Task 4 – Suprasegmentals.

Tutor:

Yohom Fredy Sánchez.

Angie Vallejo
Luz Neila Garcia
Yhomayra Castro
Angelica Caicedo

Group number: 518014 - 8

Universidad Nacional Abierta y A Distancia.

School of education. English Phonetics.

May 03th, 2021.

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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 The first one is done for you.
a. await .5.
2. jet
b. 5. ə ˈweɪt
b. billow .12. 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ

4. ʧəʊz

c. chose .4. 5. ə ˈweɪt

6. ʤɛt

d. creature .17. 7. bɪ ˈləʊ

8. ˈsɜːʤ ən

e. drudge .18. 9. ə ˈreɪnʤ

 10. hɑːt

f. hurt .20. 11. drʌg

12. ˈbɪl əʊ

g. jet .6. 13. rɛkt

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?

Markithid

ˈmɑrkətəd

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

'kaɪndlinəs

c) Which is the correct pronunciation of uselessly - 'juːs ləs li or juːz ləs li?

'juːs ləs li

d) TRUE OR FALSE? ‘The words studied and studded are sometimes

pronounced the same.

Is true.

e) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
 Isˈeɪʤəns iz

4. Mark in bold what you think is the stress pattern on the following words, the first is

done for you.

a. daredevil: daredevil

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 / Through

/ˈkluː / Clue

/ˈeɪt / Eight

/ˈf əʊldər/ Folder

/ˈteɪbəl/ Table

/ˈfaɪl/ File

/ˈf ɑːsən/ Fasten

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

a. Philosophy : f ɪˈ /f ɪˈlɑː.sə.fi /

b. knowledge : ˈnɑ /ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ

c. her : hɝ /hɝː/

d. use : ju /juːz/

e. Chemist : ˈke /ˈkem.ɪst/

f. honorable : ˈɑ /ˈɑ.nɚ.ə.bəl/

g. caught: kɑ / kɑːt /

h. through : θ /θruː /

i. clown : kla /klaʊn /

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

Bilabial: Border: / ˈbɔrdər / Man: / ˈmæn/ Spin: /spɪn/

Alveolar: Singer:/ ˈsɪŋər / Pizza: /ˈpiːt.sə / Stop: /stɑːp/

Labio-dental: Voice / vɔɪs / Flour: /ˈf laʊ.ɚ / Vocation: /voʊˈkeɪ. ʃ ən/

Palatal: Jam: / ʤæm / Young: / jʌŋ/Year: / jɪr/

Inter-dental: Thin: /θɪn/ Thousand: /ˈθaʊ.zənd/

Glottal: Horse: / hɔrs / Husband: /ˈhʌz.bənd/ High: /haɪ /

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

Plosives : Pie: /paɪ /

Fricatives : Calf / kæf / Foot: /f ʊt/

Affricates: Badge / bæʤ / knowledge:/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/

Approximants : Roar / rɔr / yes: / jes/

Nasals : Mad / mæd / Must:/mʌst / Laterals:

Luck / lʌk / Loss: /lɑːs /

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

is voiced or not.
-Than -Finger

- -Finger -Wash

- Social - Church

-Land - Keyboard

-River - Computer

-toe - Paper

-Jungle - Ocean
 Voiced Voicele
ss

Than Flake

Land Social

River toe

Jungle Finger

Wash Church

Ocean Keyboard

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.

Diagram 1
Cow: kaʊ Diphthong: aʊ

May: meɪ Diphthong: eɪ

Train: treɪn Diphthong: eɪ

So: soʊ Diphthong: oʊ

Diagram 2

Toy: tɔɪ Diphthong: ɔ

ɪ
Boy: bɔɪ Diphthong: ɔ
ɪ
Oil: ɔɪl Diphthong: ɔɪ

Nose: noʊz Diphthong: o

ʊ
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 stars

12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word

Judge: ʤ

Easy: ˈi

Pneumonia: nuˈ

Contact: ˈkɑ Phone:

fə
Civic: sɪ

Usually:
University: ju

Hospital: ˈhɑ

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

Beds: ɛd

Bets: ɛt

Nest: st

Bathes: ɪð

Belts: lts

Twelfth: fθz

Next: kst

Lapsed: æ

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.lɪ ŋ/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/

/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlæs·əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/ /ˈbrʌð.ər/ /ʃaʊər/ /tʃɜːtʃ/

 fricative affricate plosiv nasal lateral approxima
e nt
ˈeɪ.ʒə ˈmæn.ɪdʒ ˈtɑː.ɡɪt ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi ˈtær.ɪf

ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ bɪ

ˈheɪv /tʃɜːtʃ mɪˈsteɪk ˈtrɔː.mə ˈɡlɑː.t̬əl træk

ˈdɑːnsɪŋ

ˈfeɪ.məs ˈsæt.ə.deɪ fɔːk ˈsiː.lɪ ŋ

trænz

ˈleɪ.tər əˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt ˈsnɪk.ər

ˈɡlæs·əz

ˈsɪz.əz

ˈsɪz.əz

ˈbrʌð.ər

ʃaʊə

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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The Mimic Method. (2019). Manner of Articulation. Recuperado de

https://www.mimicmethod.com/ft101/manner-of-articulation/

Daniel, I. O. (2011). Chapter Five: The Suprasegmentals. In Introductory

Phonetics andPhonology of English. (pp. 45-46). Cambridge Scholars

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Daniel, I. O. (2011). Chapter Six: The English Stress. In Introductory Phonetics and

Phonology of English. (pp. 51-63). Cambridge Scholars

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Daniel, I. O. (2011). Chapter Seven: Rhythm. In Introductory Phonetics and

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Daniel, I. O. (2011). Chapter Eight: Intonation. in Introductory Phonetics and

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