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This document contains a segmental analysis test for the student Ibeth Cuásquer. It includes 30 questions about English phonology, asking the student to identify sounds, transcribe words phonologically, define linguistic terms, and describe differences between sounds. Key terms addressed include vowels, consonants, diphthongs, nasals, fricatives, and places of articulation. The test aims to evaluate the student's knowledge of segmental features of the English language.

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This document contains a segmental analysis test for the student Ibeth Cuásquer. It includes 30 questions about English phonology, asking the student to identify sounds, transcribe words phonologically, define linguistic terms, and describe differences between sounds. Key terms addressed include vowels, consonants, diphthongs, nasals, fricatives, and places of articulation. The test aims to evaluate the student's knowledge of segmental features of the English language.

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UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE

FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA


ENGLISH PHONOLOGY
SEGMENTAL ANALISYS TEST

Student: Ibeth Cuásquer


Date:

1. How many sounds are there in the word raw?


“raw” has two sounds: r and c
2. What is the main difference between the first sound and the last?
3. The first sound is of consonant and the last sound is of vowel
Vowels are sounds in which there is no obstruction to the flow of air as it
passes from the larynx to the lips.

4. What is a vowel?

the vocal folds or vocal cords are two thick flaps of muscle rather like a pair of
lips.

5. What are the vocal cords?

6. What is typical in the pronunciation of a vowel?


7. What is the intensity of a sound?
Lead /lid/ and lid /lɪd/ have different vowels sounds

8. What is the difference in pronunciation between lead and lid?


9. Define the vowels of these two words.
10. Explain each of the terms you use.
11. Where are dental sounds produced? Where labial sounds?
12. What is the main difference between a velar and an alveolar sound?
13. The vowel in bead is sometimes called a "long" vowel, that in bid a "short"
vowel; is that quite correct?
14. What is the difference between the vowels of bad and bed?
15. Does the vowel ə occur in your mother tongue? If not, what mistake are your
people likely to make in the pronunciation of words like appear, ago, father?
16. How would you correct it?
It is important to know the sound and practice it in order to pronounce it
correctly.
17. What is the difference between [ə] and [ə:]?
The first is the shwa sound and the second is a vowel sound.
18. Is there any difference between the first and the last vowel in appear? What is it
?
The word əˈpɪə has the sound schwa in both in British and American english.
19. What is a diphthong?
Is that the first part is much longer and stronger than the second par.
20. What is a digraph?
A digraph is a comination of two letters that make a single sound.
21. Transcribe fire, power.
Five: faɪv
Power: /paʊə/

22. Are there triphthongs in English?


There are three triphthongs in English: /aʊə/, /aɪə/, /jʊə/

23. How many consonants are there in bay, now?


The word Buy has 1 consonants the consonants B
The word Now has 1 consonants and is N
24. What is a nasal?
A nasal consonant is that the air escapes through the nose.
25. What are the nasals in English?

The nasal consonants - m, n, g - and four others - l, r, w, j;

26. Transcribe the words bulb and bubble. How many syllables has each of them?
Bulb: bʌlb – there are 3 consonants
Bubble: bʌbəl – there are 3 consonants

27. There are three English sounds defined as alveolar fricatives; which?
In English, the sibilants are /s/, /z/, /ʃ/

28. Describe the differences between them.


There are many differences the most important is the position of the tonge and
labiodental.
29. Define the first sound in young.
The first sound is /J/
30. Compare the first sounds in part, tart, cart. Explain the terms you use.
That are aspirated sounds consonants
31. Compare the initial sounds in the thumb.

The initial sound is /T/ is an affricative

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