Modern Grammar - Assignment 4

James Madison University

Instructions: Do each of the questions below. Remember that you are welcome to use your textbook to help you! [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

  1. Choose one diphthong from the three that must be distinguished as diphthongs (see page 51), then give two words that contain that vowel sound. /_____/
    ______________ and ______________

  2. Transcribe each whole word below:
    1. push
    2. jobs
    3. candy
    4. know
    5. walnut
    6. laced
    7. wreathe (note that this is the verb, not the noun)
    8. twitch
    9. human
    10. treasure
    11. connect
    12. frosty
    13. chew
    14. squeaked
    15. fascinate
    16. coils (notice the diphtong)
    17. outside (diphthongs galore!)
    18. phonetics
    19. is
    20. quite
    21. easy

  3. Do exercise 4 in Chapter 2 of your textbook (page 49).

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