Week 14: ’riyɾɪŋ ’sɛntǝnsɪz [fɔr]

’riyɾɪŋ ’sɛntǝnsɪz [fɔr]

The following sentences have been transcribed for you. They all belong to a text entitled Hunting Eagles. First, read the three paragraphs carefully to understand what they talk about. Then, on your notebook, write down the written version of each paragraph.

/hʌntɪŋ ’iygǝlz/

/’hʌntɪŋ wɪϴ bʌrdz ɪz ʌ ’vɛrɪ owld spɔrt/ /ɪn sʌm ’kʌntrɪz / ðʌ ’gowldǝn ’iygǝl ɪz yuwzd fɔr ’hʌntɪŋ wayld ’ænɪmǝlz/ /ðey ar yuwzd fɔr ’hʌntɪŋ ’faksɪz ænd wʊlvz/

/’treynɪŋ ǝn ’iygǝl tuw hʌnt teyks ʌ lɔŋ taym/ /’hʌntǝrz kætʃ yʌŋ ’iygǝlz ɪn nɛts meyd ʌv hɛǝr/ /’æftǝr ðʌ ’treynɪŋ / ðɪ ’iygǝl ɪz ’teykǝn tuw ʌ fiyǝld/ /ʌ ’blaynfowld ’owvǝr ðʌ bʌrdz ayz kiyps ɪt kwayǝt / ’ʌntɪl ðʌ ’hʌntǝr ɪz ’rɛɾɪ/

/ðɪ ’iygǝl sɪts ʌn ðɪ arm ʌv ðʌ ’hʌntǝr/ /ðʌ ’hʌntǝrz arm ɪz ’kʌvǝrd wɪϴ ʌ lɔŋ / ’spɛʃǝl glowv / tuw prǝ’tɛkt ɪt frɔm ðʌ ʃarp klɔz ʌv ðʌ bʌrd/

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Week 14: Adjective Suffixes and Pronunciation

Adjective Suffixes and Pronunciation

As it happens with noun suffixes, there is a limited number of word endings for adjectives. Here you are presented with the ten most common suffixes for adjectives in English. Take a look at the way they are pronounced and how they are transcribed. Practice pronouncing the suffix before you read the words provided in the second chart.

Suffix	IPA	Suffix	IPA
-ic	/ɪk/	-y	/ɪ/
-ful	/fʊl/	-ant / -ent	/ǝnt/
-less	/lɛs/	-ous	/ǝs/
-al	/ǝl/	-ly	/lɪ/
-ive	/ɪv/	-ish	/ɪʃ/

In this second chart, you are presented with a number of words that contain these adjective endings. Read the words carefully, not only paying attention to the suffix, but also the clear vowels that the words contain.

Word	IPA	Word	IPA
plastic	/’plæstɪk/	rainy	/’reynɪ/
awful	/’ɔfʊl/	pleasant	/’plɛsǝnt/
careless	/’kɛǝrlɛs/	hilarious	/hɪ’læryǝs/
local	/’lowkǝl/	motherly	/’mʌðǝrlɪ/
passive	/’pæsɪv/	childish	/’tʃayldɪʃ/

Now that you have practiced reading the adjective endings and the simple words containing the suffixes, get ready to transcribe the following words in this chart. Once more, keep in mind that these words not only contain adjective word endings but also other vowels in their stressed syllables.

Word	Transcription
acrylic
organic
magnetic
bellyful
cheekful
sinful
aimless
breathless
seedless
actual
annual
penal
abusive
elective
decisive
cloudy
foggy
starry
ambulant
decent
reliant
vicious
tedious
spacious
brotherly
weekly
daily
brownish
foolish
boyish

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Week 13: Noun Suffixes and Pronunciation

Noun Suffixes and Pronunciation

There are various word-ending suffixes used in English for noun formation. Although this is not a syntax site, we must pay attention to these endings to better pronounce words and transcribe them as well. In the chart below, the most common noun suffixes have been included. In addition, the IPA transcription has also been provided.

Suffix	IPA	Suffix	IPA
-ture	/tʃʊr/	-er / -or	/ǝr/
-dom	/dɔm/	-th	/ϴ/
-ment	/mɛnt/	-ry	/rɪ/
-ism	/ɪzm/	-age	/ɪdʒ/
-tion / -sion	/ʃǝn/	-ance / -ence	/ǝns/
-ty	/tɪ/	-ist	/ɪst/
-ness	/nɛs/	-ogy	/ǝdʒɪ/

Let’s see and analyze the following examples in the following chart.

Word	Transcription
adventure	/ǝd’vɛntʃʊr/
boredom	/’bɔrdɔm/
excitement	/ɛk’saytmɛnt/
criticism	/krɪtɪ’sɪzm/
explosion	/ɛks’plowʃǝn/
cruelty	/’kruwltɪ/
loudness	/’lawdnɛs/
teacher	/’tiytʃǝr/
depth	/dɛpϴ/
history	/’hɪstrɪ/
shortage	/’ʃɔrtɪdʒ/
performance	/pǝr’fɔrmǝns/
dentist	/’dɛntɪst/
geology	/dʒiy’ɔlǝdʒɪ/

Your task now is to transcribe the following words that contain the suffixes provided on this post.

Word	Transcription
gesture	/’dʒɛstʃʊr/
picture
wisdom
kingdom
statement
agreement
activism
egotism
devotion
election
atrocity
density
sadness
baldness	/’bɔldnɛs/
tailor
preacher
width
growth
adultery
allegory
baggage
luggage
allowance
assistance
artist
analyst
analogy
trilogy

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