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Phonetics and phonology
Vowels: Diphthongs Talib M. Sharif Omer Assistant lecturer October 29, 2015
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Quiz -A A: Find out the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each of the following words: 1.This , 2.Usual, 3.Church, 4.Thousand , 5.she, 6.Knee, 7. Hear, 8- genre 9-whiffy 10-judge
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Quiz-B B-Find the phonetic symbol for the last sound in each of the following words. 1- hash 2-plough 3- movie 4- Health 5-Dog 6- Ache 7- dye, 8-profiling 9-failure 10- of
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Vowels Diphthongs Transcriptions Activities
Contents Vowels Diphthongs Transcriptions Activities
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Diphthongs Diphthongs Diphthongs are produced as the result of a glide from one vowel to another within a single syllable. For example, the diphthong in communicate has a phonemic symbol /e/ to /i/. This represent of vowel movement. So diphthongs are considered a combination of two short single vowels
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/ai/ advice, guide , foresight, like
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/ei/ advocate liberation, game, play, bathe.
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/au/ About round Accountants bow,
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/ou/ or / /əu/ Post Hope Show No clothe
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/oi / Enjoy soil coin boy
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/iə/ near here dear
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/ eə/ There hair where
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/uə/ tourist tour cure
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Activity 2: /ei/ flight, play, fly, flow.
Write the most correct word for the given sound. /ai/ April, advice, aim, arm /ei/ flight, play, fly, flow. /au/ hope, night, height, now. /ou/ or / /əu/ enjoy, either, explain, soil, hope. /oi/ oil, envelope, aim, column , annoy /iə/ clear chair, air, there, / eə/ clear, deer, near, there. /uə/ town, sure, cuisine, rose
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Put the following words in the corresponding columns:
Activity 3: Put the following words in the corresponding columns: ( ill, eel, kneel, wheel, way, may, skill, since) /I / /I:/
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Activity 4: Put the following words in the corresponding columns :
(die, dye, , coal, own, down, follow, cry, fly, toy, enjoy, /ai/ /ou/ or / /əu/ /oi/
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Activity 4: Transcribe the following words phonetically: Gave, file,
grow, robe, oblige , labour modernize plays , edge how, person,
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Activity 5 Transcribe the following words into phonetics Pay five Now
join Hair pure rate Lake save,
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Ends Comments and Questions
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Reference Roach , Petter(2000) Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. O'Connor, J.D (1980). Better English Pronunciation. Cambridge: Cambridge University. Eka, D. (2014) Introduction to phonetics and phonology of English. Nigeria: Nigeria University Press.
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