Phonetics Quiz 3 central vowels and dipthongs
This central vowel is called? ʌ
"wedge/carrot''
the following words have which diphthong? Slice, contrite, rivalry, spider, cairo, cider, piped, supplied
/a ɪ/
the following words have which diphthong? lye, ice, buy, write, aisle, my
/a ɪ/
ɔ ,o ,ʊ, u unrounded? i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ, ɑ,
/a ɪ/
Diphthongs that do not vary in relation to phonetic context
/a ɪ/=kite /a ʊ /=loud /ɔ ɪ/=void
The following words have which diphthong? loud, clown, sour, around, powder, roused
/a ʊ /
The following words have which diphthong? mousy, astound, dowdy, allowed, frown, chowder, bounty, proud
/a ʊ /
The following words have which diphthong? loiter, goiter, hoisted, broilerm voiceless, coy, avoid, destroy
/ɔ ɪ/
the following words have which diphthong? toy, exploit, join, flamboyant, fobile
/ɔ ɪ/
what are the central vowels?
/ə, ʌ, ɚ, ɝ/
How many central vowels are they?
4
ɚ tongue placement?
Height=mid Advancement=central Lip rounding=rounded tense/lax=lax
ə tongue placement?
Height=mid Advancement=central Lip rounding=unrounded tense/lax=lax *The entire vocal tract is in its most neural configuration
ʌ tongue placement?
Height=mid-low Advancement=central-back Lip rounding=unrounded tense/lax=lax *slightly lower and further back than ə *does not usually in open syllable
Which of the central vowels can occur in word-final open syllables?
Tense vowels ɝ
/a ʊ / tongue placement
The tongue begins in the low back position of the mouth and it glides to the high back. the lips start unrounded and then become rounded
Which central vowels can only occur in closed or non-final open stressed syllable
lax vowels ə, ʌ, ɚ
Which of the central vowels may be produced as a neutralization of other vowels ?
r-colored vowels schwar reverse epsilon
This vowel is called? ɝ
right-hook reversed epsilon
This vowel is called... ə
schwa
This vowel is called... ɚ
schwar
/a ɪ/ tongue placement
the tongue body begins in the low central or low back and it moves to the high front position for ɪ
/ɔ ɪ/ tongue placement
the tongue body begins in the low mid back position of the mouth for ɔ then it glides to the high front position for ɪ. it starts with the lips rounded and then they become unrounded.
Which of the central vowels can only occur in words of 2 or more syllables?
untressed syllable because they need another syllable to be stressed
The following words have which central vowel? astound, tuna, paraded, command, ketchup
ə
The following words have which central vowel? lasagna, laverne, decision, control, motion, opera, lotion, motion
ə
Which central vowel is in the following words? alone, pigeon, fountain, alphabet, soda, away
ə
which of the central vowels are unstressed?
ə, ɚ
Which of the central vowels are lax?
ə, ʌ, ɚ
The following words have which central vowel? clover, carbon, tremor, perhaps, perdure, fester
ɚ
Which central vowel is in the following words? murmur, urbane, over, labor, better, terrain
ɚ
The following words have which central vowel? runner, pertain, under, harbor, mattered, lunar, urbane, winner, martyr
ɚ because is in unstressed syllables
The following words have which central vowel? disturbed, conversion, wordy, stirrup, conserve
ɝ
Which central vowel is in the following words? burner, fern, merchant, firms, learning, worded
ɝ
Which of the central vowels are tense?
ɝ
The following words have which central vowel? third, surgeon, purple, service, murder, reverse, her, stir, fur, sure, word
ɝ in stressed syllables
The following words have which central vowel? custard, blunder, abundant, sunday
ʌ
The following words have which central vowel? rub, trouble, flood, abundance, monday, public, mustard
ʌ
Which central vowel is in the following words? luck, oven, jumped, other, under
ʌ
Which of the central vowels are stressed?
ʌ, ɝ
