Тема 2. Units 6-10. Vowels

What’s the transcription of the word quarterback?

/′kwRtqrbqk/

*/′kwOrtqrb1k/

/‚kw@rtqr′b1k/

/‚kw%tqr′b1k/

What’s the transcription of the word quantity?

/′kw0ntqtI/

*/′kwRntItI/

/′kw1ntqtI/

/′kw%ntItI/

What is the spelling of /′t0f/?

touf

*tough

taff

none

Choose the correct transcription of the word comfortable.

/‚k0mfqr′t1bl/

/′kRmfqrtqbl/

/‚kRmfqr′t1bl/

*/′k0mfqrtqbl/

What’s the transcription of the word dangerous?

*/'deIndZqrqs/

/'d1ndZqrq4s/

/'d@:ndZqrqs/

/'d1ndZqrqs/

What’s the transcription of the word southern?

*/'s0Dqrn/

/'sa4Tqrn/

/'sa4Dqrn/

/'s@:Dqrn/

What’s the transcription of the word thermometer?

/‚T6mq'mi:tqr/

*/Tqr'm@:mItqr/

/'T6mqmItqr/

/TIr'm@:mItqr/

Choose the correct transcription of the word reporter.

/rI'pOtq/

*/rI'pOrtqr/

/'rIpOrtqr/

/'rIpO:tqr/

Choose the correct transcription of the word mirror.

/'mIr34/

/'mi:rqr/

*/'mIrqr/

/'mIrq/

Choose the correct transcription of the word tomorrow.

/tq'mOr34/

/tq'mO:r34/

/tq'm@:r34/

*/tq'm@r34/

Choose the correct transcription of the word secretary.

*/'sekrqtrI/

/'s1krqtrI/

/'sekrqtrI/

/'s1krqtrI/

Choose the correct transcription of the word athlete.

/'1Tlqt/

/q'Tli:t/

/'eTlqt/

*/'1Tli:t/

Choose the correct transcription of the word martial.

/'m1rS(q)l/

*/'m@rS(q)l/

/'m1tjql/

/'m@rtjql/

Choose the correct transcription of the word masculine.

/'m@:skj4lIn/

/'m@:skqlIn/

*/'m1skj4lIn/

/'m1skqlIn/

Choose the correct transcription of the word marriages.

/'m1rIdZs/

/'m@:rIdZz/

/'m@rIdZIs/

*/'m1rIdZIz/

What is the spelling of /'f@rIn/?

forign

foreng

*foreign

foreing

What’s the transcription of the word photographer?

*/fq't@:grqfqr/

/f34't@:grqfqr/

/f34't@grqfqr/

/f34't@:grqf6/

Choose the correct transcription of the word honest.

/'h@:nIst/

*/'@:nIst/

/'h0nIst/

/'0nIst/

What is the spelling of /T0m/?

thoum

*thumb

thoumb

thum

What letters represent the sound /qr/ in spelling?

Any vowel sound before the letter r in any three or four syllable words.

A, e, o, u, i before the letter r in any final unstressed syllable.

A, e, o, u, i before the letter r in the initial position.

*Any vowel sound except y before the letter r in unstressed syllables.

What sound does this articulation refer to? The speaker holds the front and back parts of his tongue low in his mouth, lower than for any other sound. Then he touches the lower front teeth lightly with the tip of the tongue, lowers his jaw and opens his lips wide.

*/R/

/0/

/L/

/6/

What sound is produced according to this articulatory recommendation? The speaker holds the front part of his tongue low in the mouth, with the tip lightly touching the lower front teeth, raises the back of the tongue towards the soft palate of his mouth and rounds his lips.

/R/

/0/

*/L/

/6/

What should be done to pronounce the second component in the /@r/?

*We have to curl the tongue tip up and back a little.

We have to raise the tip of the tongue toward the alveolar.

We should keep the tongue tip as close to the gum ridge as possible.

We should lower the jaw and open our lips a little.

Identify a set of letters that represent the sound /6/ in spelling.

ir, er, or, wor, ur, ear, yr (in stressed syllables)

yr, wor, ir, er, or, ur, ea (in both stressed and unstressed syllables)

*ir, er, wor, ur, ear, yr (in stressed syllables only)

yr, wor, ir, er, or, ur, ear (in stressed syllables)

Identify a set of letters that represent the sound / R/ in spelling.

a (followed by th, r, lm), qu, o (mostly in closed stressed syllables), o (followed by rr), war

*o (mostly in closed and sometimes in open stressed syllables), o (followed by rr), wa, a (followed by lm, r, th), qua

a (followed by th, r, lm), qu, o (mostly in closed and never in open stressed syllables), o (followed by r), wa

o (mostly in closed and sometimes in open stressed syllables), o (followed by r), wa, a (followed by lm, r, th), qu

What letters represent the sound /%/ in spelling?

o (followed by rr), aw, oa, our, au, ough, a (before l), oor, augh, war

* o (followed by r), war, aw, ought, a (before l), oor, oa, our, au, aught

o (followed by l+consonant), oor, augh, wa, aw, oa, our, au, ough, a (before l)

o (followed by rr), auw, ough, a (before l), oor, oa, our, au, augh, wa

Choose a set of words in which every word has the sound /0/.

wonderful, country, come, nothing, rubber, one, brother, some, welcome, cut

money, once, mother, but, enough, collar, something, love, much, wonder

trouble, some, country, but, enough, handsome, flood, husband, money, tough

*honey, done, does, color, blood, southern, trouble, government, recovery, bus

Choose a set of words in which every word has the sound /6/.

attorney, earth, dirty, hearth, nurse

*determine, reserve, service, courage, prefer

certain, wore, purpose, worry, curtain

searching, colonel, worn, personal, surface

Choose the words with the sound /6/.

colonel, journalist, attorney, heart, courage, journal,

journey, work, journalist, attorney, wore

*pearl, journalist, attorney, courage, journal, colonel

journey, hearth, journalist, attorney, were

Choose the correct transcription of the word determination.

*/dI‚t6mI′neISn/

/‚dqt6mI′neISn/

/‚detqrmI′neISn/

/dI‚t6mq′neISqn/

Choose the correct transcription of the word collar.

/′k%lqr/

/′k0llqr/

*/′kRlqr/

/′k0lqr/

Choose the correct transcription of the word Don.

*/′dRn/

/′d0n/

/′d%n/

What kind of sounds does the /0/ sound belong to according to the length?

*short

long

half long

broad

In what types of syllables does the sounds /6/, /O:/, /@:/ occur?

unstressed syllables

half stressed syllables

*stressed syllables

final syllables

How is the sound /q/ called?

closed

weak

*schwa

short

In what cases is the sound /0/ represented by the letter o?

usually in closed stressed syllables

usually in open stressed syllables

in most cases before m, n, th.

*in most cases before v

In what type of syllables is the letter u pronounced as the sound /0/?

*Usually in closed stressed syllables.

Usually in both open and closed stressed syllables.

Usually in open stressed syllables.

Usually in both open and closed unstressed syllables.

In what cases can the sound /q/ be written with any vowel letter (except the letter y)?

*when unstressed

when in closed stressed syllables

when stressed

usually in open unstressed syllables

In what cases can the sound /qr/ can be written with the letters a, e, o, u?

*When followed by r in unstressed position.

In unstressed position.

When followed by the sound schwa in stressed position.

When followed by the sound schwa in unstressed position.

What vowel sound is there in the words heart, sergeant?

/0/

*/@:/

/6/

/e/

What letters represent the sound /L/ in spelling?

*oor, our, oa, au, aw, war, augh(t), ough(t)

oor, our, oa, au, aw,

oor, our, oa, au, aw, wor, augh(t), ough(t)

oor, our, oa, au, aw, war, ough(t)

What’s the transcription of the word fought?

/'fOt/

*/'fO:t/

/'f@:t/

/'f@t/

What’s the transcription of the word corner?

*/'kOrnqr/

/'kO:nq/

/'k@rnqr/

/'kOrnq/

What’s the transcription of the word wonderful?

/'w0ndqfql/

/'w@:ndqrfql/

*/'w0ndqrfql/

/'w@ndqrfql/

What’s the transcription of the word complete?

*/kqm'pli:t/

/'k@:mpli:t/

/'k@:mplIt/

/kqm'plIt/

What’s the transcription of the word tapir?

/'teIp6/

*/'teIpqr/

/'teIpIr/

/'t1pqr/

What’s the transcription of the word colonel?

/'k0lqnl/

/'kO:lqnql/

*/'k6nl/

/'k@:lqnl/

What’s the transcription of the word thwartship?

*/'TwOrtSIp/

/'Tw6tSIp/

/'Tw@rtSIp/

/‚Tw6t'SIp/

What vowel sound is there in the words government, honey?

/O:/

/1/

*/0/

/@:/

What vowel sound is there in the words service, worsted, colonel?

/qr/

/@:/

/@r/

*/6/

What kind of sounds are /@:/, /O:/, /i:/, /6/, /u:/ according to the length?

short

*tense

open

closed

What type of syllables do the sounds /6/, /O:/, /@:/ occur in?

unstressed syllables

half stressed syllables

*stressed syllables

final syllables

What vowel sound is there in the words journey, journalist?

/Or/

/@r/

*/6/

/0/

What vowel sound is there in the words courage, journal?

/Or/

/@r/

*/6/

/0/