Final Exam Phonetics and Phonology 1

Name: _______________________________ Date: _______________ Score: ______/30 Grade:

1. THEORY

1.1. Match the following definitions in A with the corresponding concept in B. (9 points; 1 each)

A B
1. Consonants produced without the vibration of the vocal folds. _____ a) Voiced sound
b) Allophonic
2. Voiceless velar plosive. _____ c) on
d) Content words
3. Sound produced when the front of the tongue rises towards the hard palate. _____
e) /k/
4. Voiced dental fricative. _____ f) /d/
g) of
5. Sound produced between the lower lip and the upper lip. _____ h) Function words
i) Voiceless sound
6. Words not subject to be pronounced in weak form. _____ j) LPD
k) Bilabials
7. Type of transcription. _____
l) /ð/
8. Longman pronunciation dictionary. _____ m) Palatals
n) /g/
9. Structural word not subject to weak form. _____ o) EPD

2. PRACTICE

2.1. Choose the corresponding transcription to the verb. (5 points; 0.5 each)

1. compared a) /kəm'peəd/ b) /kəmˈpeət/ 6. works a) /wɜːkz/ b) /wɜːks/

2. drank a) /dræŋk/ b) /drʌŋk/ 7. starts a) /stɑːts/ b) /stɑːtz/
3. grew a) /ɡruː/ b) /ɡrəʊ/ 8. plays a) / pleɪz/ b) /pleɪs/
4. catch a) /kɑːtʃ/ b) /kætʃ/ 9. establishes a) /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪs/ b) /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/
5. blown a) /bluː/ b) /bləʊn/ 10. irons a) /ˈaɪənz/ b) /ˈaɪəns/
2.2. Circle the corresponding weak forms and its. (16 points)

A) a) are those the keys you were looking for?

b) Yes, I found them on the table.

B) a) Do you love me or her?!

b) You of course! I don’t even like her!

C) a) My new shoes are in the box, have a look!

b) They’re beautiful! How much did you pay for them?

D) a) My brother can’t see a spider because he immediately starts yelling!

b) Really? He seems such a tough man I’d think he can.