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Contrast Between Ei and A

This document provides a homework assignment on the contrast between the phonetic symbols /ei/ and /ᴂ/ when written as the letter 'a' in English. It outlines the sound selection process for /ei/ and /ᴂ/, illustrates the sounds with word examples, sets a performance objective for learners to identify the sounds in words, and provides an evaluation with exercises to practice distinguishing between the sounds.

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Contrast Between Ei and A

This document provides a homework assignment on the contrast between the phonetic symbols /ei/ and /ᴂ/ when written as the letter 'a' in English. It outlines the sound selection process for /ei/ and /ᴂ/, illustrates the sounds with word examples, sets a performance objective for learners to identify the sounds in words, and provides an evaluation with exercises to practice distinguishing between the sounds.

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UNIVERSITE MARIEN

ENS
NGOUABI
ecole normale superieure

ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY


HOMEWORK

Level : MASTER I

Section : ENSEIGNEMENT

Option : ANGLAIS

TOPIC :
Contrast between /ei/ and // written as ‘’a’’.

MONENGUE ESSENGO Saint Joannes


NGOMA NGUIMBI Brumel

TEACHER
Dr. ONDZE OTOUBA Roland

Academic year : 2022-2023


I-Sound selecting process
/eɪ/=a, ay, ey
-a: Late, date, rate, fate, hate
Condition:
Structure: when it is followed by a consonant + e
-ay: Tray, day, say, lay
Condition:
Structure: When it is the unique vowel of a monosyllabic word
-ey: Ley, dey, bey, Hey, Fey
Condition:
Structure: When it is the unique vowel of a monosyllabic word
/ᴂ/=a, i, au
-a: laf, tap, pack, hack, flash
-i: Timbre, timbale,
Condition:
Origin: imitation of the French pronunciation.
-au: Laugh, laughter, laughable, laughingly
Condition:
Structure: When the spelling au is surrounded by L+gh
Selected spelling: a

II-Performance objective:
By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to underline the letter that justifies the
contrast between /eɪ/ and /ᴂ/ spelt as ‘’a’’ in monosyllabic words and pronounce them
properly thanks to the teacher’s explanation.

III-Illustration:
Pack, fat, lat, back.
Take, make, lake, snake.
Explanation:
‘’a’’ is pronounced /eɪ/ in monosyllabic words when it is followed by a consonant and the
vowel ‘’e’’.

IV-Evaluation
1- Applied exercise
say true or false on the pronunciation of a within the following words and justify.
1. Tare
2. Sari
3. Tabby
4. Tame
5. tale
Correction:
1. False, followed by R
2. False, followed by R
3. False, not followed by single consonant
4. True, followed by a single consonant and e
5. True followed by a single consonant and e
2. Follow up activity
Fill in the columns with the following words:
Tabla, Taboo, cable, Pat, Tashe, Table, care, bare, rate, lady

Answers
/ei/ /ᴂ/ /ei/ /ᴂ/
cable Tabla
Table Taboo
rate Pat
lady Tashe
care
bare

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