Supplementary 5 Phonetic Transcription Recognizing The Phonetic Symbols Consonants
Supplementary 5 Phonetic Transcription Recognizing The Phonetic Symbols Consonants
Supplementary 5 Phonetic Transcription Recognizing The Phonetic Symbols Consonants
PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION
RECOGNIZING THE PHONETIC SYMBOLS
Consonants
1.
/p/
as in
/pn/
pin
13.
/s/
as in
/s/
sing
2.
/b/
as in
/bed/
bed
14.
/z/
as in
/zu:/
zoo
3.
/t/
as in
/tn/
tin
15.
/ /
as in
/n/
shin
4.
/d/
as in
/den/
den
16.
//
as in
/me(r)/
measure
5.
/k/
as in
/kt/
cat
17.
/h/
as in
/ht/
hot
6.
/g/
as in
/get/
get
18.
/m/
as in
/mt/
mat
7.
//
as in
/en/
chain
19.
/n/
as in
/net/
net
8.
//
as in
/m/
jam
20.
//
as in
/s/
sang
9.
/f/
as in
/fn/
fan
21.
/l/
as in
/lm/
lamp
10.
/v/
as in
/vn/
van
22.
/r/
as in
/rn/
run
11.
//
as in
//
thing
23.
/j/
as in
/jet/
yet
12.
//
as in
/en/
then
24.
/w/
as in
/w/
wing
7.
//
as in
8.
/u:/
as in
9.
//
as in
10.
/:/
as in
11.
//
as in
12.
/:/
as in
Vowels
1.
//
as in
/p/
ship
2.
/i:/
as in
/ i:p/
sheep
3.
/e/
as in
/bed/
bed
4.
//
as in
/bd/
bad
5.
//
as in
/bt/
but
6.
/:/
as in
/p:t/
part
Diphthongs
1.
/e/
as in
/ret/
rate
/pl/
/pu:l/
/pt/
/p:/
/g/
/g:l/
pull
pool
pot
paw
ago
girl
2.
//
as in
/fv/
five
3.
//
as in
/sl/
soil
4.
//
as in
/n/
own
5.
//
as in
/f(r)/
fear
6.
/e/
as in
/pe(r)/
pair
7.
//
as in
/p(r)/
poor
8.
//
as in
/n/
now
Activity 1
Here are some common words. Do you know how to pronounce them? If you are not
sure, check them up in the dictionary. Write the phonetic symbols for each word.
Then practice your pronunciation.
1
development
/ d ' v e l p m n t /
debut
/ 'de b j u :
faculty
/ 'fk lti
exam
g'zm
restaurant
'restrnt
chef
ef
men
/ men /
graduate
/ ' g r d u t
confuse
kn'fju:z /
10
women
'wmn /
/
/
Activity 2
Match each of the following words with their correct transcription.
1.
yacht
a. / m i z /
2.
treat
b. / r e t /
3.
ms.
c. / d e t /
4.
threat
d. / j t/
5.
debt
e. / k j u:/
6. price
f. / m i s /
7. queue
g. / pr s/
8. miss
h. / w e /
9. praise
i. / t r i: t /
10. weigh
/ p r e z/
Answers
1.
yacht-d
j. / m i z /
2.
treat-i
k. / r e t /
3.
ms.-a
l. / d e t /
4.
threat-b
m. / j t/
5.
debt-c
n. / k j u:/
6.
price-g
o. / m i s /
7. queue-e
p. / pr s/
8. miss-f
q. / w e /
9. praise-j
r. / t r i: t /
10. weigh-h
/ p r e z/