UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA

UNIT 2: TASK 4- Practical Activity 2. Discussion Forum

STUDENTS

JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ PERDOMO ID 88259206

LAURIE LENNETH RUA ID 1193211651

MARCELA DEL SOCORRO CHALACAN ID 1085263124

MARCELA ERAZO ID 1089459090

GROUP:

551017_7

TUTOR:

YENNIFER VANESSA MURCIA

APRIL 29 Th Of 2020

CÚCUTA, NORTE DE SANTANDER

 TASK 6_ WRITTEN EXERCISES

1. Find the correct phonemic transcription in the list on the right. Write its number next to
the word.

a. await .5. 1. krɪ ˈeɪt ɔ

2. jet
b. billow ....12. 3. ˈɒ rɪnʤ
4. ʧəʊz
c. chose ....4. 5. ə ˈweɪt
6. ʤet
d. creature ....17. 7. bɪ ˈləʊ
8. ˈsɜːʤ ən
e. drudge ....18. 9. ə ˈreɪnʤ
10. hɑːt
f. hurt ....20. 11. drʌg
12. ˈbɪl əʊ
g. jet ....6 13. rekt
14. ˈæv ɪd
h. orange ....3. 15. ʧɔɪz
16. ˈsɑːʤ ənt
i. sergeant ....16. 17. ˈkriːʧ ə
18. drʌʤ
j. wrecked ....13. 19. ˈreʧ ɪd
20. hɜːt
2. Circle the correct transcription The first one is done for you.

A B
1. aɪs eyes ice
2. ˈæŋkəl ankle uncle
3. səʊl soil soul
4. briːð breathe breath
5. əˈvɔɪd avoid evade
6. θɪŋ thin thing
7. ˈpəʊz ɪz possess poses
8. vaɪn vein vine
9. ˈluːv ə louvre lover
10. ˈfiːl ɪŋz fillings feelings

3. Use the dictionary to help you answer the following questions.

a) What is the American pronunciation of marketed?

R: ‘markIt’ed
b) How is kindliness pronounced - 'kaɪnd li nəs or 'kaɪnd lə nəs?
R: 'kaɪnd lə nəs
c) Which is the correct pronunciation of uselessly - 'juːs ləs li or juːz ləs li?
R: 'juːs ləs li
d) TRUE OR FALSE? ‘The words studied and studded are sometimes pronounced the
same.’
R: True
e) How is the plural of agency pronounced - ˈeɪʤ əns iz or ˈeɪʤ əns əz?
R: ˈeɪʤ əns iz

4. a. Mark what you think is the stress pattern on the following words,
the first is done for you.

1. daredevil: deredevil

2. deactivate deactivate

3. deputation deputation

4. deputy deputy

5. deregulation deregulation

6. derelict derelict

7. dermatitis dermatitis

8. derogatory derogatory

9. desecrate desecrate

10. discrimination discrimination

11. dishonest dishonest

12. dishwater dishwater

5. Write the words corresponding to the following phonetic transcriptions:

/ðæn/…than………. /ˈkeɪk/……cake…… /ˈfeɪθ/……faith…… /ˈhuː/…
who……

/ˈθruː/…through………. /ˈkluː/…clue………. /ˈeɪt/……eight……

/ˈfəʊldər/…folder……

/ˈteɪbəl/…table…… /ˈfaɪl/…file... /ˈfɑːsən/…fasten……

/ˈtæŋ/…tang…….

6. Write the IPA symbol for the first sound in each of the following words
a. Philosophy…… (fɪ) d. knowledge ……( ˈn) g. her ………… ( h)

b. use ………… (ju) e. Chemist ……… (ˈk) h. honorable ……… (ˈɑ)

c. caught …… (kɔ) f. through ………… ( θ) i. clown………… ( kl)

7. Using the IPA symbols, provide 2 examples for each type of place of articulation

bilabial .....  mæn,  neɪm..............

alveolar...... teɪk, deɪ..........
labio-dental ... feɪt, vaɪn ..........
palatal .. dʒoʊk, dʒɑːɡ..............
inter-dental .. ðɪs , θɪŋk...........

glottal ...... hʌɡ, ˈhæmər..........

8. Using the IPA symbols, provide 1 example for each type of manner of articulation.

plosives ................................. tomatoe (t)

fricatives ................................. the (θ)

affricates ..............................Choise( tʃ)

approximants ...........................want (w)

nasals .......................................my (m)

laterals ...................................like (l)

9. Put the following words into two columns according to whether their first consonant is
voiced or not.
Voiced voiceless
-Than -Finger
Land Than Church - Flake -Wash
River Flake Toe
Jungle Social Keyboard - Social - Church
Wash Finger Computer
-Land - Keyboard
Ocean Paper
-River - Computer

-toe - Paper

-Jungle - Ocean

10. On the following diagram indicate with an arrow the movement of the tongue for the
diphthongs in the given words. Give a phonetic transcription first.

Cow May train so toy – boy – oil – nose

kɑʊ/meɪ/ treɪn/ soʊ tɔɪ/ bɔɪ/ ɔɪl/ noʊz

11. Transcribe from IPA to English text the following sentences

 a) /ˈaɪ ˈkliːn maɪ ˈtiːθ ˈɑːftər ˈaɪ ˈkɪs ði ˈfrɒg/

I clean my teeth after I kiss the frog

b) /ðæt ˈmɛdsən hæd ði ˈɒpəzɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

That medicine had the opposite effect

c) / ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːt wɜːmz/

They always eat worms

d) /kʌm wɪθ mi tu ˈsiː ði stɑrts /

Come with me to see the starts

12. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each word
Judge: ___________ dʒ
Easy: ____________ ˈi
Pneumonia: _______ nʊ
Contact: ___________ ˈkɑ
Phone: __________ fo
Civic: ____________ ˈsɪ
Usually: ____________ ˈju
University: _________ ju
Hospital: ___________ hɒ

13. Write the phonetic symbol for the final sound in each word

Beds: _________(s)
Bets: __________ (s)
Nest: __________ (t)
Bathes: ________(s)
Belts: _________(s)
Twelfth: ________ (θ)
Fifths: _________ (s)
Next: __________(t)
Lapsed: ________( t)

14. Put the following words in the relevant column according to the manner of articulation
of the consonant in bold.
 /ˈeɪ.ʒə/  /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/  /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/  /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /mɪˈsteɪk/ 
/ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ /ˈtær.ɪf/ /ˈtrɔː.mə/  /fəˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/  /ˈfeɪ.məs/ /fɔːk/ /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl/ /ə
ˈprɒk.sɪ.mənt/ /træk/ /trænzˈleɪ.tər/ /ˈsnɪk.ər/ /ˈɡlæs·əz/ /ˈsɪz.əz/  /ˈbrʌð.ər/ /ʃaʊər/  /tʃɜːtʃ/ /
ˈgəʊl/
fricative affricate plosive nasal lateral approximant
ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈmæn.ɪdʒ ˈgəʊl ˌiː.kə ˈɡlɑː.t̬ əl træk
ˈnɒm.ɪks
bɪˈheɪv tʃɜːtʃ fə
ˈtrɔː.mə ˈnɒl.ə.dʒi
ˈeɪ.ʒə
ˈsiː.lɪŋ
ˈdɑːnsɪŋ
ˈsnɪk.ər
trænzˈleɪ.tər
ˈɡlæs·əz
ˈsɪz.əz
ˈbrʌð.ər
ʃaʊə

15. Circle the words according to their place of articulation

a. Circle the words that begin with a bilabial consonant:

math gnat son bold rat camp

b. Circle the words that begin with a velar consonant:

kid rig let coke gun run

c. Circle the words that begin with a labiodental consonant:

fog cat this mat show vine

d. Circle the words that begin with an alveolar consonant:

zip rose label sun toe dice

e. Circle the words that begin with a dental consonant:

put show shy thigh the hot

f. Circle the words that begin with a palato-alveolar consonant:

shoe shy tie thigh thy jeep

Review: Meaningful Feedback to Classmates in the Forum (at least 1 comment to 3
different classmates)

 JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ - martes, 28 de abril de 2020, 16:33

 
In the first exercise you pronounced very good each word.
These shoes are cheap 
My birthday is in July 
Be careful, The floor is wet 
You use a good manner of articulation 
Use affricate and approximant 
Velar and Palato-alveolar 
You performance your video clear and well constructed.

 JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ - martes, 28 de abril de 2020, 16:41

 
Dear MARCELA DEL SOCORRO CHALACAN 
Congratulations, you have advanced in time to developing the activity.
I was checking your files, You did a great Job. Please check your work there are some
words missing,

 LAURIE LENNETH RUA - miércoles, 29 de abril de 2020, 10:38

 
Dear Luis 
You did a very good job, your video is very good, the sound is good, you have a very good
pronunciation and is easy to understand. 
It contains:
-The place and the manner of articulation
-Explain how to articulate those sounds using the articulators of the vocal tract,
-Explain if they are voiced or voiceless.
-Use the symbols within complete sentences
-Design two pronunciation exercises where you can explain how to produce the sounds
accurately. (is missing)

de LAURIE LENNETH RUA - miércoles, 29 de abril de 2020, 10:47

 
Dear Marcela
Some points of the activity are wrong, please check the correction that teacher made in my
exercises for you can correct and complete the missing.
In the last point the circles are not in the words, so is not possible to see what words you
locked.

de MARCELA DEL SOCORRO CHALACAN - lunes, 27 de abril de 2020, 17:16

Dear Laurie and Jose,

Congratulations, you have advanced in time to developing the activity.

I was checking your files, I am not sure if I did not see, but I have not found
the point 10.

On the other hand, I have uploaded my task, I had some difficulties to find
some words. Please check it.
Thanks, 

Marcela Chalacàn Reina

de MARCELA DEL SOCORRO CHALACAN - miércoles, 29 de abril de 2020,

21:14

Good evening

Dear Laurie.

Your video is clear, the chart is clear, the explanation includes all the
elements that the guide asked.

Thanks.

Marcela Chalacàn Reina

Links of the video

Laurie Rua Rodriguez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLO8J3zvJDw

Jose Luis Sánchez

https://youtu.be/CzB4MaLDG4I