Sounds can be distinguished from letters and other visual representation of language.

English speakers show a disposition for putting existing words together to create new words using a process called compounding. A minimal pairs is asset of two words have the same sounds in the same order, except that one sound differs.

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For each the following pairs of English consonants, provide 5 other minimal pairs of the same types for each pair that illustrate their occurrence in initial, medial and final position.

Example ! " #

$nitial sue%"oo .medial busus%bu""es , final peace%peas

&onsonants are speech sounds produce when the speaker either stops or obstructs the airflow in the vocal tract.$n addition to being classified as voiceless like the s'sound in cats or voiced liked the "' sound in dogs.consonants are described in term of (a) the place,and (b) the manner of their articulation..

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Consonant Pairs initial Example +. ! " # *. ! r # +. sue%"oo *. rice%rise

English Consonants Position medial

Final

+. buses%bu""es *.borrow%borough

+. peace%peas *. pair%pear

,. !c #

,. che/ue%check

,.lackey%lucky

,.truck%truce

-. ! f #

-. fear%fierce

-.infect%infate

-.chief%chiff

.. ! p #

..plain%plane

..impair%impare

..drupe%drop

5. ! v #

5.verse%vest

5.river%rever

5.preview%previous

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ii.0sing the monosyllabic English words,provide a list of 5 ordered pairs whose stress patterns (1rimary stress , secondary stress , and tertiary stress ) indicate they constitute a compound. Example time"one

5 ordered pairs of monosyllabic words 1rimary Stress +. time"one *.Scuba ,.Sculptor -.3issionary ..&asket found 5.Stranger obligation not found postdate posterior tubercular misrule absentee not found not found not Secondary Stress 2ertiary Stress

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iii.4efering to the topic 5 in your module,create a dialogue using social expressions context based on the following situations. a)6ou have recently met somebody whom you find interesting and this person has invite you out for a movie.6ou can7t decide.Ask your friend for his opinion and respond sppropriately to the advice or suggestion given.

8aimi 9usni 8aimi 9usni 8aimi 9usni 8aimi

9ello 9usni:&ould please help by give me your opinion about my problem. Sure,8aimi.$7ll try my best to give my opinion.;hat is it: $ have a new friend which $ met yesterday at a book centre. $s it a man or women: $t isa a women .<ut she7s nice. 8aimi ,you have to remember that you are somebodys husbands. $7ll remember that and $ didn7t mean to make her as a special friend =ust like an ordinary friend.2he problem is she invited me to watched a movie.$ didn7t feel like to go. <ut how will $ explained to her. >h that7s very easy. ?id you tell your wife about it: 6es,$ told my wife about this new friend but $ didn7t told her about the invitation. $7ll think you better tell your wife to show how sincere yourself to her.2hen tell your new friend that you are willing to watch the movie if she didn7t mind you bring along your wife. 2hat7s a good idea. 2hank you,9usni for your suggestion and opinion. 6ou are welcome ,8aimi.

9usni 8aimi 9usni

8aimi 9usni

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b)6ou and your friend are eating at a cafeteria.6our lecturer approaches your table and asks whether he could share your table.indicate that you don7t mind and make a small talk while you are eating together. &onstruct a dialogue of nine exchanges . En 4a"ak 8aimi Ahmad En 4a"ak Ahmad En 4a"ak 8aimi En 4a"ak Ahmad Assalamualaikum,Excuse me 8aimi and Ahmad. 3ay $ share your table because there is no place for me to sit. 6es,sure.1lease =oin us En 4a"ak ;e are glad that you could =oin us. 2hank you very much. 9ow are you En 4a"ak.$t @s been a long time since we7ve not seen you lately in the campus. $ am fine,2hank you. 6es,$7ve went to ?ubai.to attend a seminar and an exhibition. ;hat kind of exhibition En 4a"ak: &ould you share your experience during your visits to ?ubai. 2he exhibition and seminar is about $slam and Science. A lot of things that we can related with our life and it was very exciting. 2hat7s a good theme we would like to hear more about it but we are very sorry En 4a"ak,we have another class to attend this afternoon. 9ope we En 4a"ak 8aimi can share your experience next time if you did7t mind. 6es $ don7t mind,you can come to my office and make sure to give me a call first ,okay. 2hank you En 4a"ak .9ope you7ll en=oy your lunch and see you again next time.

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