Nama : I Dewa Nyoman Gede Megantara

No Absent : 10
NPM : 3175
Kelas : 3E
Subject : Dictation
Genre of Text : Narrative

The Cake and The Small Ants

The mouse was nibbling the cake left over by some picnickers when the cat came over
and said the cake was his. The mouse stopped and argued with the cat.

The duck walked past, saw the cake and said, Thats my cake. Then came along the
chicken, followed by the lamb. All of them said that the cake belonged to them. While they were
quarrelling, an army of ants carried the cake away.

wheres my cake? the mouse screamed. You took my cake! the mouse said to the
cat. The cat turned to the duck and called him a thief. The animals had a big fight over the big
cake.

In the meantime, the ants had taken the cake to their hiding place and were enjoying the
cake. Yummy! Isnt this cake a real treat? one ant asked. Hearing The question, all of the other
ants burst out laughing.

Analysis

1. Difficult word
- Nibble = (v) Take a small bites of something
- Quarrel = (n) Angry argument
 - Burst = (v) Break open or apart,especially because of pressure from inside

2. Pronunciation

a. Over and offer have the similar pronunciation.

Over /v(r)/= Resting on the surface of and party or completely covering
somebody/something
Offer /f(r)/ = Say that you are willing to do something for somebody or give
something to somebody
b. Lamb, lamp and lame have the similar pronunciation.
Lamb /lm/ = Young sheep.
Lamp /lmp/ = Device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light.
Lame /lem/ = (of people and animals) Unable to walk well because of injury to
the leg or foot.
c. Of and off have the similar pronunciation
Of /v/ = Belonging to somebody/something ; relating to somebody/something
Off /f / = Away from a place : at a distance in space or time.
d. While and wild have the similar pronunciation
While /wal/ = During the time that something happening
Wild /wald/ = Living or growing in natural conditions.
e. By, Buy and Bye have the same pronunciation
By/ ba/ = At the side of somebody or something
Buy/ ba/ = Get something by paying money for it
Bye/ ba/ = Exclamation : goodbye
f. Their, there and theyre have the same pronunciation, but not the same meaning.
Their /e(r)/ = (possessive adjective) determine of or belonging to them
There /e(r)/ = an expression of place
Theyre /e(r)/ = They are,
 g. The have two pronunciation, but same meaning.
The = used for reffering to a particular thing.
- The /i:/ ( is used in front of word that begin with the vowel sound).
Example : the ants, the animals, the university.
- The /:/ ( is used in front of word that begin with the consonant sound)
Example : the cat, the duck, the cake, the mouse, the chicken, the untrue story.
h. Final s/es has three different pronunciation ; /s/,/z/, and /z/.
- Final s pronounced /s/ after voiceless sounds. Example of voiceless* sounds ;
/t/./p/,/k/.
Example : ants = ant/s/, ducks= duck/s/, maps = map/s/
- Final s pronounced /z/ after voiced sound. Example of voiced* sounds :
/d/,/r,/,/l/,/m/,/b/, and all vowel sounds.
Example : Picnickers = picnicker/z/, anilmas=animal/s/, seeds= seed/z/, holes=hole/z/
, laws= law/z/
- Final s/-es is pronounced / z / after sh, -ch, -s, -z, -ge/-dge sounds.
Example ; dishes=dish/z/, matches= match/z/, Classes= class/z/, sizes= size/z/,
pages=page/z/, judges= judge/z /.

3. How to write a or an.

a/an = one ( are used in front of a singular noun).
- A // is used before a consonant sound.
Example : a big, a thief, a real treat.
- An /n/ is used before a vowel sound.
Example ; an army

4. Contraction word
- Thats = that is
- Wheres = where is
- Isnt = is not