Guess the transcription of an English word in 6 tries.
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If you are unsure of the symbols, have a look at the following examples. The transcription symbols are based on those established by the International Phonetic Association (1999) and are used following the guidelines of the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (Jones 2011). The example words in the vowel section are according to Wells' (1982) lexical sets.
Monophthongs
| short vowels | long vowels | ||||
| /ɪ/ | kit | /kɪt/ | /iː/ | fleece | /fliːs/ |
| /e/ | dress | /dres/ | |||
| /æ/ | trap | /træp/ | |||
| /ʌ/ | strut | /strʌt/ | /ɑː/ | start | /stɑːt//stɑːrt/ |
| /ɒ/ | lot | /lɒt/ | /ɔː/ | north | /nɔːθ/ |
| /ɔː/ | north | /nɔːrθ/ | |||
| /ʊ/ | foot | /fʊt/ | /uː/ | goose | /ɡuːs/ |
| /ə/ | letter | /ˈletə/ | /ɜː/ | nurse | /nɜːs/ |
| /ɚ/ | letter | /ˈlet̬ɚ/ | /ɝː/ | nurse | /nɝːs/ |
| /ə/ | comma | /ˈkɑːmə/ | |||
Diphthongs
| /eɪ/ | face | /feɪs/ |
| /aɪ/ | price | /praɪs/ |
| /ɔɪ/ | choice | /tʃɔɪs/ |
| /əʊ/ | goat | /ɡəʊt/ |
| /oʊ/ | goat | /ɡoʊt/ |
| /aʊ/ | mouth | /maʊθ/ |
| /ɪə/ | near | /nɪə/ |
| /eə/ | square | /skweə/ |
| /ʊə/ | cure | /kjʊə/ |
Consonants
| voiced | voiceless | ||||
| /b/ | buy | /baɪ/ | /p/ | pie | /paɪ/ |
| /d/ | dye | /daɪ/ | /t/ | tie | /taɪ/ |
| /g/ | game | /ɡeɪm/ | /k/ | came | /keɪm/ |
| /v/ | very | /ˈveri/ | /f/ | ferry | /ˈferi/ |
| /z/ | zone | /zəʊn//zoʊn/ | /s/ | soon | /suːn/ |
| /ʒ/ | pleasure | /ˈpleʒə//ˈpleʒɚ/ | /ʃ/ | ship | /ʃɪp/ |
| /dʒ/ | jeep | /dʒiːp/ | /tʃ/ | cheap | /tʃiːp/ |
| /ð/ | this | /ðɪs/ | /θ/ | thing | /θɪŋ/ |
| /m/ | meet | /miːt/ | /h/ | hat | /hæt/ |
| /n/ | nice | /naɪs/ | |||
| /ŋ/ | king | /kɪŋ/ | |||
| /l/ | lip | /lɪp/ | |||
| /w/ | win | /wɪn/ | |||
| /r/ | ring | /rɪŋ/ | |||
| /j/ | yellow | /ˈjeləʊ//ˈjeloʊ/ | |||
Non-phonemic symbols
| /i/ | happy | /ˈhæpi/ |
| /u/ | visual | /ˈvɪʒuəl/ |
| /t̬/ | better | /ˈbet̬ɚ/ |
References
International Phonetic Association. (1999). Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511807954
Jones, D. (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. 18th edition, edited by P. Roach, J. Setter & J. Esling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521152532
Wells, J. C. (1982). Accents of English. An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521229192
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