The Sounds of English
What is the name of this symbol /ə/. Give an example of it in a word.
Schwa, control, above, pirate.
Plosive or stop
Place reached by a complete closure of the mouth and an explosive sound
Which is the following is NOT true about vowels?
-They are more intense sounds than consonants.
-They are usually the center or nucleus of a syllable.
-They come in voiced and unvoiced variants.
-They come in voiced and unvoiced variants. FALSE
Write the symbol for ng
/ŋ/
How does the stress change on the following words if they are nouns or verbs? object, produce, report
Noun- stress on first syllable
Verb- stress on second syllable
3 classification of consonant sounds
Voicing, place and manner of articulation
Consonants produced with narrow constriction through which air escapes with a continuous noise/turbulence.
Fricatives
What is the syllable pattern of the following words: plot, locked, scratched, & strengths?
CCVC
CVCC
CCCVCC
CCCVCCC
Write the symbol for the voiceless th
/θ/
What is intonation? Give a definition and an example.
It is the way the voice goes up and down in pitch. It helps to differentiate between meanings. Ready with an intonation that goes up at the end indicates a question, ready with an intonation that goes down indicates a confirmation or statement.
What vowel sound is in these three words: fish, chicken, fin, bin?
/ɪ/
A manner where your mouth cavity is closed entirely so the air has to come out from somewhere else.
Nasal
Name two properties of a diphthong.
Two vowel sounds in the same syllable
There is a transition or glide from one vowel sound to the next
Considered one sound
First vowel is stronger (nucleus)
Use is influenced by a speaker´s accent
What is the symbol for voiced th
/ð/
What is the way that words and sounds change in rapid speech called?
Connected speech
4 ways of describing vowel sounds.
Close/open, front/back, lip position, tense/lax (short/long)
The place of articulation for /n, t, s, d, l, z/
Alveolar
Which diphthong is in all of these words: beard, weird, fierce, ear?
/ɪə/
Symbol for Sh
/ʃ/
What is the unstressed form of some function words called? I would´ve have done what I´d been told if I were you.
Weak forms
Describe the following sound: /u/
The place of articulation for k, g and w
Velar
True or False: In English, lax vowels can occur at the end of words. Tense vowels cannot.
FALSE: Me (tense vowel final sound), met (lax vowel cannot be final)
Symbol for the middle phoneme in the word Vision
/dʒ/
What is the process by which a sound changes to become more similar to nearby sounds called?
Assimilation
/b/ /p/ sub-plot
/d/ /t/ bad time
/g/ /k/ eggshell
/z/ /s/ as cold
/ð/ /θ/ with salt
/dʒ/ /tʃ/ large-scale