Lecture 13: Assimilation & Elision -EX2

Choose the phonetic transcription of "polite" to show likely elision

• [p^hlaɪt]

• [pəˈlaɪt]

• [pˈlaɪt]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "tomato" to show likely elision

• [təˈmɑːtəʊ]

• [tˈmɑːtəʊ]

• [t^hmɑːtəʊ]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "accepts" to show likely elision

• [əkˈsets]

• [əkˈseps]

• [əkˈsepts]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "kept quiet" to show likely elision

• [keptˈkwaɪət]

• [kepˈkwaɪət]

• [/keptˈwaɪət]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "investment" to show likely elision

• [ɪnˈvetmənt]

• [ɪnˈvesmənt]

• [ɪnˈvestmənt]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "guests" to show likely elision

• [ɡets]

• [ɡess]

• [ɡes]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "first thing" to show likely elision

• [fɜːrs θɪŋ]

• [fɜːst θɪŋ]

• [fɜːrst ɪŋ]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "most famous" to show likely elision

• [məʊt ˈfeɪməs]

• [məʊst ˈfeɪməs]

• [məʊs ˈfeɪməs]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "studentship" to show likely elision

• [ˈstjuːdntʃɪp]

• [ˈstjuːntʃɪp]

• [ˈstjuːdnʃɪp]

Choose the phonetic transcription of "sent them" to show likely elision

• [senðəm]

• [sent ðəm]

• [set ðəm]