Phonetic Transcription Quiz

Which of the following transcriptions represents the word "cat"?

• /kæt/

• /kɑt/

• /kʌt/

• /ket/

Identify the vowel sound in the word "bird".

• /iː/

• /ɜː/

• /aɪ/

• /ɒ/

What is the correct phonetic transcription for the word "think"?

• /θɪŋk/

• /fɪŋk/

• /tɪŋk/

• /θæŋk/

What is the correct transcription of the word "shoe"?

• A. /ʃuː/
  

• B. /suː/
  

• C. /ʒuː/
  

• D. /tʃuː/

Which phoneme is represented by the transcription /dʒ/?

• A. "chip"
  

• B. "yellow"
  

• C. "go"
  

• D. "judge"

Which word has the transcription /hæt/?

• A. hut
  

• 
  B. hat
  

• 
  C. hot
  

• 
  D. heat

What phoneme is represented by the symbol /ŋ/?

• A. The initial sound in "gnome"
  

• B. The final sound in "song"
  

• C. The medial sound in "catnip"
  

• D. The initial sound in "king"

What is the correct phonetic transcription of the word "measure"?

• A. /ˈmeɪʒər/
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• B. /ˈmɛʒər/
  

• C. /ˈmiːʒər/
  

• D. /ˈmæʃər

Identify the vowel sound in "caught".

• A. /æ/
  

• B. /ʌ/
  

• C. /ɔː/
  

• D. /ɪ/

Which of the following transcriptions represents the sound /θ/?

• A. The initial sound in "this"
  

• B. The final sound in "cat"
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• C. The initial sound in "thing"
  

• D. The medial sound in "feather