Exercices
1)-EXERCISE ONE: (01pts×05)
Complete the following sentences with the correct plural form:
Ø Tom used a sharp knife, but the butcher has several (Knives)
Ø Mona ate half a grapefruit, and cut the other grapefruits into (halves).
Ø The police caught one thief but the rest of the (theives) ran away.
Ø Sarah bought a new scarf, so she now has several (scarves)
Ø I could only eat one loaf of bread, and left the other three (loaves) in the freezer.
2)-EXERCISE TWO: (0.5×10)
Supply pairs of English words which can be distinguished by the following sets of sounds, e.g. for /f/and /v/, feel and veal.
Sound Pair | Word Pair (Minimal Pair) |
/f/& /v/ | Feel & Veal |
/θ/ & / ð / | Thigh & thug |
/s/ & /z/ | Seal & Zeal |
/s/ & /θ/ | Sum& Thumb |
/z/ & / ð / | Zen& Then |
/p/ & /b/ | Peach& Beach |
/t/ & /d/ | Time& dime |
/k/ & /g/ | Cold & gold |
/t/ & /p/ | Tie & Pie |
/d/ & /f/ | Deed & Feed |
/ʃ/ & /tʃ/ | Chip & Chimp |
3)-EXERCISE THREE: (01pts×05)
Transcribe the following words:
Word | Transcription |
wish | /wɪʃ/ |
witch | /wɪtʃ/ |
large | /lɑːdʒ/ |
jam | /dʒæm/ |
fashion | /ˈfæʃn/ |
4)-EXERCISE FOUR: (0.5pts×10)
Read the following transcriptions and write the words as you would in normal English spelling.
IPA Form | Regular Spelling |
/θauzənd/ | Thousand |
/hevən/ | Heaven |
/feðə/ | Feather |
/seɪf/ | Safe |
/kɪtʃn/ | Kitchen |
/tʃ3:tʃ/ | Church |
/dʒʌdʒ/ | Judge |
/neɪʃən/ | Nation |
/treʒə/ | Treasure |
/jeləu/ | Yellow |
