LINGUISTICS 220 Introduction to Linguistics EXERCISE #2

Due on Week 5 on the day of your tutorial. 1. How many segments are in the following words? a. plantation ---b. knowledge --c. oxygen --d. photograph --e. plumbing --f. threat --g. backed --h. flexible --i. shrink ---

j. unification ---

2. Is the first sound in each of the following words voiced or voiceless? a. spank -------------b. thorough ------------c. flag ------------d. zero -------------e. thrilled ------------f. van g. playing h. know i. j. moon these

3. For each of the following pairs of sounds, state whether they have the same or a different place of articulation. Then identify the place of articulation for each sound. a. [p] : [m] b. [] : [g] c. [d] : [n] d. [m] : [t] e. [k] : [n]