Modern Grammar - Assignment 3 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. Transcribe (ie., give the IPA representation of) just the first sound in each of the following words:
   1. mansion

   2. spleen

   3. thanks

   4. woods

   5. glove

   6. juicy

   7. shell

   8. gnome

   9. heat

   10. cheesy
2. Transcribe just the last sound in each of the following:
   1. rage

   2. tune

   3. drab

   4. belch

   5. tough

   6. sighs

   7. trapped

   8. race

   9. pleased

   10. react
3. How many affricates are there in English? _____________
4. Which diphthong is in the word "flower?" ________________
5. Is there a diphthong in the word "glorious?"__________________
6. Transcribe each whole word below:
   1. with
   2. twitch
   3. human
   4. treasure
   5. connect
   6. frosty
   7. chew

   squeaked

   8. fascinate
   9. coils
   10. outside
   11. phonology is quite easy

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