Phonology

Test
Lecturer: Tran Thi Thanh Dieu
Group 5:
1. Tran Thi Bich Thuy
2. Tran Thanh Toan
3. Le Yen Nhi
4. Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc
5. Thi Trinh Tu Nhu
6. Tran Ngoc Bich Tram
7. Tran Thi Bao Thy
8. Nguyen Hong Quynh Tran
9. Nguyen Thi Thanh Hang
 I. Name of consonants:
1. /θ/: voiceless interdental (dental) fricative

2. /tʃ/: voiceless palato-alveolar

3. /r/: voiced retroflex approximant

4. /dʒ/: voiced palato-alveolar affricative

II. Name of vowels:

5. /æ/: front low

6. /uː/: back high

7. /ɪ/: front high

8. /ʌ/: central low

 III. Analyze the places, manners of articulation and the
description of pronouncing of the following words.
9.
Word s m i l e
IPA s m aɪ l
Place and Voiceless Voiced Closing Voiced alveolar lateral
manner alveolar bilabial nasal diphthong
fricative stop
cluster
Description of The tip of the Two lips The The tip or blade of the
pronouncing tongue touch touch together movement tongue against the alveolar
the word the alveolar from /a/ to /ɪ/ ridge
ridge (Hissing
sound)
 III. Analyze the places, manners of articulation and the
description of pronouncing of the following words.
10.
Word s o r r O w
IPA s ɒ r əʊ
Place and Voiceless Back low Voiced retroflex Closing diphthong
manner alveolar approximant
fricative
Description of The tip of The tongue The tip of the tongue The movement from /ə/
pronouncing the tongue is at the against the hard palate to /ʊ/
the word touch the back
alveolar
ridge
(Hissing
sound)
 IV. Draw the structure of the syllables
11. Skill
S
yllable
ONSET RHYME

Consonant cluster PEAK CODA

Pre-Initial Initial Vowel Final

consonant consonant consonant

S k ɪ l
 IV. Draw the structure of the syllables
12. Dream
S
yllable
ONSET RHYME

Consonant cluster PEAK CODA

Initial Post-Initial Vowel Final

consonant consonant consonant

d r i: m
 IV. Draw the structure of the syllables
13. Strength
S
yllable
ONSET RHYME

Consonant cluster PEAK CODA

Pre-Initial Initial Post-Initial Vowel Final Post-Final

consonant consonant consonant consonant consonant

s t r e ŋ θ
 IV. Draw the structure of the syllables
14. Please
S
yllable
ONSET RHYME

Consonant cluster PEAK CODA

Initial Post-Initial Vowel Final

consonant consonant consonant

p l i: z
V. Circle the words which have weak form
and write their IPA below.

15.I told you but you didn’t hear me.

…............/bət/…….…………......................

16.Now! Let’s take a look at this example.

…...................../ə/….../ ət/………………....

17.Call me as soon as possible.

………./əz/……/əz/………………………..
V. Circle the words which have weak form
and write their IPA below.
18.I go to school at 8 a.m.

…...../tə/……./ət/………….........................

19.My class consists of 5 boys and 10 girls.

…........................../əv/……./n./…………....

20.There are many people over there.

../ ðər /……………………………………..
 The End

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