Collaborative Exercises

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

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

___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 ___
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. Mark in bold what you think is the stress pattern on the following
words, the first is done for you.
a. daredevil: deredevil
b. deactivate deactivate
c. deputation deputation
d. deputy deputy
e. deregulation deregulation
f. derelict derelict
g. dermatitis dermatitis
h. derogatory derogatory
i. desecrate desecrate
j. discrimination discrimination
k. dishonest dishonest
l. dishwater dishwater
5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic

transcriptions:
/ðæn/than /ˈkeɪk/cake /ˈfeɪθ/faith /ˈhuː/who
/ˈθruː/ thru /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 /f/ d. knowledge /n/ g. her /h/
b. use /j/ e. Chemist /K/ h. honorable /ɑ/
c. caught /k/ f. through i. clown /k/
7. Using the IPA symbols, provide 2 examples for each type of place
of articulation
bilabial peak, border
alveolar Deep, tear
labio-dental voice, final
palatal you, year
inter-dental they, think
glottal hot, happy

8. Using the IPA symbols, provide 1 example for each type of manner
of articulation.
plosives b big
fricatives s soap
affricates tʃ cheap
approximants j young
nasals n near
laterals l low
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
- Social - Church
Land Social
River toe -Land - Keyboard
Jungle Finger -River - Computer
Wash Church -toe - Paper
Ocean Keyboard -Jungle - Ocean
Computer
Paper
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

/kaʊ/- /meɪ/-/treɪn/ /səʊ/ /tɔɪ/- /bɔɪ/- /ɔɪl/- /nəʊz/
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 starts

_______________________________________
12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: ___ ʤ________
Easy: _____ iː_______
Pneumonia: __ nju_____
Contact: ____k_______
Phone: ____f______
Civic: _____s_______
Usually: _____ju:_______
University: ___ju:______
Hospital: _____h______
13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word
Beds: ____z_____
Bets: ____s_____
Nest: ____t_____
Bathes: __z_____
Belts: ____s____
Twelfth: __θ____
Fifths: ____s___
Next: _____t____
Lapsed: ___t____
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 plosive nasal lateral approximant

/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˈtær.ɪf/
nʌθ.ɪŋ/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/ /træk/
/bɪˈheɪv/ /mɪˈsteɪk/
/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/
/ˈfeɪ.məs/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/
/trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /fɔːk/
/ˈɡlæs·əz/ /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/
/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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TASK 6_ WRITTEN EXERCISES

1. Find the correct phonemic transcription in the list on the right.

a. await .5. 1. krɪ ˈeɪt ɔ

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

a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic

/ˈθruː/ thru /ˈkluː/clue /ˈeɪt/eight /ˈfəʊldər/folder

/ˈteɪbəl/table /ˈfaɪl/file /ˈfɑːsən/fasten /ˈtæŋ/tang

a. Philosophy /f/ d. knowledge /n/ g. her /h/

b. use /j/ e. Chemist /K/ h. honorable /ɑ/

c. caught /k/ f. through i. clown /k/

bilabial peak, border

alveolar Deep, tear

labio-dental voice, final

palatal you, year

inter-dental they, think

glottal hot, happy

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether

Jungle Finger -River - Computer

Wash Church -toe - Paper

Ocean Keyboard -Jungle - Ocean

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 starts

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

fricative affricate plosive nasal lateral approximant

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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