Chapter 6: Exercise #3_Lopez

Mirna Callejas-Lopez

Chapter 6: Phonetics exercise 3

Write the symbols that correspond to each of the following phonetic descriptions, then give an  English word that contains this sound.                    

a.       Voiceless bilabial unaspirated stop [ p]  spot, spit

b.      Low front vowel                               [a] rack, sack

c.       Lateral liquid                                     [l] lock, lick

d.      Velar nasal                                        [ng] ring, sing

e.       Voiced  interdental fricative             [th] these, those

f.       Voiceless affricate                            [ch] chips, chop

g.      Palatal glide                                       [y] yes, you

h.      Mid lax front vowel                           [e] bet, red

i.        High back tense vowel                      [oo] look, book

j.        Voiceless aspirated alveoral stop        [t]stop, tip

IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet

Table 6.1 Phonetic Alphabet for English Pronunciation

Bilabials [p][b][m]

Labiodentals [f][v]

Interdental [th]

Alveolars [t][d][n][s][z][l][r]

Palatals [sh][..s][ch][g][y]

Velar[k][g][ng]

Uvula[r][q][g]

Glottals[h][glottal stop][interjection uh-oh]