Progress Test 9

/səˈdʒestʃən/

suggestion

/'wɜːði/

worthy

/kruːz/

cruise

/'kʌmpəs/

compass

/pə'zes/

possess

/dʒʌdʒ/

judge

/saɪ'kaɪətrɪst/

psychiatrist

/'gærɪdʒ/

garage

/ˌpɪktʃə'resk/

picturesque

/ˌædvən'teɪdʒəs/

advantageous

Describe the consonants of the word "larynx" (/'lærɪŋks/)

/l/ - voiced, alveolar, lateral

/r/ - voiced, palato-alveolar, approximant

/ŋ/ - voiced, velar, nasal

/k/ - voiceless, velar, plosive

/s/ - voiceless, alveolar, fricative

Describe the vowels of the word "schedule" (/')ʃedjuːl/)

/e/ - mid, front, spread, short

/uː/ - close, back, rounded, long

Describe the vowels of the word "bookworm" (/'bʌkwɜːm/)

/ʊ/ - close, back, rounded, short

/ɜː/ - mid, central, neutral, long

Analyze the syllable structure of "throws"

Onset: θr (two-consonant initial cluster)

Vowel: /əʊ/

Coda: z (one final consonant)

Analyze the syllable structure of "squeak"

Onset: skw (three-consonant initial cluster)

Vowel: /iː/

Coda: k (one final consonant)

Analyze the syllable structure of "eighths"

Onset: Zero onset

Vowel: /eɪ/

Coda: tθs (three-consonant final cluster)

Analyze the syllable structure of "texts"

Onset: t (one initial consonant)

Vowel: /e/

Coda: ksts (four-consonant final cluster)

Analyze the syllable structure of "huge"

Onset: hj (two-consonant initial cluster)

Vowel: /uː/

Coda: dʒ (one final consonant)

What is assimilation of place?

Assimilation of place is when a segment (usually a consonant) changes its place of articulation to become similar to a neighboring sound.

For example, the alveolar /t/ in 'that boy' changes to a bilabial /p/ to match the following /b/ -> /ðæp bɔɪ/.

What is linking?

Linking is the blending of words together in connected speech. The basic rules include:

- Consonant-to-vowel linking (e.g., collection_of_articles).

- Vowel-to-vowel linking using a /w/ sound after /uː, ʊ, aʊ/ (e.g., you /w/ ever).

- Vowel-to-vowel linking using a /j/ sound after /iː, ɪ/ (e.g., telly /j/ addicts).

- Linking /r/ when a word ends in /ɜː, ə, ɔː, eə/ and the next begins with a vowel (e.g., here /r/ are).