PHONETICS OF ENGLISH
MOCK TEST 1
(Total 21 pts)
1. Transcribe the following sentence (2pts).
Charmian made her way to the library and cautiously built up the fire which had burnt low. The
effort of stooping tired her and she sat for a moment in the big chair.
2. Describe the vowels used in the sentence above according to their distinctive features
(height of the tongue, part of the tongue, degree of tension, lip position) (8pts).
3. Answer the following questions (5 pts):
3.1. Define phonetics and phonology and explain the difference between them.
3.2. What does IPA stand for? Who uses the IPA charts?
3.3. What is a distinctive feature? What do we use distinctive features for? Distinctive features
are binary – what does that mean?
3.4. According to the manner of articulation, how can we classify vowels?
3.5. Draw the chart(s) representing the closing diphthongs.
4. Transcribe the following words (2 pt):
Received pronunciation
job
after
advantage
patriot
TOTAL: 17pts
General American Pronunciation