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ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

Lesson 2
PRACTICE
TASK #1
A.- Look at the diagram below , identify the cardinal vowels, and
memorize them.

TASK # 2
B.- How is a vowel produced?

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PHONOLOGY
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TASK # 3

C.- Mention the four criteria to produce vowel sounds .

Criteria Description

TASK # 4
D.- Place both short and long vowels in the following quadrilateral

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TASK # 5
E.- Read your theory book and fill in the following chart

VOWE IMAGE POSITIO HEIGHT SHAPE EXAMPLE


L N OF OF OF
TONGUE TONGU LIPS
E
front slightly slightl Bit
high. y Lit
spread Sit
/I/ . Pity
Sanity

/e/

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// /

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TASK # 6
F.- How is a long vowel produced?
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TASK # 7
G.- Read your theory book and fill in the following chart

VOWE IMAGE POSITIO HEIGHT SHAPE EXAMPLE


L N OF OF OF
TONGUE TONGU LIPS
E

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TASK # 8
H.- How is a diphthong produced?
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TASK # 9
I.- Look up for two examples and write the correspondent phonetic
transcription

SYMBOL EXAMPLE PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION

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/e/

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/e/

/a/

/o/

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/o/

/a/

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TASK # 10
J.- How Is a triphthong produced?
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TASK # 11
I.- Look up for two examples and write the correspondent phonetic
Transcription.

SYMBOL EXAMPLE PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION


/e/

/a/

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/u/

/au/

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M A. in ELT. Raquel Boutier


de Zuleta

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