Tuesday, 23 July 2013

References



Publisher:                          Life-way Publishing House
Compiler:                           Madam Ling Moi Hung
Qualification:                      Bachelor of Arts (Major in English)
                                         (National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei)
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References
1.  Faircloth, S.R., and Faircloth, M. A,   Phonetic Science        (A Program of
    Instruction)    1973  New Jersey:  Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs,NJ
2.  Rodman, R.   An Introduction to Language (2nd edition)  1978 
     Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., New York.
3.  Oxford Advanced Learner’s Chinese-English Dictionary (4th edition)
4.  Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary
5.  Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary  (7th edition)
6.  Imran Ho Abdullah.  Assoc. Prof.  HBET English Phonetics and
     Phonology  (4th edition)  2007  Open University, Malaysia, Kuala 
     Lumpur, Malaysia (www.oum.edu.my)

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

L 33 - 36 / tl zm kl sl dӡ aIә /



Lesson 33
Transcribe the following words in phonetic symbols.
Exercise 129
The letters (tle, tal) may have / tl / speech sound and (stle) many have     / sl / speech sound.
 1.  gentle          ______________    2.  rustle        _____ / 'r ʌ sl/__________
 3.  castle          ______________    4.  battle        _______________
 5.  bustle          ______________    6.  pestle        _______________
 7.  bristle          ______________    8.  kettle        _______________
 9.  crystal         ____/ 'kr I stl/__________  10.  hustle        _______________
11. settle           ______________  12.  rattle         _______________
13. mantle         ______________  14.  mental       _______________

Exercise 130
The letters (ism) may have / zəm / or /zm/  speech sound.
 1.  humanism    __/ h jʊ'm æ n Izm /____________    2.  egoism      _______________
 3.  capitalism     ______________     4.  racism       _______________
 5.  consumerism   ______________    6.  nationalism        _______________
 7.  communism ______________    8.  idealism     ________________
 9.  criticism       ____/ 'kr It Is I zm /__________  10.  socialism    ________________
11. terrorism      ______________  12.  mannerism ________________

Exercise 131
The letters (cle, cal, kle ) may have / kl / speech sound and (cally) may have / klI / speech sound.
 1.  uncle           ______________    2.  local          ________________
 3.  ankle           ______________    4.  locally        ________________
 5.  circle           ______________    6.  vocal         ____/ 'v әʊkl /____________
 7.  buckle         ______________    8.  vocally       ________________
 9.  tackle          ______________  10.  recall         ________________
11. cycle            ______________  12.  chuckle      _____ / 'ʧ ʌ kl /___________

Exercise 132
The letters (gy) may have / dӡ / speech sound.
 1.  dodgy          ______________    2.  mythology _____/m I ' θ ɒl ә ʤ I /__________
 3.  gypsy          ______________    4.  ecology     _______________
 5.  apology       ______________    6.  elegy         _______________
 7.  energy         ______________    8.  geology     _______________
 9.  ideology       ______________  10.  biology      ___/baI' ɒl ә ʤ I /____________
11. allergy         ______________  12.  technology ____________69.


Lesson 34         
Transcribe the following words in phonetic symbols.
Exercise 133
The letters ( ire ) may have / aIə / speech sound.
  1.  fire             ______________    2.  wire          ________________
  3.  tire             ______________    4.  aspire        ________________
  5.  inspire        ______________    6.  mire          ________________
  7.  hire            ______________    8.  acquire      ____ / ә'kwaIә(r) /____________
  9.  retire          ______________  10.  inquire       ________________
11. admire         _____ / әd'maIә (r) / _________  12.  attire         ________________
13. empire         ______________  14.  dire           ________________

Exercise 134  ( dia ) ------ / daIə /
  1.  diagram      ______________    2.  diary         ________________
  3.  diabetes      __/ daIә'bi:t i:z / ____________    4.  dial           ________________
  5.  diadem       ______________    6.  diabolic      ________________
  7.  diagnose     ______________    8.  dialect       ________________
  9.  dialogue      ______________  10.  diatribe      ________________
11.  diamond      ______________  12.  diaper        ________________
13.  Diana          ______________  14.  diaphragm ____/ 'daIәfr æ m /____________

Exercise 135
The letters ( ce ) may have / s / speech sound.
 1.  distance       ______________    2.  hence        ________________
 3.  enhance      ______________    4.  patience    ________________
 5.  importance   ______________    6.  grace       / gr eI s/ ________________
 7.  ace              ______________    8.  trace         ________________
 9.  face             ______________  10.  nice           ________________
11. race             ______________  12.  rice           ________________
13. lice              ______________  14.  advice       ___/ әd'vaIs/_____________

Exercise 136
The letters ( ic, ics ) may have / Ik(s) / speech sound.
 1.  antic            ______________    2.  static         ________________
 3.  artistic         ______________    4.  epic          ________________
 5.  ascetic         ___/ ә'setIk /___________    6.  diction       ________________
 7.  comics         ______________    8.  dictum       ____/ 'dIktәm / ____________
 9.  dictate         ______________  10.  fickle         ________________
11. basic            ______________  12.  classic       ________________
13. lactic            ______________  14.  elastic        ______________70.


Lesson 35
Transcribe the following words in phonetic symbols.
Exercise 137
The letters ( cher, chure, ture ) may have / tə(r) / speech sound.
 1.  culture         ______________    2.  signature   _______________
 3.  vulture         ______________    4.  nature       _______________
 5.  creature       ______________    6.  departure  _______________
 7.  puncture      ___/ 'p ʌ ŋk ʧ ә (r)  /___________    8.  fracture     _______________
 9.  teacher                ______________  10.  gesture      _______________
11. lecture         ______________  12.  mature      _______________
13. texture         ___ / 'teksʧ ә (r)  /___________  14.  pitcher       _______________

Exercise 138
The letters ( gh ) in silence / - /.
 1.  light            ______________    2.  sight         _______________
 3.  fight            ______________    4.  tight          _______________
 5.  aught          ______________    6.  right          _______________
 7.  might          ______________    8.  dough       _______________
 9.  though        ______________  10.  bought      _______________
11. thought        ______________  12.  through     _______________
13. brought        ______________  14.  bough       _______________

Exercise 139
The letter ( t ) in silence / - /.
 1.  bristle          ______________    2.  ballet         ____/ 'b æl eI / ________
 3.  rustle           ______________    4.  epistle       _______________
 5.  bustle          ______________    6.  apostle      _______________
 7.  hustle          ______________    8.  nestle        ___/ 'nesl /____________
 9.  debut          ______________  10.  castle        _______________
11. pestle          ______________  12.  whistle       _______________
13. chalet          ______________  14.  wrestle      _______________

Exercise 140
The letter ( w ) in silence / - /.
 1.  wrong          ______________    2.  whoop       _______________
 3.  write            ______________    4.  whole        _______________
 5.  wrinkle        ___/ 'r Iŋkl /___________    6.  whose       _______________
 7.  wring           ______________    8.  who          _______________
 9.  wreath         ______________  10.  wreak        _______________
11. wrist            ______________  12.  wrath        _______________
13. wrestle         ___ / 'resl /___________  14.  wrench      ____________71.
                                                                                               

Lesson 36
Transcribe the following words in phonetic symbols.
Exericise 141
One of the letters ( ck / double letters) is pronounced.
 1.  sick             ______________    2.  tall            _______________
 3.  tick              ______________    4.  nagger      _______________
 5.  nick             ______________    6.  raffle         _____/ 'r æ fl /__________
 7.  wick            ______________    8.  ladder       _______________
 9.  lick              ______________  10.  soccer       _______________
11. rubber         ______________  12.  penny        _______________
13. summer       ______________  14.  supper       _____/ 's ʌp ә (r)  / __________

Exercise 142
 1.  communicate    ______________    2.  boss          _______________
 3.  tennis          ______________    4.  toss          _______________
 5.  apple           ______________    6.  baggy       _______________
 7.  terrace         __/ 'terәs   /____________    8.  mass         _______________
 9.  little             ______________  10.  barracks    ____/ 'b æ rәks   /___________
11. less             ______________  12.  sunny        _______________
13. kettle           ______________  14.  wallow       _______________

Exercise 143
The letter ( e ) at the back of word is not pronounced.
 1.  take            ______________    2.  wave         _______________
 3.  bake            ______________    4.  cave          ____ / k eIv /___________
 5.  make           ______________    6.  save          _______________
 7.  fake            ______________    8.  waste        __/ w eI st/_____________
 9.  chase          ______________  10.  paste         _______________
11. rake             ______________  12.  haste         _______________
13. brake           ______________  14.  caste         _______________

Exercise 144
The letter ( l ) in silence / - /.
 1.  balm            ______________    2.  caulk         _______________
 3.  alms            ______________    4.  half           _______________
 5.  calm            ___/k ɑ:m/___________    6.  baulk        _______________
 7.  palm            ______________    8.  chalk         _______________
 9.  almond        ___/ 'ɑ:mәnd/___________  10.  stalk          _______________
11. walk            ______________  12.  talk           _____________72.