Chapter 2
English Consonants and Vowels
Transcription (Elementary)
Give complete (broad) transcriptions of the words in Exercise 2.2, questions 4, 5, and 6, and Exercise 2.3, question 4.
Give broad transcriptions of the following near homophones.
click
clique
candid
candied
tired
tarred
tirade
sweat
sweet
bade
bad
Give the two English words represented by each of the following transcriptions.
Example: /hɛr/ hair, hare
/kærət/
/fraɪər/
/kɔrs/
/deɪz/
/ɝn/
/noʊz/
/ɡroʊn/
/θru/
/hɑstəl/
/ɡreɪt/
/taɪm/
/lɑɡər/
Each of the following contains one error in transcription; i.e., it indicates an impossible pronunciation of the word for a native speaker of English. Give the word and supply the correct transcription.
Example: /pitsɑ/ word: pizza transcription: /pitsə/
/siteɪʃən/
/cɛntʃəri/
/sʊnflaʊər/
/tomkæt/
/ɔɪstərs/
/umbrɛla/
/mæɡɪkəl/
/ɑɡsədʒən/
/briθd/
/strɛnkθ/
/faɪntli/
/neɪbərhəd/
/ɔrðəpidɪk/
/punətɪv/
/kwɛstən/
/kʊstəmɛri/
/pərplɛkzt/
/sfɪŋx/
/rɛtərɪk/
/wʌn/
/noʊ/
/tɑməs/
/ʃɝ/
/sɪriəl/
/dʒæɡwɑr/
/junəti/
/fɛzənt/
/θim/
/sɑm/
/kɔrəs/
/tʃeɪst/
/ʃəreɪd/
/ʃeɪv/
/næt/
/ræŋ/
/zɪroʊ/
/ɡoʊst/
/saɪəns/
/tʌfən/
/vɪzədʒ/
/ælɔɪ/
/dəsɛnt/
/æʒər/
/əweɪ/
/ɛrənd/
/oʊʃən/
/ədʒɝn/
/əɡæst/
/lɪsən/
/plʌmər/
/kʌbərd/
/sɑfən/
/mɛʒər/
/ɑθər/
/læðər/
/saɪki/
/fɪutʃər/
/lɔɪjər/
/frɑθ/
/mɪs/
/stʌmək/
/ɪndaɪt/
/lɛdʒ/
/ɪtʃ/
/saɪn/
/nɪʃ//nɪtʃ/
/hɪkəp/
/uz/
/feɪz/
/leɪð/
/tʌŋ/
/koʊm/
/broʊɡ/
/mɑl/
/rʌf/
/beɪʒ/
/hɑpt/
/sɑləm/
/bɪld/
/geɪdʒ/
/θrɛt/
/plæd/
/ɝn/
/brɑt/
/taʊn/
/yʌŋ/
/stɑp/
/stɒp/
/frut/
/wʊlf/
/fɪud/
/veɪn/
/flæks/
/mɔrn/
/staɪl/
/hɑrt/
/wɔr/
/praʊd/
/breɪk/
/kɪut/
/θroʊ/
/slɪm/
/weɪ/
/θru/
/ðɛr/
/pis/
/feɪs/
/bɝn/
/hʊk/
/gus/
/blʌd/
/daɪ/
/toʊ/
/ʃu/
/klɪk/
/klik/
/kændɪd/
/kændid/
/taɪərd/
/tɑrd/
/taɪreɪd/
/swɛt/
/swit/
/beɪd/
/bæd/
carrot, carat, caret
fryer, friar
course, coarse
daze, days
urn, earn
knows, nose
grown, groan
through, threw
hostel, hostile (also /hɑstaɪl/)
great, grate
time, thyme
logger, lager
Word
citation
century
sunflower
tomcat
oysters
umbrella
magical
oxygen
breathed
strength
faintly
neighborhood
orthopedic
punitive
question
customary
perplexed
sphinx
Correction
/saɪteɪʃən/
/sɛntʃəri/
/sʌnflaʊər/
/tɑmkæt/
/ɔɪstərz/
/əmbrɛlə/
/mædʒɪkəl/
/ɑksədʒən/
/briðd/
/strɛŋkθ/
/feɪntli/
/neɪbərhʊd/
/ɔrθəpidɪk/
/pɪunətɪv/
/kwɛstʃən/
/kʌstəmɛri/
/pərplɛkst/
/sfɪŋks/