SUPPLEMENTARY 5

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 /

/
/

Note: Alternatively, you may want to listen to the pronunciation on a CD-ROM

dictionary.

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/