Adam Helmy

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Phonology Practice 2
1. What are the phonetic features of vowels?
Height, backness, roundededness, tenseness, and nasality

2. Why can’t we describe vowels using the phonetic features of consonants?

We cannot describe vowels using the same phonetic features as consonants because vowels
and consonants are produced differently in the vocal tract. Consonants are produced by
obstructing or restricting the airflow in the vocal tract, whereas vowels are produced by
modifying the shape of the vocal tract to create different resonant frequencies.

3. Give the correct phonetic symbol for each consonant below

Voiced interdental fricative /ð/

Voiceless bilabial stop /p/

Voiceless post alveolar affricate /tʃ/

Voiced velar stop /g/

Voiced alveolar lateral approximant /l/

4. Give the correct three-term description for the vowel in each word below
Pit unrounded, front, tense

Apt unrounded, front, lax

Stock rounded, back, tense

Bet unrounded, front, lax

Put rounded, back, tense

5. What makes diphthong different from monophthong?

A monophthong is where there is one vowel sound in a syllable, and a diphthong is where
there are two vowel sounds in a syllable.

6. Give 5 examples of words that contain diphthong

Diphthong
 For example: rain [eɪ]

Boil /ɔɪ/

Hate /eɪ/

Coin /ɔɪ/

Mouth /aʊ/

Cute /ju/

7. What are the CV structures of each word below

CV Structure

For example: caught CVC

Pretend CVCCVC

Letter CVCVCC

Choose CVVCVC

Solemn CVCCVC

Marvelous CVCVCVC