English Phonetics - IPA Exam

What is the correct IPA transcription of the word 'thought'?

• /θɔːt/

• /tɔːt/

• /ðɔːt/

• /θuːt/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'laugh'?

• /læf/

• /lɑːf/

• /laʊf/

• /lɛf/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'bought'?

• /bɔːt/

• /boʊt/

• /bʌt/

• /buːt/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'through'?

• /θruː/

• /ðruː/

• /truː/

• /θrʌ/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'psychology'?

• /saɪˈkɒlədʒi/

• /sɪˈkɒlədʒi/

• /saɪˈkəʊlədʒi/

• /saɪˈkɒlɒdʒi/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'knowledge'?

• /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

• /ˈnəʊlɪdʒ/

• /ˈnɒlɛdʒ/

• /nəʊˈlɪdʒ/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'choir'?

• /kwaɪə/

• /ʃwaɪə/

• /tʃwaɪə/

• /kaɪə/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'subtle'?

• /ˈsʌtl/

• /ˈsʌtəl/

• /ˈsuːtl/

• /ˈsəʊtl/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'queue'?

• /kjuː/

• /kju/

• /kjuːe/

• /kwuː/

What is the correct IPA transcription of 'colonel'?

• /ˈkɜːnəl/

• /ˈkəʊlənəl/

• /ˈkɜːlənəl/

• /ˈkɔːnəl/