Activity guide and evaluation rubric – RAC 2 –
Task 2 – Segmental features
Workshop 1 - Segmental - Practical Exercises
1. According to the IPA chart shared by your tutor into the
forum, please provide the name of the manner and the
place of articulation of each Phoneme.
Table 1
Table to place manner and place of articulation of each phoneme.
1. Phoneme 2. Manner 3. Place
a) /j/ Approximant Palatal
b) /v/ Elija un elemento. Elija un elemento.
c) / ð/ Elija un elemento. Elija un elemento.
d) /b/ Elija un elemento. Elija un elemento.
e) /r/ Elija un elemento. Elija un elemento.
Note. Use the table to place the manners and places of articulation of
the given phonemes.
2. According to Chapter 3, page 25, name the tongue
position for each vowel. The first one is done for you:
Table 2
Chart to place the tongue position of each vowel
1. Phoneme 2. Tongue position
a) /æ/ Low
b) /ɪ / Elija un elemento.
c) /ɛ:/ Elija un elemento.
d) /ɔ:/ Elija un elemento.
e) /a:/ Elija un elemento.
Note: Use the table to specify the tongue position of each phoneme.
3. Write into phonetic transcription the following words,
remember to write each word in slashes (//).
The first one is done for you.
Table 3
Chart to place the example words using only phonetic symbols.
1. Word 2. Symbols of the consonant sounds
English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Attachment
Whisper
Transition
Thursday
Note. Use the table to place write the words using phonetic symbols
4. Classify the following words according to the place of
articulation of the letter in bold in the box below.
Consider that each word has its own Place of
articulation.
The first one is done for you.
Table 4
Sample words to develop step four.
Read – This – Tomato – Vowel – Cheese -Kill –Pineapple -Year -
hospital
Note. This chart contains the sample words you must classify
according to their place of articulation.
Table 5
Table to classify the sample words according to the place of
articulation.
1. Bilabial Elija un elemento.
2. Dental Elija un elemento.
3. Labiodental Elija un elemento.
4. Alveolar Elija un elemento.
5. Velar Elija un elemento.
6. Palatal Elija un elemento.
7. Palate-alveolar Elija un elemento.
8. Glottal Elija un elemento.
9. Retroflex Read
Note. This chart has the places of articulation you must consider to
classify the example words.
5. Write a word that includes each diphthong.
The first one is done for you.
Table 6
Chart to place example words according to the given symbols.
1. Symbol 2. Word
a) /aɪ/ Cry
b) /ʊə/
c) /əʊ/
d) /ɔɪ/
e) /ɪə/
Note. This chart with diphthongs is for you to set an example word
per each one.