Pronunciation 1
Self-Assessment Quiz 7
Contrastive Words

Name: ___________________________                 Date: _______________

         , Dictation
Instructions. In this first exercise, you are presented with 12 sets of words
which only differ in their vowel quality. Circle the word you hear for each
pair on your answer sheet.

  01.      dog / dug                           07.     wrong / rung
  02.      called / cold                       08.     boss / bus
  03.      long/ lung                          09.     saw / so
  04.      lost / lust                         10.     bought / but
  05.      song / sung                         11.     cough / cuff
  06.      bossed / bust                       12.     caught / cut

         , Transcriptions
Instructions. Pay careful attention to how the following words are
pronounced. Choose the right pronunciation from each set of
transcriptions.

  01.      naughty       a)   /’nɔɾɪ/     b)   /’nʌɾɪ/
  02.      thoughtful    a)   /’θʌtfʊl/   b)   /’θɔtfʊl/
  03.      yawning       a)   /’yɔniyŋ/   b)   /’yɔnɪŋ/
  04.      applause      a)   /ǝ’plɔs/    b)   /a’plɔs/
  05.      chalk         a)   /tʃɔk/      b)   /tʃɔlk/
  06.      walking       a)   /’wʌkɪŋ/    b)   /’wɔkɪŋ/
  07.      daughter      a)   /’dɔɾǝr/    b)   /’dʌɾǝr/
  08.      parking       a)   /’pɔrkɪŋ/   b)   /’parkɪŋ/
  09.      common        a)   /’kɔmǝn/    b)   /’kʌmǝn/
  10.      awesome       a)   /’ɔsǝm/     b)   /’asǝm/
, Dictation
Instructions. In this third exercise you’ll be dictated some contrastive words.
Write the words you hear on the blanks provided below.

   01.      cot                                  07.       odd
   02.      add                                  08.       not
   03.      nut                                  09.       cut
   04.      Dan                                  10.       Don
   05.      caught              cot              11.       naught
                                                                        dawn
   06.      dawn                                 12.       awed

         , Transcriptions
Instructions. Pay careful attention to how the words below are pronounced.
Transcribe the words on the blanks provided below.

   01.      beetle      /’biyɾǝl/
   02.      sister      /’sɪstǝr/
   03.      neighbor    /’neybǝr/
   04.      fender      /’fɛndǝr/
   05.      animal      /’ænɪmǝl/                      beetle
                                                                     apron
   06.      oxen        /’aksǝn/
   07.      wonder      /’wʌndǝr/
   08.      August      /’ɔgǝst/
   09.      leader      /’liydǝr/ or /’liyɾǝr/
   10.      minute      /’mɪnɪt/
   11.      apron       /’eyprǝn/                      fender        oxen
   12.      effort      /’ɛfǝrt/

Self Assessment Quiz 7 (Pronunciation 1)

  • 1.
    Pronunciation 1 Self-Assessment Quiz7 Contrastive Words Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________ , Dictation Instructions. In this first exercise, you are presented with 12 sets of words which only differ in their vowel quality. Circle the word you hear for each pair on your answer sheet. 01. dog / dug 07. wrong / rung 02. called / cold 08. boss / bus 03. long/ lung 09. saw / so 04. lost / lust 10. bought / but 05. song / sung 11. cough / cuff 06. bossed / bust 12. caught / cut , Transcriptions Instructions. Pay careful attention to how the following words are pronounced. Choose the right pronunciation from each set of transcriptions. 01. naughty a) /’nɔɾɪ/ b) /’nʌɾɪ/ 02. thoughtful a) /’θʌtfʊl/ b) /’θɔtfʊl/ 03. yawning a) /’yɔniyŋ/ b) /’yɔnɪŋ/ 04. applause a) /ǝ’plɔs/ b) /a’plɔs/ 05. chalk a) /tʃɔk/ b) /tʃɔlk/ 06. walking a) /’wʌkɪŋ/ b) /’wɔkɪŋ/ 07. daughter a) /’dɔɾǝr/ b) /’dʌɾǝr/ 08. parking a) /’pɔrkɪŋ/ b) /’parkɪŋ/ 09. common a) /’kɔmǝn/ b) /’kʌmǝn/ 10. awesome a) /’ɔsǝm/ b) /’asǝm/
  • 2.
    , Dictation Instructions. Inthis third exercise you’ll be dictated some contrastive words. Write the words you hear on the blanks provided below. 01. cot 07. odd 02. add 08. not 03. nut 09. cut 04. Dan 10. Don 05. caught cot 11. naught dawn 06. dawn 12. awed , Transcriptions Instructions. Pay careful attention to how the words below are pronounced. Transcribe the words on the blanks provided below. 01. beetle /’biyɾǝl/ 02. sister /’sɪstǝr/ 03. neighbor /’neybǝr/ 04. fender /’fɛndǝr/ 05. animal /’ænɪmǝl/ beetle apron 06. oxen /’aksǝn/ 07. wonder /’wʌndǝr/ 08. August /’ɔgǝst/ 09. leader /’liydǝr/ or /’liyɾǝr/ 10. minute /’mɪnɪt/ 11. apron /’eyprǝn/ fender oxen 12. effort /’ɛfǝrt/