Mastering English Sounds and Transcription Grade 10

What is the phoneme represented by the symbol /æ/?

• The vowel sound in words like 'dog'.

• The vowel sound in words like 'bed'.

• The vowel sound in words like 'cat'.

• The vowel sound in words like 'sit'.

Transcribe the word 'cat' phonetically.

• /kɛt/

• /kæt/

• /kætʃ/

• /kat/

Identify the vowel sound in the word 'meet'.

• The vowel sound is /iː/.

• The vowel sound is /ʌ/.

• The vowel sound is /æ/.

• The vowel sound is /eɪ/.

Which phoneme corresponds to the symbol /ʃ/?

• s

• shh

• sh

• ch

Transcribe the word 'fish' using phonetic symbols.

• /fiʃ/

• /fɪʃə/

• /fɪʃ/

• /fɪs/

What is the difference between /ɪ/ and /iː/?

• /ɪ/ is a diphthong; /iː/ is a monophthong.

• /ɪ/ is a short vowel sound; /iː/ is a long vowel sound.

• Both /ɪ/ and /iː/ are pronounced the same way.

• /ɪ/ is a long vowel sound; /iː/ is a short vowel sound.

Identify the consonant sound in the word 'dog'.

• k

• g

• d

• b

Match the sound /θ/ to a word that contains it.

• thought

• think

• thick

• thinker

Transcribe the word 'love' phonetically.

• /lɒv/

• /lɛv/

• /lʌv/

• /loʊv/

What phoneme is represented by the symbol /ɔː/?

• The mid central unrounded vowel sound.

• The open-mid back rounded vowel sound.

• The open back unrounded vowel sound.

• The close front unrounded vowel sound.