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1. PRACTICE the vowel sounds

1. Name some distinctive features of the English vowels.2. Are deal and dilla minimal? Why?

3. Are dealand dida minimal pair? Why?/Why not?

. !atch the words in the first column with those in the second one so as to o"tain

minimal pairs#

$olumn % $olumn %%

catch zip

pip fought

cheap lasssap Sam

he mink

caught cap

lap Paul

pal she

say heap

sink lay

&. 'ind as many minimal pairs as possi"le (in all "asic position) for the following

vowel phonemes#

*i#+ vs. *i+, *u#+ vs. *u+, *+ vs. *#+, *e+ vs. *Q+, *,+ vs. *a#+, *Q+ vs. *a#+, *+ vs. *+.

-. Which are the vowel phonemes that can appear in front of *N+?

. %f one compares short vowels to long ones which of them have a more restricted

distri"ution?

0. ive the vowel phonemes that cannot appear in wordfinal position.

. 4pecify the English phonemes that cannot appear in initial position.

15. 6escri"e the simple front vowels in the following sentences and e7plain the

difficulties encountered "y 8omanians in ac9uiring their correct pronunciation#

a. !aggie:s "ag is easy to carry.

". ;e felt e7tremely well after such a "ig meal.

11. ive the English sounds corresponding to the following descriptions#

central midopen short unrounded vowel,

"ac


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12. Write the sym"ols for the vowels in the following words#

a. "read ". rough c. foot d. hymn e. full f. cough

g. sat h. friend i. cool =. >edipus


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;A6 ;EA6 ;e had a good head for figures.

ABBE8 EBBE8 F6id you send a letter or an email?: FBhe latter.:

";>G What:s your ho""y?

>N/>N ;ow long have you "een wor4B/>B 6oes your ho""y cost a lot of money?

$>NB8A8G >n the contrary.

4;>4 Bhere are lots of "ooA8 $>>D8 White shirts with different coloured collars.

1-. ronounce the following minimal pairs containing lon& vowels. ay attention tothe fact that a voiceless consonant shortens the preceding long vowel.

heard *h#d+ hurt *h#t+ hard *ha#d+ @ hearth *ha#P+"een *"i#n+ @ "eat *"i#t+ cord *


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1. 8ead aloud the following minimal pairs "ased on the contrast "etween *i#+ and *i+#

feel fill, "ead "id, read rid, scheme s


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F% sometimes too have two soups a day.:

u


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Bhe yacht was roc


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. 8ead aloud the following minimal pairs "ased on the contrast "etween *i+ and*E+#here hair "eer "ear

steered stared ears airs

really rarely weary wary

0. >n the vowel diagram indicate the glides for the diphthongs in the following

words#

freight, hold, sphere, fair, bow, sky, toil.

. Write the sym"ols for the diphthongs in the following words#

tone way hair style beer out coil they

15. ractice the diphthong *ei+ in the following sentences#

- 4tate your name.

- Baste ma


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- ;e drew nearer and nearer to the feared pier.

- eer should not "e feared to "e dear.

- Bhere were tears in the eyes of the deer.

- ;e couldn:t hear so he drew nearer.

- >ur theater staged 4ha


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1. 6istinguish the manner of articulation of the English consonantal sounds and

specify the classes of consonants thus produced.

2. 6istinguish the "asic points of articulation in English.

3. ive the articulators and the points of articulation for the following Englishsounds# *p+ *


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final# *sins+sincevs. *sinJ+sins.

. Branscri"e the following words phonemically#

a.fishes e. archies

".shaer f.others

c. si!th g. measured. these h. ahead

15. 'eatures used to define individual sounds can also "e used to descri"e sets of

related sounds. 'or instance the set consisting of *p t < " d g+ would "e descri"ed as

sharing the feature *Kstop+ (plosive). We can also use the features of manner of

articulation point of articulation and voice to su"divide larger sets of sounds. *p t


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". Bhe area of a room of 15 feet "y 1& feet is 1&o s9uare feet.

c. !y grandpa is ill.

d. 'ancy 4arah as


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repel *ri:pel+ re"el *ri:"el+roped *r Upt+ ro"ed *r U"d+simple *simpl+ sym"ol *sim"l+

staple *steipl+ sta"le *stei"l+

rapid *rQpid+ ra"id *rQ"id+

)" #nd -" !n ,!n#l )os!t!on

rip *rip+ ri" *ri"+ rope *r Up+ ro"e *r U"+cap *


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23. ractice the *t+ sound in the following words which illustrate its various phonetic

variants#

#s)!%#ted un#s)!%#ted un%ele#sed l#te%#ll+ n#s#ll+

%ele#sed %ele#sedtime stop hot dog cattle hot news

tool stain night "ar little mutton

tal< stool cost price at last cotton

tar distur" night cap settle "ottom

torch astonish smart "attle "itten

tooth still lost parental


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deal Beddy amaJed cradle hardness

deer lady under handle cadmium

date cider made middle sudden

duc< soda code paddle hidden

dust "ody wide dwindle redness

damp odor aid poodle shouldn:t

20. ractice the following phrases containing the sound *d+

dirty dogs dangling in the wind dou"ledec


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- !aggie "egged the wic


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- 4he left the snowfla


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ethnic pathways thought nothing mammoth theft

a thousand toothpic


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'ather and mother are rather tired.

Bhis leather is as smooth as a feather.

Bhey were gathering cotton "efore the hot weather.

Either "rother may "e "athing in the river.

;e was "reathing smoothly although the weather was rather "ad.Bhere was fine weather when father and mother went on the trip.

Bhey were within the "oundaries.

Bheir things were put together in a leather "ag.

Bhe "a"y is teething don:t tease him.

Bherein lies the tale of Wuthering ;eights.

. 8ead the following te7t. ay attention to the correct pronunciation of the *D+sound#

Neither of them was there when their "rother arrived. ;e had not "othered to get intouch with them and therefore neither of them e7pected him. When they came home

their surprise at his sudden visit can thus "e imagined. Bheir "rother was rather at a

loss for words and they themselves were almost speechless. Bhey then estimated that

it had "een more than ten years since they had seen each other. %t was indeed a happy

gathering for all of them and although much had happened in the meantime they were

together again at last.

0. 8ead the following words containing the sound *s+#

send assume pass

small descri"e li


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- Bhey set sail to 4outh America.

- Bhe sand made a mess on the seat

- %t:s the tip of the ice"erg.

- %:m going to sign the lease for the house.

- Bhat:s the worse lettuce %:ve ever tasted.

- 4end me a press release.

- !y silly sister sold her new "icycle at a loss.

- Bhe actress had to rehearse the role of a nurse.

- Bhe screaming guests have "een frightened "y the sna


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&2. 8ead the following words "ased on the contrast "etween *s+ and *J+#

sin< Jin< looser loser place plays

said Jed lacy laJy niece


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measure "eige

allusion garage

visual camouflage

treasure prestige

fision massage

casual mirageleisure entourage

measure for measure Asian vision

precision e7plosion visual mirage

casual decision "eige garage

&-. Meep *S+ and *Z+ apart in the following minimal pairs and sentences#dilution delusion

glaciar glaJiermesher measure

fission vision

$onfucian confusion

Always shower after a pleasura"le massage.

% was assured that the ocean would "e aJure in colour.

;e shouldn:t wear that "rusheddenim leisure suit.

4hovelling sand can "e pleasura"le.

;e shaved and showered "efore "rushing his teeth "ut neglected to massage some

polish into his shoes.

&. ractice the sound *h+ in the following words and sentences#

hint "ehind

hero a"hor

heart anyhow

horse rehearse

;alloween alcohol

who aheadheat coherent

hinder inha"ithumiliate foothold

;elen "ehave

harmless adhesive.

Bhe hunters: hotel "ehind the hill is huge and very hot.

;ave you heard that ;enry was in a hurry to "uild himself a house?

Bhe hurricane destroyed the hurdles and hurt many human "eings inha"iting somehorrid huts.Bhey were happy "ut hungry after the rehearsal.


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Who ate the other half of the ham"urger?

%ncoherent sentences are hard to handle.

Boo huge a helping can "e haJardous to her health.

&0. 8ead the following words phrases and sentences containing the sound *r+.

reef grass ra


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&. 8ead the following minimal pairs "ased on the contrast "etween *r+ and *l+#

reap leap, pray play

rid lid, proud ploughed

roo< loo


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=elly aged orange

ginger"read a=ar large

=am=ar fragile urge

=udge surgeon hedge

=uice o"=ect age

gender digit ca""age=ournalism agile grudge

gelatin ma=or college

=o


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search surge

catch cadge

; *eitS+ age *eidZ+

-. 8ead aloud the following words phrases and sentences in which *m+ appears

fre9uently#maid amount same

mil


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4he "egan


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lettuce yellow smuggle

lame shilling purple

lentil lollipop fool

long life little ucy lame lion

yellow daffodil lonely lady late lunchcauliflower fields faulty lin< smell of garlic

A simple sym"ol of love is all she longs for.

Bhis little girl called ucy left alone loves her small doll.

A no"le old lion and a lioness are lying asleep in their lair.

Bhere were lilies around the "lue lanions grown in the yard usually produce yearnings for yeasty "oullions.

1. ractice the semivowel *w+ in the following words phrases and sentences#

window wine twenty twice

once one always twin


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windy weather weeping Wilma watereddown wine

water waves twenty dwarves 9uiet waiter

William is always away.

A weeping willow is moving in the wind.% would li


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11. Branscri"e the following English =o


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"l,


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1) Accent is a suprasegmental feature of language which discharges a distinctive

function since =ust liver what length does accent (stress) e7tend?

") What does it consist of?

2) 4ylla"le prominence is due to a variety of factors. What are they?

3) Bhe varying factors contri"uting to the prominence of an accented sylla"le result in

several distinguisha"le degrees of accent. What are they?

) Accent discharges its function in English in two ways. What are they?

&) AnalyJe the following words from the accentual point of view. 4how whether a

change in their stress pattern "rings a"out a change in their grammatical function#affi!, increase, abstract, import, insult, contest, contrast, replay, surey.

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compound word meaning Fa special


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i. distri"ute =. e79uisite


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:What have youdone?:When do the :shopsopen?:Where do you :want tosit?:Which do you :li


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Bo:morrow:s!ondayisn:t it?Gou:re :wondering who %amaren:t you?%:m :ratherlatearen:t %?;e :wasn:t :verypolitewas he?Gou

:don:t "e Rlieve me

do you?

% could :try againcouldn:t %?We shall :see each :other againshan:t we?%t :loo


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:%s it :possi"le to :get it /out?:Are you :sure it can "e /done?:$an you :come to /lunch tomorrow?:Would you :li


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% :ought to :give it "ac


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c) 4he would have thought it was /Ro"vious

d) Bhere :wasn:t :even a :piece of "read in the Uhouse

e) Now will you "eUlieve me

1-) Bhis e7ercise is similar "ut here you are given polysylla"ic words and a tone,

you must draw an appropriate pitch movement "etween the lines#

a) (rise) opportunity

") (fallrise) actually

c) (fall) confidently

d) (risefall) magnificente) (rise) relationship

f) (fallrise) afternoon

1). %n the following "its of conversation you are supplied with an Fopening line: and

a response that you must imagine saying. Gou are given an indication in "rac


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a) (he wrote the letter in a sad way) he wrote the letter sadly

") (it0s regrettable that he wrote the letter) he wrote the letter sadly

c) four plus si7 divided "y two e9uals five

d) four plus si7 divided "y two e9uals seven

e) we "ro


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