Exercises 2023
Exercises 2023
Exercises 2023
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Onset Rime
Nucleus coda
k r æ m p t
A. Which of the following words would be treated as minimal pairs? (Can those pairs of
words be treated as minimal pairs?) Explain why.
pin - coke – fin – cheap - bin - jeep – joke
B. Which word has a different vowel sound?
1. nothing enough mouse
2. slowly mouth round
3. food good wood
C. Supply another word for the following pairs to form minimal pairs
1. cat - ___cart_____ 2. kind - ____guide____
3. pig - ____big_____ 4. miss - ____mess_____
5. lamp - ___ramp____ 6. mouse - ____mouth____
7. fill - ___field_____ 8. lift - _____live_____
9. shoe - ___chew_____ 10. sort - ____short_____
D. Create 3 words which are contrastive by supplying different vowels (diphthongs) in
the following consonantal frames
[sk_] [b_m] [m_t] [p_]
SECTION 4 CHECK THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND APPLY THE CHANGES
IN SOUND
A. Which of these words would most likely be pronounced with a syllabic consonant
Bottle, copper, knuckle, threaten
B. Which segments in the pronunciation of the following words are most likely affected
by elision?
interest, government, pumpkin, sandwich
E. Consider the phonological changes that occur in producing the following words in
connected speech. Give explanations for the rules.
tonight
white coat