AP1 - UNIT 3- Advanced Pronunciation 1- ICPNA

Which word contains the /ey/ sound?

• Debate

• Method

• Limit

• Success

How should your tongue be positioned for the /ɪ/ sound (as in lit)?

• Tongue drops down a lot, lips spread wide

• Tongue drops down a little, lips not spread

• Tongue stays high, lips very wide

• Tongue is flat and relaxed

Which spelling is a common way to represent the /ɛ/ sound?

• ai (as in wait)

• e (as in tennis)

• a_e (as in taste)

• ey (as in they)

What does it mean when vowels alternate between /iy/ and /ɛ/?

• They always sound the same in different words

• They cannot appear in the same word

• The stressed vowel changes between /iy/ and /ɛ/ in related words

• They only occur at the beginning of words

The word __________ contains the /ɛ/ sound.

• effective

• creator

• routine

• opportunity

The word __________ contains the /ɪ/ sound.

• limit

• debate

• target

• provide

The stressed vowel alternates between /iy/ and /ɛ/ in the pair __________ – __________.

• compete – competition

• create – creative

• ebate – debated

• limit – limitation

The stressed vowel alternates between /iy/ and /ɛ/ in the pair __________ – __________.

• provide – provider

• receive – reception

• argue – argument

• explain – explanation