Sounds of English I
Chapter 7
Q1: Give brief answers to the following questions:
(a) How many consonant sounds are there in the sound system of English?
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(b) What are the two types of vowel sounds in the sound system of English?
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(c) How many phonemes are there in the following two words?
(i) ought
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(ii) juice
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Q2: Answer the following questions.
(a) Why is pen and pit not a minimal pair?
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(b) Why is bed and bud not a minimal pair?
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Q3: Construct a minimal pair drill contrasting the underlined sounds (at least 4 pairs each).
(a) The consonant sound in shoe and the consonant sound in sit.
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(b) The vowel sound in any and the vowel sound in ant.
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Q4: Answer the following questions.
(a) List the diphthongs of English.
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(b) List the units of sounds contained in the following words.
(i) police (ii) laugh (iii) bought (iv) town.
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