John Rey Jumauay

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Activities and Answers
TOPIC:
I.

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

The Characteristics of Language

Create sentences using the following words. Words may be repeated:

man, woman, bus, park, child
hit, put
yesterday, tonight
will, the, in
The man and a woman found a missing child in the park and rode a bus to
the police station
Put away your toys or mother will hit you again.
The deadline for the submission of our project was yesterday but fortunately,
I was able to have my professor extend it until tonight.
The police will be the ones to catch the kidnapper and put him in jail.
A woman saw a man comforting a child in the park.
I was afraid to tell her my feelings yesterday but tonight, I will go for it no
matter what happens
Ill hit you if you dont put the money in the bag.
I will be in the next room if you need me.

II.

Make up words for the following objects

1. [house]
house, home, building, shelter, abode, dwelling,
residency
2. [phone]
telephone, phone, call, ring, dial
3. [watch]
wristwatch, watch, timekeeper, timepiece

III.

In groups of five, make up words for the following objects.

1. [book]
book, textbook, novel, manual, directory,
almanac,
2. [sign with image of plane]
aircraft, jet, airplane, aeroplane,
3. [?]
poster, sign, sticker, placard, notice
4. {mountains with clouds] mountain, mountain range, sierra, alps,
volcano

IV.

Give the possible functions of the following forms:

1. Can you keep a secret?
I will tell you something interesting
2. Isnt that such a beautiful flower?
I want to talk with you.
3. Im not in the mood to talk.
Leave me alone or else I will be angry at you.
4. I dont know how to get to Quiapo.
Help me get there please.
5. Did you know that the deadline was extended?
Dont lose hope yet.
6. How do I get to Cubao?
Please tell me the directions.

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7. I would like to buy a can of Coke
Im very thirsty
8. I think Richard Gordon would make a better president than Manny
Villar.
Lets have a short debate about them.
9. I think you need to find another dentist.
I cannot help you anymore.
10.How many times do I have to tell you that you need to brush your
teeth?
Im getting angry with your bad breath.
V.

In pairs, come up with several Filipino sentences. Re-write the sentences by

simply replacing the Filipino words with English words without regard to
grammar rules or affixes. Give the sentences to people outside the classroom
and see their reaction.
Filipino sentence
English sentence
1. Inaantok na ako.
Sleepy am I.
2. Kamusta ang araw mo?
How is day you?
3. Kailangan na nating pumunta sa lola mo.
Need now go we to
grandmother you.
4. Maaari bang magtanong?
Can ask question?
5. Nasaan ang papuntang Maynila?
Where is go Manila?
6. Kailangan mo lang sumakay ng dyip.
Need you just ride
jeep.

TOPIC:
VI.

Articulatory Phonetics

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1. blind
2. bring
3. bull
4. baby
5. bored

VII.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

VIII.

main
morse
ram
tome
anime

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.

pain
prick

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3. paint
4. poker
5. prize
IX.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

X.

staple
topple
rapper
sponge
stupid

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
At the
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

start of a word:
thank
think
thunder
thick
Thor

At the
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

end of a word:
faith
fourth
tenth
math
myth

At the middle of a word:

1. author
2. Dorothy
3. ethnic
XI.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XII.

this
that
though
father
brother

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.

fin
phone
feel

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4. typhoon
5. fell
XIII.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XIV.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XV.

XVII.

send
simple
song
kiss
release

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XVI.

vast
vain
vivid
review
invest

zero
horizon
crazy
organize
quiz

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1. task
2. tell
3. time
4. meet
5. met
Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

tone
talk
type
twenty
tick

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XVIII.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XIX.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XX.

rake
rear
reaper
trick
tore

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXIII.

close
slim
lime
lookout
lesser

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXII.

nuclear
funny
student
ton
sun

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXI.

die
dear
dog
admire
land

better
letter
latter
buddy
looted

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
XXIV.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXV.

she
shock
sure
short
gash

visual
exposure
beige
casual
collision

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1. change
2. champion
3. check
4. achieve
5. kitchen

XXVI.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXVII.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXVIII.

James
enjoy
project
gene
gender

lick
rock
mock
mark
cork

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.

keep
kind

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3. choir
4. keen
5. kiln
XXIX.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXX.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXXI.

go
log
cougar
cigar
guild

hang
rang
sang
angle
single

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

hard
hat
heart
hone
haggle

XXXII.

Feel your throat for the vibration/non-vibration of the following phones:

1.
voiced
2.
voiced
3.
voiceless
4.
voiceless
5.
voiceless
6.
voiced
7.
voiced
8.
voiceless
9.
voiceless
10.
voiced
11.
voiced

XXXIII.

Write the consonants in their proper places in the following table (the
aspiration part is not included so write the aspirate consonants with a
superscript)
Stops
Voiced
Voiceles

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Fricatives
Voiced
Voiceles
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Liquids

Trills

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Bilabials

Interdent
als
Labiodent
als
Alveolars
Palatals
Velars
Glottals
XXXIV.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXXV.

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XXXVI.

humongous
humid
humus
humour
hugest

Write down other words containing this phone, encircling the letter(s) that
may symbolize the phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

TOPIC:
XXXVII.

yesterday
yet
yellow
argue
continue

wait
wake
was
want
wash
Phonology

Write down other words that fit the form of the voiceless bilabial stop:

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pit
pale
poke
prize
pit
peel
peace
XXXVIII.

reaper
hopper
appeal
apple
maple
apology
aping

Write down other examples of this phenomenon or its exception:

_____________water_________
_____________leper__________
_____________bottle_________
_____________butter_________
_____________medical________
_____________sediment_______
_____________spider__________
_____________cider___________

XXXIX.

stoop
loop
mop
cap
stop
tip
coop

________rudder_________________
________rooter_________________
________rider__________________
________cutter_________________
________letter__________________
________madder________________
________mutter_________________
________crater__________________

Write down minimal pairs that show that the following pair of phones are
actually two separate phonemes
[k] and [g]
_____________coat_________
__________goat_____________
[f] and [v]
_____________file_________

__________vile______________
[m] and [b]

_____________mill_________
XL.

__________bill______________

Write down other examples of syllable processes

Elision:

___could not____________ - ____couldnt_____________

___would not____________ - ____wouldnt_____________
___should not____________ - ___shouldnt______________

Epenthesis: ___stable____________ - ____stability_____________

___make____________ - _____makers____________
___nose____________ - ______noses___________
Metathesis: ______briddle_________ - ______bird___________
______interduce_______ - ____introduce________
______revelent________ - _____relevant________
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XLI.

Write down other words that may become palatized when spoken:
Word
struggle
straight
produce
tube
mediate
media

XLII.

Palatization
[trl]
[tret]
[pro

us]

[ ub]

[m
[mi

ejt]
a]

Write down other words that may be stopped:

Word
Stopping
faint
paint
vile
bile
thin
tin
van
ban
vote
boat

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Consonant

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Description

Example

stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced

as in pet

stop-plosive consonant, voiced

as in bet

stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced

as in ten

stop-plosive consonant, voiced

as in den

stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced

as in kit

stop-plosive consonant, voiced

as in give

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nasal consonant

as in me

nasal consonant

as in neat

nasal consonant (eng)

as in hung

fricative consonant, unvoiced

as in feet

fricative consonant, voiced

as in vain

fricative consonant, unvoiced

as in think

fricative consonant, voiced

as in then

fricative consonant, unvoiced

as in sea

fricative consonant, voiced

as in zip

fricative consonant, unvoiced (esh)

as in she

fricative consonant, voiced

as in azure

fricative consonant, unvoiced

as in heat

lateral consonant

as in lift

glide

as in rose

glide (yot)

as in yes

glide, voiced

as in were

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glide, unvoiced

as in when

combination consonant, unvoiced

as in chill

combination consonant, voiced

as in jet

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