I.
Give a complete description of the sound represented by the symbol and then supply an
English word containing the sound.
1. /θ/ → voiceless, dental, fricative - thesis
2. /ŋ/ → voiced, velar, nasal - swinging
3. /ʒ/ → voiced, post-alveolar, fricative - measure
4. /r/ → voiced, post-alveolar, approximant - roam
5. /ɑ ː / → open, back, tense vowel - car
6. /e/ → open-mid, front, lax vowel - egg
7. /g/ → voiced, velar, plosive - giggle
8. /ɪ/ → close-mid, front, lax vowel - min
II. Write the symbol that represents each of the following phonetic descriptions, then give an
English word containing that sound.
1. voiced alveolar plosive → /d/ - daunting
2. voiceless bilabial plosive → /p/ - puppy
3. open, front, lax vowel → /æ/ - pat
4. voiced alveolar lateral → /l/ - lullaby
5. voiced velar nasal → /ŋ/ - hanging
III. Fill in the blank with the missing word(s).
1. The tongue tip (or tongue blade) touches the alveolar ridge in pronouncing /t/.
2. The front of the tongue approaches the hard palate in pronouncing /j/.
3. The soft palate must be lowered for the articulation of nasal sounds.
4. A diphthong ends in /ɪ/ is a closing diphthong.
5. The sound /t/ is different from the sound /k/ is terms of place of articulation.
IV. Pick the sound that is different from the others in each group. Specify the distinctive
feature that differentiates the chosen sound from the rest.
0. /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/ → p: voiceless, the rest: voiced
1. /p/, /l/, /m/, /b/ → /p/: voiceless, the rest: voiced
2. /s/ , /n/ , /ʒ/ , /d/ →/s/: voiceless, the rest voiced
3. /ɪ/, /iː/, /æ/, /ɒ/ → /i:/: tense vowel, the rest: lax vowel
4. /e/, /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /æ/ → /ʊ/: back vowel, the rest: front vowel
V. Provide 2 different spellings for each of the following transcriptions: (HOMOPHONES)
1. /weə/ → wear, where
2. /ðeə/ → there, their
3. /hɪə/ → here, hear
4. /wɪtʃ/ → witch, which
5. /nait/ → night, knight
6. /steə/ → stair, stare
7. /weɪ/ → way, weigh, whey
VI. Write the phonemic transcription of the following words. Then, analyze the structure of
the syllable of each word.
• speaks
• splashed
• tax
• flute
• coaching (syllable division and syllable structure)
• analysis (syllable division and syllable structure)
Pre- Initial Post- PEAK Pre- Final Post- Post- Post-
initial initial final final final final
1 2 3
Speaks
s p i: k s
/spi:ks/
Splashed
s p l æ ʃ t
/splæʃt/
Tax
t æ k s
/tæks/
Flute
f l u: t
/flu:t/
Coaching k əʊ
/kəʊ.tʃɪŋ/ tʃ ɪ ŋ
ə
Analysis n æ l
/ə.næl.ə.sɪs/ ə
s ɪ s
VII. Mark syllable division for the following words:
a. eɪ.dʒən.si
b. kær.ək.tə
c. ɪm.ædʒ.ɪ.neɪ.ʃən
d. baɪ.leɪ.bi.əl
e. æn.ə.lɪt.ɪ.kəl
VIII. Write the word from its transcription:
1. /kjʊə/→ cure
2. /pɪl/ → pill
3. /kɒləm/ → column
4. /r ɪ d ʒ ɪ d/ → rigid
5. /tʃɪmni/ → chimney
6. /θreʃhəʊld/ → threshold
7. /bælkəni/ → balcony
8. /ɜːθ/ → earth
9. /kənviːniənt/ → convenient
10. /dreɪnpaɪp/ → drainpipe
11. /æntenə/ → antenna
12. /ʃʌtəz/ → shutters
13. /miːn/ → mean
14. /tʃes/ → chess
15. /ətræktɪv/ → attractive
16. /kɑːslֽ / → carsel
17. /pælɪs/ → palace
18. /rezɪdnֽts/ → residents
19. ə peni seɪvd ɪz ə peni з:nd → A penny saved is a penny earned.
20. ɔ:l ðət glɪtəz ɪz nɒt gəʊld → All that glitter is not gold.
21. ðə wiʃ ɪz ðə fɑ:ðər əv ðə θɔ:t → The wish is the father of the thought.
22. stɪl wɔ:təz rʌn di:p → Still waters run deep.
23. betə leɪt ðən nevə → Better late than never.
24. wen aɪ lʊk bæk ɒn maɪ ʧaɪldhʊd । aɪ wʌndə haʊ aɪ səvaɪvd ət ɔːl ॥ ɪt wəz əv kɔːs
ə mɪzərəbl ̩ ʧaɪldhʊd ॥ ðə hæpi ʧaɪldhʊd । ɪz hɑːdli wɜːθ jə waɪl ॥ wɜːs ðən ði
ɔːdɪnəri mɪzərəbl ̩ ʧaɪldhʊd ɪz ðə mɪzərəbl ̩ aɪərɪʃ ʧaɪldhʊd ॥ ənd wɜːs jet । ɪz ðə
mɪzərəbl ̩ aɪərɪʃ kæθəlɪk ʧaɪldhʊd
➔ When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all. It was
of course a miserable childhood. The happy childhood, is hardly worth
your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable
Irish childhood. And worse yet, is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.
IX. Give 2 minimal pairs if you want to contrast the following sounds.
a. /ɪ/ vs. /i:/ → sit vs. seat; bin vs. bean
b. /æ/ vs. /e/ → pat vs. pet; and vs. end
c. /t/ vs. /d/ → tangle vs. dangle; pat vs. pad
d. /ʃ/ vs. /s/ → short vs. sort; shell vs. sell
X. Among the following words:
Nose /nəʊz/, children /ˈtʃɪl.drən/ , judge /dʒʌdʒ/, texts /teksts/, counter /ˈkaʊn.tə/,
queen /kwi:n/, tax /tæks/, bill /bil/, change /tʃeɪndʒ/, love /lʌv/, useful /ˈjuːs.fəl/
find all the words that have:
a. a diphthong: nose, counter, change
b. a front vowel: children, texts, queen, tax, bill
c. a nasal: nose, children, counter, queen, change
d. a voiceless velar plosive: texts, counter, queen, tax
e. an alveolar fricative: nose, texts, tax, useful
f. a voiced affricate: judge, change
