Phonemic Transcription-Graduation-Level III-Unit IV-Phonetics

Transcription the following words according to the British R. P. 

1. society – /səˈsaɪəti/
2. observe – /əbˈzɜːv/
3. development – /dɪˈveləpmənt/
4. breakfast – /ˈbrekfəst/
5. famous – /ˈfeɪməs/
6. creature – /ˈkriːtʃə/
7. sure – /ˈʃɔː/
8. nuisance – /ˈnjuːsəns/
9. heard – /ˈhɜːd/
10. daughter – /ˈdɔːtə/
11. morning – /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
12. master – /ˈmɑːstə/
13. enough – /ɪˈnʌf/
14. force – /ˈfɔːs/
15. serious – /ˈsɪəriəs/
16. human – /ˈhjuːmən/
17. because – /bɪˈkɒz/ or /bɪˈkəz/
18. surface – /ˈsɜːfɪs/
19. hunger – /ˈhʌŋɡə/
20. measure – /ˈmeʒə/
21. island – /ˈaɪlənd/

 

/ɪ/

/ˈðɪs/ (this)

/ˈvɪʒən/ (vision)

/ˈθɪn/ (thin)

/ˈsɪŋ/ (sing)

/ˈɡɪv/ (give)

/e/

/ˈten/ (ten)

/ˈjes/ (yes)

/æ/

/ˈhæv/ (have)

/ˈtʃænəl/ (channel)

/ˈmætʃ/ (match)

/ˈbæk/ (back)

/ʌ/

/ˈsʌn/ (sun)

/ɜː/

/ˈbɜːd/ (bird)

/iː/

/ˈtʃiːz/ (cheese)

/ˈfiːl/ (feel)

/uː/

/ˈskuːl/ (school)

/ˈdʒuːn/ (June)

/ˈzuː/ (zoo)

/ˈfuːd/ (food)

/ʊ/

/ˈbʊl/ (bull)

/əʊ/

/ˈvəʊkəl/ (vocal)

/ˈfləʊt/ (float)

/ˈsəʊl/ (soul)

/ˈsnəʊ/ (snow)

/ɔː/

/ˈɔːl/ (all)

/eɪ/

/ˈpleɪ/ (play)

/ˈɡeɪt/ (gate)

/ˈʃeɪv/ (shave)

/aɪ/

/ˈbɔɪ/ (boy)

/ˈlaɪt/ (light)

/aʊ/

/ˈfaʊl/ (foul)

/eə/

/ˈdeə/ (dare)

 

Exercise 2

Now recalling the symbols of the forty-four English sounds you have learnt and the rules of the word-stress, Stress on the 1st syllable

/ˈxxx/

1. /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ (college)
2. /ˈklɑːk/ (clerk)
3. /ˈsteɪtmənt/ (statement)
4. /ˈfɑːðə/ (father)
5. /ˈtʃaɪld/ (child)
6. /ˈfriːdəm/ (freedom)
7. /ˈpensəl/ (pencil)
8. /ˈfɪŋɡə/ (finger)
9. /ˈfɪə/ (fear)
10. /ˈɑːmi/ (army)
11. /ˈdʌm/ (dumb)
12. /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ (judgement)
13. /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ (cultivate)
14. /ˈkwɒlɪti/ (quality)
15. /ˈmesɪdʒ/ (message)
16. /ˈwɪkɪd/ (wicked)
17. /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ (justify)
18. /ˈspesɪfaɪ/ (specify)
19. /ˈdɪkʃənəri/ (dictionary)
20. /ˈmeni/ (many)
21. /ˈlɑːftə/ (laughter)
22. /ˈfæn/ (fan)
23. /ˈteɪbəl/ (table)
24. /ˈterə/ (terror)
25. /ˈtəʊə/ (tour)
26. /ˈflaɪt/ (flight)
27. /ˈvæmp/ (vamp)
28. /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/ (suicide)
29. /ˈmiːnɪŋləs/ (meaningless)
30. /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ (organize)
31. /ˈjeləʊ/ (yellow)
32. /ˈaɪtəm/ (item)
33. /ˈteɪst/ (taste)
34. /ˈklɑːk/ (clerk)
35. /ˈsaɪləns/ (silence)
36. /ˈblɑːst/ (blast)
37. /ˈbreɪn/ (brain)
38. /ˈpjʊə/ (pure)
39. /ˈɑːm/ (arm)
40. /ˈmɑːstə/ (master)
41. /ˈpleʒə/ (pleasure)
42. /ˈhɒt/ (hot)
43. /ˈskuːl/ (school)
44. /ˈelf/ (elf)
45. /ˈmæt/ (mat)
46. /ˈdɑːk/ (dark)
47. /ˈhiːl/ (heel)
48. /ˈʃəʊ/ (show)
49. /ˈmæn/ (man)
50. /ˈtiːtʃə/ (teacher)
51. /ˈriːzən/ (reason)
52. /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ (beautiful)
53. /ˈrelətɪvz/ (relatives)
54. /ˈreɡjʊləraɪz/ (regularise)
55. /ˈbærɑːʒ/ (barrage)
56. /ˈedjʊkeɪt/ (educate)
57. /ˈebəni/ (ebony)
58. /ˈwɪzdəm/ (wisdom)
59. /ˈbluː/ (blue)
60. /ˈwenzdeɪ/ (Wednesday)
61. /ˈæktɪveɪt/ (activate)
62. /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ (garage, variant 1)
63. /ˈhjuːmən/ (human)
64. /ˈvɪʒən/ (vision)
65. /ˈləʊ/ (low)
66. /ˈθɪk/ (thick)
67. /ˈbɒm/ (bomb)
68. /ˈkɒt/ (cot)
69. /ˈflaʊə/ (flower)

Stress on the 2nd syllable

/xxxˈxxx/

1. /kəmˈpjuːtə/ (computer)
2. /əˈtæk/ (attack)
3. /məˈʃiːn/ (machine)
4. /dɪˈzaɪn/ (design)
5. /dɪˈsɪʒən/ (decision)
6. /əˈdʒʌst/ (adjust)
7. /ɪnˈveləp/ (envelop, verb)
8. /riˈælɪti/ (reality)
9. /tɜːmɪˈneɪt/ (terminate)
10. /aɪsəˈleɪʃən/ (isolation)
11. /əˈbɪlɪti/ (ability)
12. /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ (dictation)

 

Stress on the 3rd syllable

/xxxˌxxxˈxxx/

1. /ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən/ (registration)
2. /ˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪti/ (possibility)
3. /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ (individual)

Words with Stress on the First Syllable (/ˈxxx…/)

Practice: Read aloud, stressing the first syllable.

1. table – /ˈteɪbəl/
2. yellow – /ˈjeləʊ/
3. teacher – /ˈtiːtʃə/
4. father – /ˈfɑːðə/
5. freedom – /ˈfriːdəm/
6. college – /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
7. judgement – /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
8. morning – /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
9. singer – /ˈsɪŋə/
10. master – /ˈmɑːstə/

Words with Stress on the Second Syllable (…ˈxxx…)

Practice: Stress falls on the middle syllable.

1. attack – /əˈtæk/
2. about – /əˈbaʊt/
3. begin – /bɪˈɡɪn/
4. machine – /məˈʃiːn/
5. hotel – /həʊˈtel/
6. design – /dɪˈzaɪn/
7. enjoy – /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
8. decide – /dɪˈsaɪd/
9. guitar – /ɡɪˈtɑː/
10. reply – /rɪˈplaɪ/

Words with Stress on the Third Syllable (…ˌxxxˈxxx)

Practice: The strongest stress comes on the last part of the word.

1. possibility – /ˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪti/
2. registration – /ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən/
3. information – /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/
4. television – /ˌtelɪˈvɪʒən/
5. education – /ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃən/
6. afternoon – /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/
7. engineer – /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə/
8. recommend – /ˌrekəˈmend/
9. Chinese – /ˌtʃaɪˈniːz/
10. understand – /ˌʌndəˈstænd/