Exercices
1)-EXERCISE ONE: (01pts×05)
Complete the following sentences with the correct plural form:
Ø Tom used a sharp knife, but the butcher has several (Knives)
Ø Mona ate half a grapefruit, and cut the other grapefruits into (halves).
Ø The police caught one thief but the rest of the (theives) ran away.
Ø Sarah bought a new scarf, so she now has several (scarves)
Ø I could only eat one loaf of bread, and left the other three (loaves) in the freezer.
2)-EXERCISE TWO: (0.5×10)
Supply pairs of English words which can be distinguished by the following sets of sounds, e.g. for /f/and /v/, feel and veal.
|
Sound Pair |
Word Pair (Minimal Pair) |
|
/f/& /v/ |
Feel & Veal |
|
/θ/ & / ð / |
Thigh & thug |
|
/s/ & /z/ |
Seal & Zeal |
|
/s/ & /θ/ |
Sum& Thumb |
|
/z/ & / ð / |
Zen& Then |
|
/p/ & /b/ |
Peach& Beach |
|
/t/ & /d/ |
Time& d |
|
/k/ & /g/ |
Cold & gold |
|
/t/ & /p/ |
Tie & Pie |
|
/d/ & /f/ |
Deed & Feed |
|
/ʃ/ & /tʃ/ |
Chip & Chimp |
3)-EXERCISE THREE: (01pts×05)
Transcribe the following words:
|
Word |
Transcription |
|
wish |
/wɪʃ/ |
|
witch |
/wɪtʃ/ |
|
large |
/lɑːdʒ/ |
|
jam |
/dʒæm/ |
|
fashion |
/ˈfæʃn/ |
4)-EXERCISE FOUR: (0.5pts×10)
Read the following transcriptions and write the words as you would in normal English spelling.
|
IPA Form |
Regular Spelling |
|
/θauzənd/ |
Thousand |
|
/hevən/ |
Heaven |
|
/feðə/ |
Feather |
|
/seɪf/ |
Safe |
|
/kɪtʃn/ |
Kitchen |
|
/tʃ3:tʃ/ |
Church |
|
/dʒʌdʒ/ |
Judge |
|
/neɪʃən/ |
Nation |
|
/treʒə/ |
Treasure |
|
/jeləu/ |
Yellow |
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