Name(s)______________________________________________

ENGL 507 Fall 2013

Homework Set #1

Instructions Complete all of these exercises and submit them as a single document to www.turnitin.com
by Tuesday, September 2, at 6:30 PM (i.e. by the time class begins) . Please save it as a Word 97-2003
document (.doc) or as a PDF, not as a Word 2007 document (.docx), because that will have the fewest
problems in uploading. You will need a font that handles the complete International Phonetic Alphabet.
The best one to download (free) is the Charis SIL font, at
http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.asp?id=112.

NOTE: The homework sets are graded S+/S/S-/U. If you choose to turn in a set collectively, only one of
you needs to upload it to Turnitin; but make sure that all of your names are on the set, because you will
all get the same grade. Turnitin ID# is 6795150 and the password is ___________________.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
These exercises require you
 To demonstrate a mastery of phonetic transcription of English words and phrases
 To show initial mastery of key terms and concepts from chapters 1-2 of Algeo
 To practice separating sounds from spelling

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION PRACTICE: Consonants

Write the phonetic symbol for the initial consonant sound in each word.

Bone Circus Pneumonia Sugar

Take Zero Psychology Czech

Cold Charade Ptomaine Khan

Gizzard Gendarme Chaos Whole

Choice Mount Knot Mnemonic

Giant Gnash Ghetto Thought

Phase Llama Cello Though

Valley Wring Sword Ouija

Thin One Czar Rhythm

Then Unit Xenophobia Science

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Write the phonetic symbol for the medial consonant sound or cluster.
Medal Reason Feature Pizza
Metal Recent Gradual Exist
Pudding Fishing Nature Taxi
Putting Vision Patient Regime
Ether Leisure Pleasure Finger
Either Pleaser Pledger Ringer
Other Caesar Cupboard Anger
Author Seizure Subpoena Hanger
Face Fuchsia soften Sinking
Phases Future Stephen Singing

Write the phonetic symbol for the final consonant sound or cluster.
Ebb Breathe Hiccough Paradigm
Ripe Rice Receipt Talk
Odd Rise Lamb Myrrh
Lack Tongue Debt Half
Watch Sing Indict Foreign
Hedge Sign Opaque Cortège
Leave Of Rogue Mustache
Bath Of Cough Coalesce
Bathe Night Days Allege
Breath Fall Solemn Ache

Transcribe the following words in their entirety.

Dip Hug Buck
Deep Hung Glows
Shell Wife Voice
Shake Slouch Sedge
Fool Moist Cow
Wool Hue Soy
Soap Teach Tall
Saw Path Chuck
Job Youth Prize
Pad Pull They

Transcription: Challenging words. These are to help you identify your idiosyncratic problem sounds.
Transcribe the following words in their entirety.

Lose Gnaw Answer

Loose Folk Salmon
Through Have Cologne
Wrong Halve Homage
Psalm Tarred Do
Clapped Tired Due
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Candid Thyme Ladder

Candied Theme latter