WorksheetsMET 4 - SOUNDS
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does IPA stand for?
International Phonemic Activities
International Phonetic Alphabet
Interesting Parts of the Alphabet
PHONETIC SYMBOLS represent...
SOUNDS
WORDS
SYLLABLES
The number of letters of a written word always match the number sounds that word has.
TRUE
FALSE
What can happen if PHONEMES are mispronounced?
You will have an accent
You will sound funny
The meaning of the idea you want to express can change
You will not sound native
Phonemes are divided in the following groups...
american and british
vowel and consonant
easy and difficult
What are ALLOPHONES?
variations in pronunciation of phonemes
phonemes that are difficult to pronounce
phonemes that do not exist in Spanish
These sounds are produced without any closure or friction, so that there is no restriction to the flow of air from the lungs
CONSONANTS
DIPHTHONGS
VOWELS
These sounds are the result of a glide from one sound to another within a single syllable
VOWELS
DIPHTHONGS
CONSONANTS
American and British phonemes are exactly the same
true
false
Which is NOT true about phonemic symbols?
Phonemic chartss organize sounds in a visual manner.
Becoming familiar with them helps autonomous learning
Are important as long as learners know which sounds they are refering to
They match the way the sound is written as a letter.
Charts showing SPEECH ORGANS are important to...
become aware of sound articulation
have good pronunciation
Which is NOT a possible problem students might have with phonemes?
Some phonemes seem to have the same sound /iy/ /i/
Some phonemes don't exist in the students own language
Most phonemes are too difficult to pronounce
In this game, student unscramble phonemes to discover a word
ANAGRAMS
BINGO
CATEGORY WORDS
This game resembles 'tutti-frutti' but phonemes are used instead of letters.
Students must come up with one word for each category in the chart (animals, food, country, etc.)
BINGO
CATEGORY WORDS
ANAGRAMS
Which is NOT an idea for working with phonemes?
Students watch how you and they make particular sounds (observation of mechanics)
Using tongue twisters to work with particular sounds.
Transliteration: Writing a word or sentence in phonemic script.
Having students memorize all phonemic symbols and their correct order in a chart.
