UAS-Phonetics and Phonology

Front

Identify the Vowel and consonant sounds from this sentence:

The teacher is reading a book.

Back

/ðə ˈtiːtʃər ɪz ˈriːdɪŋ ə bʊk/

• Vowel: /iː/ in teacher, /ʊ/ in book.

• Consonant: /tʃ/ in teacher.

Front

Identify the Vowel and consonant sounds from this sentence:

1. Please sit in the middle of the room.

Back

/pliːz sɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl̩ əv ðə ruːm/

• Contrast: /ɪ/ vs /iː/.

• Stress: middle, room.

Front

1. She sells seashells by the seashore.

Back

/ʃiː selz ˈsiːʃelz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/

• Tongue twister: repetition of /s/, /ʃ/.

Front

The boy is playing football.

Back

/ðə bɔɪ ɪz ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔːl/

• Diphthong: /ɔɪ/ in boy.

Front

Cats and dogs are common pets.

Back

/kæts ənd dɒgz ɑː ˈkɒmən pets/

Contrast: /æ/ vs /ɒ/.

Front

1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Back

/ðə kwɪk braʊn fɒks dʒʌmps ˈəʊvər ðə ˈleɪzi dɒg/

Contains all English phonemes.

Front

1. My father works in a factory.

Back

1. /maɪ ˈfɑːðər wɜːks ɪn ə ˈfæktəri/

   • Stress: father, factory.

Front

1. The students are studying phonetics.

Back

1. /ðə ˈstjuːdənts ɑː ˈstʌdiɪŋ fəˈnetɪks/

• Stress: students, phonetics.

Front

1. Identify the word stress:

2. I bought a new photograph.

Back

/ˈfəʊtəgrɑːf/ (stress on 1st syllable).

Front

1. Identify the word stress:

2. They will record the lecture tomorrow.

Back

/rɪˈkɔːd/ (verb stress on 2nd syllable).