week 1 assigment phonetics (1)

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/ fənɛtɪks / A . How many phonemes are there in each of the following words? Circle the words that have the same number of phonemes as letters. 1. bread 3. throw 5. plot 7. fluid 9. fat walked B . How many morphemes are there in the following words? 1. Clueless- 2 3. Pumpkin- 1 5. Cheddar- 1 7. Winterized- 2 9. Thoughtlessness- 3 C . Listed below are three columns of words. Decide if the words in columns 2 or 3 end in the same phoneme as the words in the first column. Circle the correct matches. 1. box flack puss 3. flag lounge league 5. throw cow beau 7. tomb limb bob 9. laugh giraffe bough E . For the following set of items, circle the one that begins with a sound different from the other two. 1. church chef chop 3. think this these 5. phone please frost 7. gnaw geese ghost 9. gerbil goat George G . Circle the following pairs of words that are minimal pairs.

1. maybe, baby 3. looks, lacks 5. prance, prince 7. smart, dart 9. window, minnow H . For the underlined syllables, indicate whether they are open (O) or closed (C). 1. marble O 3. patron C 5. So dium O 7. mistake O 9. profit C I . Examine the following words. Indicate whether the first syllable has an onset and/or a coda by placing an “X” in the appropriate column. Onset Coda Yes No Yes No 1. mentions X X 3. camper X X 5. able X X 7. charming X X 9. Japan X X J . Indicate the primary stress for each of the following two-syllable words. Write “1” if the first syllable has primary stress or “2” if the second syllable has primary stress. 1. Loser- 1 3. Anxious- 1 5. Grecian- 1 7. Stagnant- 1 9. Germane- 2 11. Plastic-1 13. Western- 1 15. Defer- 1 K . Indicate the primary stress for each of the following three-syllable items. Write “1”, “2,” or “3” to indicate the syllable with primary stress.

1. Provincial- 2 3. Indigent- 3 5. Arabesque- 2 7. Indisposed- 3 9. Magenta- 2 11. Picturesque- 3 13. Foundation- 2 15. Constable- 1 L . Indicate the primary stress for each of the following four-syllable words. Write “1,” “2,” or “3” to indicate the syllable with primary stress. 2. Mercenary- 3 4. Ecosystem- 1 6. Correlation- 3 8. Continuant- 3 10. Carnivorous- 3 12. Contradiction- 3 14. Argentina- 3 B. Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer. The basic rate of vocal fold vibration is called fundamental frequency . The mandible is another name for the lower jaw. The anatomical term anterior means front The anatomical term inferior means below . The anatomical term superior means above . The anatomical term posterior means rear . The diaphragm is a major muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen. Subglottal pressure is the air pressure below the vocal folds. The blade is the portion of the tongue just posterior to the tip. The tip is also known as the apex . The tongue dorsum is composed of the front and the back Another name for sound quality is resonance D. Circle T or F to indicate whether you think the statement is true or false. T F 1. The phoneme /s/ is an alveolar sound. T F 2. Vibration of the vocal folds is termed articulation. T F 3. The tongue is involved in production of labiodental phonemes. T F 4. The hyoid bone does not attach to any other bone.

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T F 5. The upper lip is supported by the maxilla. T F 6. When speaking, the period of time devoted to inhalation and exhalation is fairly equal. T F 7. The root of the tongue attaches to the mandible. T F 8. When the vocal folds are together, they are said to be adducted. T F 9. The oral and nasal cavities join at the larynx. T F 10. The diaphragm contracts and lowers during the process of inhalation. E. Match the appropriate articulatory description at the right with the initial phoneme of each word (underlined). The descriptions may be used more than once. 1. W indow- labial 2. T errible- alveolar 3. Th em- dental 4. L aundry- alveolar 5. M anage- labial 6. Sh ocked- palatal 7. P ollute- labial 8. Z ebra- alveolar 9. K erosene- velar 10. th ink

week 1 assigment phonetics (1)

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