CD.III.

25 Self-test 4 (units: 21 – 26): plosives

ST.4.1. Exercise 1
Match words in spelling (column A) with their transcriptions (column B). There
are more transcriptions than necessary.

A B
1. ache a. !lNHrsm
2. Anthony b !aUR
3. begged c. kTjc
4. bush d. !rUsk
5. lager e. !zmS?mh
6. looked f. okh9r
7. moisten g. !rsUl?j
8. partridge h. !aTR
9. please i. !o@9qsqHcY
10. scheme j. !zms?mh
11. stomach k. !rUask
12. subtle l. okh9y
m. Rh9l
n. kTjs
o. adfc
p. !k@9f?
r. !lNHrm
s. dHsR
t. dHj
u. !k@9cY?
v. rjh9l
x. !rsUl?sR
y. adfs
z. !o@9sqHcY

ST.4.1. Answers 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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ST.4.2. Exercise 2 – CD.III.26
Cross out silent letters in the following words. There is one mute letter in each
word.

castle diaphragm knew limb pneumonia reign

Christmas doubt knight listen psalm science
comb feign knit moisten psychology sign
cupboard glisten knowledge muscle psychopath subtle
debt gnaw lamb pestle receipt thumb

ST.4.3. Exercise 3 – CD.III.27

Find 16 mistakes in the transcription of a poem. There is one mistake in each
line.
C? s`HlsdHa'?(k ?e kdHyha?Tmy fqUmch The Timetable of Lazybones Grundy
@9q^dk rsh9u'?(mrPm (R.L. Stevenson)

!kdyha?Tmr !fqUmch Lazybones Grundy

l?rs ct9 !rUly eN9 !lUmch
?mc s?!cdH Hs Hr !sit9ych
rdr !kdHyha?Tmy !fqUmch
r?T^`Hk !ct9^Hs^Pm !vdmrch
He !mPs { Cdm^Pm !C29ych
N9^!h9udm^Pm !eq`Hch
rdy !kdHyha?vmy !fqUmch {
m`T udqh !rt9m jUlr !eq`Hch
?mc !rzsTcdH !jUly
a?s !kdHyha?Tmy !fqzmch
gdy !m?T s`Hl e? !rUly
mdu? !l`Hms { rdy !fqUmch
`Hk !ct9^Hs^Pm !r@9mch{{
Must do sums for Monday.
“And today it is Tuesday”,
Says lazybones Grundy,
“So, I’ll do it on Wednesday310,
If not – then on Thursday,
Or even on Friday,”
Says lazybones Grundy.
Now very soon comes Friday
And Saturday comes,
But lazybones Grundy
Has no time for sums.
“never mind”, says Grundy,
“I’ll do it on Sunday!”

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According to Wells (2008) the most frequent pronunciation of this word is the one
with the first silent /d/, that is .!vdmycdH., although .!vdc?mycdH+ ,ch., the version with
/d/ is also correct.

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ST.4.4. Exercise 4 – CD.III.28
Circle all the aspirated plosives in the following words. There are only 8
examples of them:

account attend card claim cry doctor obtain oppose

play poker practice support teddy tomato trim twenty

ST.4.5. Exercise 5 – CD.III.29

Transcribe the following words:

1. comb 7. liquor
2. dawn 8. moisten
3. don’t 9. muscle
4. ghost 10. receipt
5. gnaw 11. subtle
6. hiccough 12. Thomas

ST.4.6. Exercise 6 – CD.III.30

Transcribe the following sentences:

1. Pip’s as proud as a peacock. 1.

2. Tit for tat! It’s just like that. 2.
3. Dave’s a good driver, indeed. 3.
4. A good dog deserves a good bone. 4.
5. Believe it or not, boys will be boys. 5.
6. Care killed a cat, not work, paradoxically. 6.

ST.4.7. Exercise 7 – CD.III.31

ASPIRATION. Read the following sentences, pay particular attention to the
pronunciation of the distinguished aspirated consonants in each line:

1. [ph] - Those people pulled Paul to pieces.

2. [ph] - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
3. [th] - Tess totally lost her temper with Ted Turner.
4. [th] – Shall I tip or not to tip every time I take time out and I’m out on a trip?
5. [kh] - If you agree to carry the calf, they’ll make you carry the cow.
6. [ph, th, kh] - Ken wasn’t too keen on packing up his car racing kit again.

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ST.4.8. Exercise 8 – CD.III.32
Read the following sentences and then write them in spelling:

1. itc !ads?^!mPs ah9s^?!a`Ts C?^!aTR

2. `Hu !fPs^Hs^?s C?^!sHo^?u l`H^!sUM
3. !l`Hmc C?^!gdc { !rsit9oHc { N9^itk ah^!cdc^?y^?^!c?Tc?T
4. !oPok?y^?^jv`Hs !oPoiTk?^!oqzjsHjkh^N9k^!?Tu?^C?^!okdHr
5. kUj!YT?qh?r^!@9s fzk?qhy^?^!fqdHskh^!Hmsq?rsHc^Hm !fzkHj^!@9s
6. !jPjr !jq`T { !jzsr !jzs?vN9k { !jq?Ty !jN9 { !cUjr !jvzj { !oh9jPjr !rjqh9l

ST.4.9. Exercise 9 – CD.III.33

Read the poem from transcription.

cit9sh^?u C?^rsit9cms
dcv?c^zms?mh

Hs^!Hy C?^!ct9sh^?u C?^!rsit9cms

vHC!`Ts^Hj!rdoRm s?^ah^!oqt9cms
He !rl@9s?^C?m gHy !sh9sR? { !szjs
cH!l@9mcy C?s 'g(h^j?m!rh9ky C?^!ezjs{{

ST.4.10. Exercise 10
In the space below transcribe the words, from units 21-26, which you found
challenging.

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