English Phonology Hosiana Dominggus (N1D219012)
English Phonology Hosiana Dominggus (N1D219012)
English Phonology Hosiana Dominggus (N1D219012)
Lesson 1 Phonhology
1. Give the correct technical terms for the sounds made in the following ways:
a) Both lips coming together : bilabial
b) The bottom lip and top teeth coming together : labiodental
c) The tongue touching the upper teeth ridge : alueolar
d) The tongue touching the hard palate : palatal
e) The tongue touching the soft palate : velar
2. Give the correct technical terms for the sounds resulting from the following closure:
a) Complete closure followed by slow release of air (Affricate)
b) Complete closure of the oral cavity with the air diverted through the nose (Nasal)
c) Partial closure where the air stream is blocked by the tip of the tongue but allowed to
escape round the sides of the tongue (Lateral)
d) Complete closure followed by a sudden release of air (plosive)
3. Give the symbol for each of the following sounds and give an example of its use in an English
word:
a) Voiced bilabial plosive: [b] “back”, “bad”
b) Bilabial nasal : [m] “may”, “man”
c) Voiceless labiodental fricative : [f] “fan”, “fun”
d) Alveolar lateral : [l] “lay”, “lady”
e) High front unrounded vowel : [i] “spead”
f) High back rounded vowel : [v] “have”
g) Voiced alveolar fricative : [z] “jazz”
h) Voiced bilabial nasal : [m] “rum”
i) Voiceless velar plosive : [k] “key”, “kite”
j) Voiced dental fricative : [ð] (eth) “father”
1. Find the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each of the following words:
a) This : [ð]
b) Usual : [j]
c) Church : [tʃ]
d) Christian : [tʃ]
e) Thousand : [ð]
f) Psychology : [s]
g) Knee : [k]
h) Hear : [h]
i) Phonetics : [f]
j) Giant : [d3]
k) One : [w]
2. Find the phonetics symbol for the last sound in each of the following words:
a) Tough : [f]
b) Kicked : [t]
c) Loved : [d]
d) Health : [θ]
e) Dog : [g]
f) Shapes : [s]
g) Bones : [z]
h) Parking : [ŋ]
i) Wave : [v]
j) Large : [d3]
1. Write the symbol for the long words in the following words:
a) Broad: /ↄ:/
b) Wand: /ↄ:/
c) Calf: /a:/ƆƱ
d) Learn: /3:/
e) Cool: /u:/
f) Team: /i:/
g) Err: /3:/
h) Seal: /I:/
i) Curl: /3:/
3. Supply pairs of English words which can be distinguished by the following sets of consonanta.
a) /p/ and /b/ : “pat” & “bat”
b) /t/ and /d/ : “town” & “down”
c) /k/ and /g/ : “came” & “game”
d) /s/ and /z/ : “sown” & “zone”
e) /s/ and /tʃ/ : “ship” & “chip”
f) /n/ and /ŋ/ : “thin” & “thing”
g) /m/ and /p/: “mall” & “pail”
h) /n/ and /d/ : “nip” & “dip”
i) /t/ and /l/ : “road” & “load”
1. Add one of these sounds to the start of these words to make other words: /h/, /j/, /w/. think of
sounds, not spelling!
a) Earth : worth
b) Ear : hear
c) Or : wore
d) In : win
e) Eight : weight
f) Eyes : wise
g) All : hall
h) Aid : wait
i) Ill : hill
j) Art : heart
k) I’ll : while
l) Eat : heat
m) Ache : hake
n) Eye : why
o) Old : hold
1. Find some more words for the following chart about change of vowel BrE [ɒ] to AmE [ɒ] or [ↄ:].
2. Find some more words for the following chart about change of vowel BrE /a:/ to Ame /ӕ/