Phonetics

English Consonants and Vowels
Exercise 2.4: Transcription (Elementary)
1. Give complete (broad) transcriptions of the words in Exercise 2.2, questions 4, 5, and 6, andExercise 2.3, question 4.

2. Give broad transcriptions of the following near homophones.

(a) click (b) candid (c) tired (d) sweat (e) bade
clique candied tarred sweet badtirade
3. Give the two English words represented by each of the following transcriptions.

Example: /hɛr/ hair, hare

(a) /kærət/ (e) /ɝn/ (i) /hɑstəl/
(b) /fraɪər/(f) /noʊz/ (j) /ɡreɪt/
(c) /kɔrs/ (g) /ɡroʊn/ (k) /taɪm/
(d) /deɪz/ (h) /θru/ (l) /lɑɡər/
4. Each of the following contains one error in transcription; i.e., it indicatesan impossible pronunciation of the word for a native speaker of English. Give the word and supply the correct transcription.

Example: /pitsɑ/ word: pizza transcription:/pitsə/
(a) /siteɪʃən/ (g) /mæɡɪkəl/ (m) /ɔrðəpidɪk/
(b) /cɛntʃəri/ (h) /ɑɡsədʒən/ (n) /punətɪv/
(c) /sʊnflaʊər/ (i) /briθd/ (o) /kwɛstən/
(d) /tomkæt/ (j) /strɛnkθ/ (p)/kʊstəmɛri/
(e) /ɔɪstərs/ (k) /faɪntli/ (q) /pərplɛkzt/
(f) /umbrɛla/ (l) /neɪbərhəd/ (r) /sfɪŋx/

English Consonants and Vowels
Exercise 2.2: English Consonants
1. Give acomplete description of the consonant sound represented by the symbol and then supply an English word containing the sound.

Example: /tʃ/
Answer: voicelessalveolopalatal affricate
Word: cherry
(a) /θ/ (e) /r/
(b) /ŋ/ (f) /j/
(c) /ʒ/ (g) /g/
(d) [ɫ]
2. Give the phonetic symbol representing the consonant sound described andthen supply an English word containing the sound.

(a) voiced alveolopalatal affricate
(b) aspirated voiceless bilabial stop
(c) alveolar flap
(d) dentalized alveolar nasal