What is the word written in IPA as: [kæt]
Cat
Give an example of a voiced-voiceless pair of sounds.
p/b, t/d, k/g etc.
What are the three categories that form the height of vowels?
High, low and mid.
Name the two active articulators in the vocal tract.
Lips and tongue.
Write the first sound in the word: pharynx
/f/
What is the word written in IPA as: [slaɪ]
sly
What is the place of articulation of [t]?
Alveolar
What is the difference between monophthongs and diphthongs?
The former is made up of one vowel sound, while the latter is made up of two.
Which passive articulator is important in distinguishing oral and nasal sounds?
velum or the soft palate
Write the final sound in: judge
/dʒ/
What is the word written in IPA as: [mʌŋki]
monkey
Arrange the following from least sonorous to most sonorous: /l/, /j/ and /g/.
/j/ , /l/ , /g/
True or false: /u/ is a lax vowel.
Name a labiodental sound.
/f/, /v/
Write the vowel sound in: pump
/ʌ/
What is the word written in IPA as: [ɪmjunaɪz]
immunize
What sound is described by: voiced alveolar approximant
/ɹ/
What sound does this describe: mid back tense round vowel.
[o]
True or false: The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the sound /o/.
False. All vowels are voiced so the vocal cords will vibrate when producing /o/.
Is this [fraɪd] the right IPA transcription for the word: fried?
No. The /r/ sound here is trill which is not greatly used in English. The approximant, /ɹ/, should be used to form [fɹaɪd].
What is the word written in IPA as: [saɪkalədʒi]
psychology
Provide the articulatory description for the sound /ʒ/.
voiced postalveolar fricative
Provide the articulatory description for /ɛ/.
mid front lax unrounded vowel
In what ways do the active articulators change when producing the sound /u/ and /i/.
Write the three fricative sounds in the word: affixation
/f/, /s/, /ʃ/