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II Year, III Semester English


Unit - I, Monophthongs


Answers :


Bit, sit

(ship, rich)

 

See, beat

(sheep, Need)

 

Full, pull

(good, wool)

 

Fool, rule

(Shoot, boot)

 

But, Cut

(up, fun )

 

Father, card

(far, car)

 

Pot, cot

(on, rob)

 

Port, caught

(talk, law)


About, singer

(teacher, alive)

 

Bird, girl

(third, work)

 

Ten, bed

(get, set)

 

Bat, mat

(cat, rat)

 

Exercise A


Match the Monophthongs given in column A  with the related words in Column B

 Answers:


1. Foot

2. Curd

3. Apple

4. Eager

5. Drama

6. Fog

7. Account

8. Tube

9. But

10. Cord

 

Exercise B:

 

Identify the Monophthongs represented by the highlighted letter(s), and write down their phonemic symbol.

 

1.Sit          /ɪ/

2.Shoes    /uː/

3.Tea        /iː/

4.Soot      /ʊ/

5.cast      /ɑː/

6.Loll       /ɒ/

7.Spur     /ɜː/

8.Forty    /ɔː/

9.Wool    /ʊ/

10.Food  /uː/

 

 

Exercise: C


Choose the correct word from the options given in Column B which represents the corresponding Phonetic transcription in Column A.

 

Answers:


1. /lɒft/                              Loft

2. /aʊl/                  Owl

3. /abs(ə)nt/               Absent

4. /əːθ/                             Earth

5. /envi/                            Envy

6. /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/               Important

7. /wɒtʃ/                         Watch

8. /kɑːt/                           Cart

9. /ɔːlsəʊ/                    Also

10. /wʌn/                   One

 


                 Unit - I, Onomatopoeic Words

 

Exercises A :

 

Match each word in Column A with its meaning in Column B

 

Answers

 

1.Hiss –  (iv)  A long /s/ sound, like that made by a snake

2.Chirp – (v) The short, sharp sound made by small birds

3.Hum – (iii) A low, steady, continuous sound; or, to sing with

                      Closed lips

4.Purr –  (ii) A low, vibratory sound made by a cat

5. Baa –  (i)  The cry of a lamb

 

Exercise B:

 

Fill each blank with an appropriate word chosen from the options given in brackets.

 

Answers:

 

1.The butterfly fluttered over the flowers

2.I could hear the ticking of the clock

3.A coconut fell from the tree, hitting the ground with a thud

4.You can hear the chirping of sparrows from my window

5.The vroom of the sports bike drowned out all other sounds

6.The children splashed through the puddles

7.The tiger roared to scare the jackals away

8.She clinked the coins and keys in her purse

9.Sitting in his garden, he listened to the buzzing of the bees

10.We heard the hooting of owls all through at night.

 

Exercise C :

 

Fill in the blanks using appropriate onomatopoeic words from the options given in the box below. Look up the meanings of words you are not familiar with. Be sure to use correct form for each word. Each word can be used only once.

Answers:

 

Last Weekend, We visited our uncle’s farm in the country side. He suggested a picnic at a nearby hillock. We hiked uphill, stepping on dried leaves that crunch and twigs that snap under foot, our pet dog pant alongside us. The picnic spot was near a small pond. We spread a sheet on the grass under a tree. It was lovely! You could hear the neigh of the uncle’s horses from the farm downhill, along with the moo of the cows and the baa of sheep. A couple of ducks swam near the edge of the pond, quack in protest when our dog barks at them. A frog croaks in annoyance at the noise. We sip on fizz drinks and munch the snacks we brought with us, shoo away the occasional fly buzz around the food. A gentle breeze rustles the leaves of the tree overhead. Birds trill and tweet at each other from the trees nearby, But, soon we saw dark clouds and heard the low rumble of thunder. We hurriedly packed our belongings and made our way back to the farmhouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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