UFPb-CCHLA-DLEM. English Phonetics and Phonology I. Vowel sounds and diphthongs- Exercise 4.

Complete the following sentences in a suitable way: 1. The qualities of vowels depend upon the position of the and the lips. 2. We can describe vowels by referring to the.of the tongue which is at the highest point in the mouth,If the front of the tongue is at the highest point near the ,we have a ..vowel. 3. If the back of the tongue is at the highest point near the ........... ..,we have a ..vowel. 4. The vowel /u:/ in food is a .. vowel,and the vowel /i:/ in feedis a vowel. 5. Vowels which are produced between the positions fra front and back vowel are calledvowels. 6. The second element in the description of vowels is the to which that part of the tongue is raised. 7. If the tongue is raised as highas possible in the mouth,without causing friction,the vowel which results is a .. vowel. 8. If the tongue is placed as low as possible in the mouth,the vowel which results is an vowel. 9. The vowel /i:/ in leap and the vowel /u:/ in loop are both vowels,and the vowel /a:/ in far in an .. vowel. 10. The vowel /i:/ in leap is therefore,a close . vowel and /u:/ in loop is a close . vowel. 11. The position of the lips also has an effect on vowel . If the lips are draw together so that the opening between them is round, we have a .. vowel. 12. If the lips are not drawn together,the vowel is . 13. The differences between the vowel in the word tea and the vowel in the word two is that the first/second is made with lips spread and the front of the tongue humped,and the first/second is made with lips rounded and the back of the tongue humped.

14. If in making a vowel sound,the organs of speech remain in one position without moving to another,the result is a .. . 15. If the organs of speech start in the position for one vowel and then immediately glide to the position of another,the result is a . 16. A diphthong consists/does not consist of a single vowel. 17. If a diphthong has its first element more prominent than its second it is termed .. . 18. If a diphthong has its second element more prominent than its first it is termed .. . 19. All English diphthongs are .. . 20. Diphthongs are represented by two symbols in phonetic transcription,the first shows the position of the organs of speech at the .of the glide,and the second shows their approximate position at the .of the glide. 21. If the tongue produces a diphthong by moving from a more open to a more closed position in the mouth,the diphthong is known as a diphthong. 22. The diphthongs which are made with a movement of the tongue towards the centre are known as diphthongs. Circle the words that contain: 1. a close vowel: sat suit got met mud 2. an open vowel: weed wad load lad rude 3. a front vowel: gate caught cat kit put 4. a back vowel: maid weep coop cop good 5. a rounded vowel: who me us her him