Phonetics

Team 1

100

Mention the corresponding symbol of the following description: 

voiced interdental fricative

[ð]   

200

State (1) the place of articulation, (2) the manner of articulation and (3) whether this sound is voiced or voiceless? 

[h]

Voiceless glottal fricative

400

Indicate the error and provide a corrected version of the phonetic transcription. 

a. singer [sɪngə]

/sɪŋə/

Team 2

100

State (1) the place of articulation, (2) the manner of articulation and (3) whether this sound is voiced or voiceless?  

[ʤ]  

voiced palato-alveolar affricate 

300

Mention the corresponding symbol of the following description: 

short low back unrounded vowel 

[ɑ]  

400

Indicate the error and provide a corrected version of the phonetic transcription. 

a. calling [kɔːllɪŋ]

/kɔːlɪŋ/

Team 3

300

Mention the corresponding symbol of the following description: 

diphthong; low central to high front

[aɪ]  

400

Indicate the error and provide a corrected version of the phonetic transcription. 

a. along [ælɒŋ]

əˈlɒŋ

500

Write the phonetic transcription of the following word: 

yena

hʌɪˈiːnə

Team 4

300

Write the English word for the following transcription: 

ʌpˈsteəz

upstairs 

400

Indicate the error(s) and provide a corrected version of the phonetic transcription. 

a. these [θiːs]

/ðiːz/

500

Write the English word for the following transcription: 

[ræθ]

wrath 

Team 5

400

Write the phonetic transcription of the following word: 

floor

flɔː