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English 21 Public

phonetics

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#Phonology #SOUNDS #PHONETICS #vowels #glides

True / False: The sounds /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/ are nasal

True

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Which of these phonemes /m/, /n/ or /ŋ/, does the word 'king' have?

/ŋ/

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True / False: The word 'knock', 'knee' and 'knight' start with /n/.

True

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Which group of sounds are known as rhotics?

'r' sounds in English are known as rhotics

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How many 'glide' sounds are there in English?

There are two glide sounds in English: /w/ and /j/

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What do you call the double 't' in the word 'better' in American English?

Flap or tap /ɾ/.

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What do you call the letter 't' in the word 'waiting' in American English?

Flap or tap /ɾ/.

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True / False: The word 'January', 'judge', 'genuine,' and 'giant' start with this sound /j/.

False. They actually start with /dʒ/.

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Is the letter 'w' in the words 'write', 'wrong' and 'playwright' pronounced?

No, it's not. It is silent. The first sound in those words is a standard /ɹ/.

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True / False: The word 'university', 'yes', 'few,' and 'student' have this sound /j/.

True. They have the /j/ glide sound.

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What are the four heights the tongue can have when pronouncing a vowel?

High, high-mid, low-mid, low. OR Open, open-mid, close-mid, close.

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What are the 3 portions the tongue can have when pronouncing a vowel?

Front, central and back.

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How many rounded sounds are there in English?

There are five rounded sounds in English: 1./u/ 2./ʊ/ 3./o/ 4./ɔ/ 5./ɒ/

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What's this word /məˈtɪriəl/?

The word is material.

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What's this word /ˈkjʊəriəs/?

The word is curious.

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What's this word /ˈiːzi/ ?

The word is easy.

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