Exercise 2 Repetition of final plosives
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Initial fortis p, t, k
Tape Unit 4. Plosives.
Triphthongs
Listen and repeat, making sure that the second part of the diphthong is weak.
[ei]
mate [meit] made [meid] main [main] mace [meis]
[ai]
right [rait] ride [raid] rhyme [raim] rice [rais]
[oi]
quoit [koit] buoyed [boid] Boyne [boin] Royce [rois]
[əu]
coat [kəut] code [kəud] cone [kəun] close [kləus]
[au]
gout [gaut] loud [laud] gown [gaun] louse [laus]
[iə]
feared [fiəd] Ian [iən] fierce [fiəs]
[eə]
cared [keəd] cairn [keən] scarce [skeəs]
[uə]
moored [muəd] fuel [fjuəl]
Exercise 7. Transcription.
Write the symbol for the diphthong you hear in each word (1-12).
Exercise 8. Repetition.
Listen and repeat:
[eiə] layer
[aiə] liar
[oiə] loyal
[əuə] lower
[auə] tower
Exercise 1. Repetition ofinitial plosive:
Each word begins with a fortis plosive; notice that the plosive is aspirated. Listen and repeat:
paw [po:] care [keə]
tea [ti:] two [tu:]
car [ka:] key [ki:]
pie [pai] tar [ta:]
initial lenis b, d, g
Each word begins with a lenis plosive; notice that there is practically no voicing of the plosive. Listen and repeat:
bee [bi:] gear [giə]
door [do:] boy [boi]
go [gəu] dear [diə]
bear [beə] bough [bau]
do [du:] day [dei]
initial sp, st, sk
The plosive must be unaspirated. Listen and repeat:
spy [spai] score [sko:]
store [sto:] spear [spiə]
ski [ski:]stay [stei]
spare [speə] sky [skai]
steer [stiə] spar [spa:]
In the pairs of words in this exercise one word ends with a fortis plosive and the other ends with a lenis plosive. Notice the length difference in the vowel. Listen to each pair and repeat:
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