1) which is the pronunciation problem in the following case? the student pronounces "lice" instead of "rice"
a) place of articulation
b) voicing
c) manner of articulation
d) place and manner of articulation
2) how many content words are there in the sentence " I hate to think what would happen if Marion knew the truth"?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 6
d) 7
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1) The correct answer is d) place and manner of articulation. The pronunciation problem in this case is related to both the place and manner of articulation. The student is pronouncing the /l/ sound instead of the /r/ sound, which indicates a problem with the place of articulation (the position of the tongue in the mouth) as well as the manner of articulation (how the air flow is obstructed or modified during speech production).
2) The correct answer is b) 9. In the sentence "I hate to think what would happen if Marion knew the truth," there are nine content words. Content words are typically nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, which carry significant meaning in a sentence. In this sentence, the content words are "I, hate, think, what, would, happen, Marion, knew, truth."
1) The pronunciation problem in the given case is a) place of articulation. The student is pronouncing "lice" instead of "rice." The distinction between the sounds /l/ and /r/ involves the place of articulation, which refers to the location in the oral cavity where the sounds are produced. In this case, the student is incorrectly placing their tongue at the alveolar ridge or the front of the mouth, which results in the production of the /l/ sound instead of the correct /r/ sound.
To improve pronunciation in this case, the student should practice placing the tongue at the correct position, which is the retroflex placement behind the alveolar ridge, and producing the /r/ sound by vibrating or trilling the tongue.
2) The sentence "I hate to think what would happen if Marion knew the truth" has a total of 9 content words. Content words are words that carry meaning or have semantic significance in a sentence, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
In this sentence, the content words are:
- I
- hate
- think
- what
- would
- happen
- Marion
- knew
- truth
Therefore, the correct answer is b) 9.