b) ports □ 2………
4 a) shot □ b) short □ 4………
6 a) what a □ b) water □ 6………
7E
2 a) full □ b) fool □ 2………
3 a) pull □ b) pool □ 3………
5 a) would □ b) wooed □ 5………
7F
2 a) sip □ b) zip □ 2………
4 a) pence □ b) pens □ 4………
6 a) Sackville □ b) Zackville □ 6………
7G
2 a) jam □ b) yam □ 2………
3 a) Jess □ b) yes □ 3………
5 a) juice
b) use □ 5………
7H □
1 a) Ron
b) wrong □ 1………

□ 3 a) b) sings □ 3………

sinks □ 4 b) wink □ c) wing □ 4………

a) win □

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