Assimilation

Assimilation is the way way that sounds belonging to one word can cause changes in sounds belonging to neighbouring words.

• True

• Wrong

Cf is _________ and Ci is __________.

• singel final consonant, single initial consonant

• single initial consonant, singel final consonant

If Cf changes to become like Ci , the assimilation is called

• initial consonant

• progressive

• final consonant

• regressive

If the phoneme that comes after is affected by the one that comes before, it is called

• final consonant

• progressive assimilation

• regressive assimilation

• initial consonat

‘could you’ - /kʊʤu/

What assimilation is this?

• progressive

• regressive

• coalescence/coalescent

Assimilation can cause consonant to change in

• place of articulation

• manner of articulation

• stresses

• voicing

that person / ðæt pɜːsn/ - / ðæp pɜːsn /

• assimilation in place of articulation

• assimilation in manner of articulation

• assimilation in voicing

meat pie /mi:t paɪ/ - / mi:p paɪ /

• assimilation in manner of articulation

• assimilation in place of articulation

• assimilation in voicing

Which of the following is assimilation in place of articulation?

• quite good /kwaɪt ɡʊd/ - /kwaɪk ɡʊd/

• good night /ɡʊd naɪt/ - /ɡʊn naɪt/

• in the - /ɪn̪n̪ə/

• read these /ri:d ðiːz/ - /ri:d di:z/

good night /ɡʊd naɪt/ - /ɡʊn naɪt/

• Assimilation in place of articulation

• Assimilation in manner of articulation

• Assimilation in voicing