Name: 10 points

A 13 – Consonants – Summer 2015

Identify whether the underlined consonant in each word below is in the PREVOCALIC or

POSTVOCALIC position of the word by writing that word in the appropriate column.

Remember, you are listening for phonemes so don’t be misled by the spelling.

1/2 point each, 4

points

oaf way pen resume

bruise shade ledge walked

prevocalic postvocalic

way pen bruise oaf resume bruise shade ledge walked

Six of the following words are transcribed correctly (have the correct phonetic symbols per Shriberg

& Kent) as agreed on by most dialects. Indicate which ones are correct by writing CORRECT

beside the word. Do not write anything if the word is incorrect. The vowels are transcribed

correctly. There are 6 correct; do not write CORRECT more than 6 times.

1/2 point each, 3 points

Example: cap /kqp/ CORRECT

sun /sun/

chieftain /.ift1n/ correct

cramped /krqmpd/

emotion /imoc1n/ correct

tried /tre]d/ correct

explore /2xplor/

voyage /v9]j/ correct

pedicure /p2d1ky7r/ correct

Michigan /m8.8g1n/

communion /k1muy1n/

equipped /ikw8pt/ correct

Transcribe the following words using the correct phonetic symbols for the consonants. The correct

vowels have been provided for you. You will just add the consonants where they belong in relation

to the vowels. 1/2 each, 3 points total

Example: shoot /u/ /cut/

refusal /rifuz1l/

strategy /strqt1ji/

koala /koel1/

curious /kjuri1s/

symbolic /s8mb9l8k/

x-axis /2ks qks8s/