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Unit 7: Vowels and Its Phonetic Transcription

(iii) What do the vowels in these words have in common? Notes
height boy try noise loud crowd fine
(iv) What do the vowels in these words have in common?
flea rude piece flu stew leave sees
3. Make vowel quadrilateral diagrams for all the diphthongs of SSBE, showing the position of the
first and second elements and drawing lines and arrows connecting them.
4. Give as detailed a description as you can of the vowels in the following words:
father leaving hear thoroughly fast haste look alike sausage ooze

Answers: Self-Assessment
1. Cell : One vowel represented by the letter a
Two consonants represented by the letter c and ll.
2. Know : One vowel represented by the letters ow
One consonant represented by the letters kn.
3. Thumb : One vowel represented by the letter u
Two consonants represented by the letters th and mb.
4. Hasses : Two vowels represented by the letters o(r) and e
Three consonants represented by the letters h, s and s.
5. Blessed : One vowel represented by the letter e
Four consonants represented by the letters, b, l, ss, and ed.
6. Leaves : One vowel represented by the letters ea
Three consonants represented by the letters, i, v, and es.
7. Wish : One vowel represented by the letter i
Two consonants represented by the letters - w and sh.
8. Language : Two vowels represented by the letters a and a. Five consonants represented by
the letters, l, n, g, u, ge.
9. Photo : Two vowels represented by the letters o and o.
Two consonants represented by the letters ph and t.
10. Cunning : Two vowels represented by the letters u and i
Three consonants represented by the letters c, n and ng.
7.7 Further Readings

1. Verma, S.K., V.N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction.
2. An Introduction to Linguistics, John Lyon.
3. Peter Roach: English phonetics and phonology. Cambridge University Press.
4. Encyclopedia of Linguistic Science Edited By V. Prakasam, Allied Pub.,
New Delhi.

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