Pronuciation quizz

What do we call words that sound the same but are written differently?

• Minimal pair

• Homophones

• Homonyms

• Homographs

Which of these symbols represent a centring diphthong?

• /eɪ/

• /əʊ/

• /eə/

• /ɪə/

/fɔːm/ is the phonemic transcription for:

• Four

• From

• Form

• For

/bɛː/ is the phonemic transcription for:

• Beard

• Beer

• Bird

• Bear

Which of the following letters is pronounced /əʊ/ ?

• a

• o

• p

• u

/skaɪ/ is the phonemic transcription for:

• Ski

• Sky

• Skate

• Skirt

/u:/ is described as … vowel.

• back, close

• back, mid

• near-back, close

• central, mid

/ɜ:/  is described as …. vowel.

• central, mid

• front, open

• central, open

• back, open

/ʊ/ is described as … vowel

• near-back. open

• near-front, close

• near-back, close

• back, open

Which word has a different vowel sound?

• foot

• good

• wood

• food