Pending Transcriptions
Here you have the pending transcriptions from our last Worksheet (10) used in class.
01. /ǝd’vɛntʃʊr
02. /’krɪstǝndɔm/
03. /riy’tayǝrmɛnt/
04. /ey’vyeyʃǝn/
05. /’fɪǝlϴɪnɛs/
06. /’ɪnstrǝmɛnt/
07. /’fyuwtʃʊr
08. /mɛdɪ’keyʃǝn/ or /mɛɾɪ'keyʃǝn
09. /sǝ’lɛbrɪtɪ/ or /sǝ’lɛbrɪɾɪ
10. /arkɪ’tɛktʃʊr
11. /’gʊdnɛs/
12. /’krɪtɪsɪzm/
13. /’friydɔm/
14. /kǝ’mʌdɪtɪ/ or /kǝ’mʌdɪɾɪ/
15. /’mænɪdʒmɛnt/
16. /’rændɔm/
17. /apǝ’reyʃǝn/
18. /’tuwrɪzm/
19. /’hwaytnɛn/
20. /’fiytʃʊr/
Your Turn to Transcribe Full Sentences
This is your chance to show how much you have learned!
Below you are provided with 14 sentences that include all the vowel sounds studied along this course. You have to transcribe them all paying attention to the focus vowel for each sentence. (Needless to mention that sentences include other vowel sounds as well.)
Ok, let’s begin transcribing these short sentences.
| Focus vowel sound /iy/ |
| See what I mean? |
| Focus vowel sound /ɪ/ |
| This is my sister. |
| Focus vowel sound /ey/ |
| Take it away. |
| Focus vowel sound /ɛ/ |
| Glenn is my best friend. |
| Focus vowel sound /æ/ |
| Hand me a patch of matches. |
| Focus vowel sound /a/ |
| It was hard to start the job. |
| Focus vowel sound /uw/ |
| School will soon be through. |
| Focus vowel sound /ʊ/ |
| Who took my book from the desk? |
| Focus vowel sound /ʌ/ |
| My uncle and cousin live in Perth. |
| Focus vowel sound /ow/ |
| Tony Jones broke his toe. |
| Focus vowel sound /ɔ/ |
| It’s all wrong! |
| Focus vowel sound /aw/ |
| Don’t shout out loud. |
| Focus vowel sound /ay/ |
| I’m trying to type the report. |
| Focus vowl sound /ow/ |
| Lower your voice. |
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Transcriptions
Multiple-Syllable Word Transcription
In this task you will transcribe one-syllable, two-syllable, and three-syllable words. Keep in mind the rule of clear/full vowels as opposed to reduced/unclear vowels.
One-Syllable Words:
| Word | IPA | Word | IPA |
| named | | bridge | |
| would | | what | |
| off | | pass | |
| loud | | each | |
| role | | just | |
Two-Syllable Words:
Example around, /ǝ’rawnd/
| Word | Transcription |
| river | |
| below | |
| army | |
| respect | |
| usual | |
| open | |
| floating | |
| farming | |
| railroad | |
| attack | |
Three-Syllable Words:
Example happiness, /’hæpɪnɛs/
| Word | Transcription |
| silently | |
| visitor | |
| criminal | |
| gentlemen | |
| metallic | |
| government | |
| everything | |
| dangerous | |
| direction | |
| animal | |
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