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Assignment 3: Do the tasks below.

1. Which of the following words normally end with VOICELESS sounds and which end with
VOICED sounds?

a. Bang
b. Crash
c. Fizz
d. Smack
e. Rap

2. Write the phonetic symbol for the FIRST sound in each of the following words according to the
way you pronounce it.
Examples: ooze [u] psycho [s]

a. Judge [ ] f. Thomas [ ]
b. Though [ ] g. Easy [ ]
c. Thought [ ] h. Phone [ ]
d. Contact [ ] i. Pneumonia [ ]
e. Civic [ ] j. Usual [ ]

3. Focus on the INITIAL sounds of the following words and identify THE PLACE OF ARTICULATION
of each one (e.g. bilabial, alveolar, etc.)

a. Foot
b. Calf
c. Chin
d. Mouth
e. Thigh

4. Write the phonetic symbol for the LAST sound in each of the following words.

a. Bleached [ ] f. Cow [ ]
b. Rough [ ] g. Neigh [ ]
c. Long [ ] h. Cheese [ ]
d. Health [ ] i. Fleece [ ]
e. Watch [ ] j. Rag [ ]

5. Identify the MANNER OF ARTICULATION of the INITIAL sounds in the following words (e.g.
stop, fricative, etc.)

a. Cheery

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 b. Crazy
c. Funny
d. Silly
e. Loony

6. Write the symbol that corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions, then give an
English word that contains this sound.

a. Velar nasal [ ]
b. Low front vowel [ ]
c. Voiceless affricate [ ]
d. Voiced interdental fricative [ ]
e. Palatal glide [ ]

7. Write the following words in phonetic transcription.

a. Yellow [ ]
b. Weather [ ]
c. Coat [ ]
d. Touch [ ]
e. Through [ ]

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