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Phonetics transcription challenge 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the phonetic transcription of 'banana'?

a)

/bəˈnɑːnə/

b)

/bæˈnænə/

c)

/bənˈænə/

d)

/bəˈnænə/

2.

Identify the stressed syllable in 'photograph'.

a)

to

b)

graph

c)

pho

d)

photo

3.

Transcribe the word 'elephant' phonetically.

a)

/ˈɛlɪfɑnt/

b)

/ɛlɪfɛnt/

c)

/ˈɛlɪfənt/

d)

/ˈɛlɪfɪnt/

4.

Differentiate the vowel sounds in 'happy' and 'happiness'.

a)

The vowel sound in 'happy' is /ɔː/ and in 'happiness' is /ɛ/.

b)

The vowel sound in 'happy' is /ɪ/ and in 'happiness' is /æ/.

c)

The vowel sound in 'happy' is /æ/ and in 'happiness' is /ɪ/.

d)

The vowel sound in 'happy' is /eɪ/ and in 'happiness' is /ʌ/.

5.

What is the phonetic transcription of 'computer'?

a)

/kəmˈpjuːtə/

b)

/kəmˈpjuːtər/

c)

/kəmˈpjuːtəɹ/

d)

/kəmˈpjuːtɪr/

6.

Identify the stress pattern in 'information'.

a)

The stress pattern in 'information' is on the first syllable.

b)

The stress pattern in 'information' is on the third syllable.

c)

The stress pattern in 'information' is on the second syllable.

d)

The stress pattern in 'information' is on the fourth syllable.

7.

Transcribe the word 'university' phonetically.

a)

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪtɪ/

b)

/ˈjuːnɪvɜːrsɪti/

c)

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti/

d)

/juːnɪˈvɪrɪti/

8.

What vowel sound is present in 'cereal'?

a)

/ɪə/

b)

/ʊə/

c)

/ɔː/

d)

/eɪ/

9.

Identify the stressed syllable in 'chocolate'.

a)

late

b)

co

c)

choc

d)

olate

10.

Transcribe the word 'beautiful' phonetically.

a)

/ˈbjuːtəfəl/

b)

/bjuːtɪfəl/

c)

/ˈbjuːtɪfəlɪ/

d)

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

11.

Differentiate the vowel sounds in 'record' (noun) and 'record' (verb).

a)

The noun and verb forms of 'record' have the same vowel sound.

b)

The vowel sounds in 'record' (verb) are always stressed more than in the noun.

c)

'Record' (noun) is pronounced with a long 'e' sound in both cases.

d)

The vowel sounds in 'record' (noun) are different from 'record' (verb) due to syllable stress and vowel pronunciation.

12.

What is the phonetic transcription of 'celebrate'?

a)

/ˈsɛl.ɪ.breɪt/

b)

/ˈsɛl.ə.breɪt/

c)

/sɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/

d)

/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/

13.

Identify the stress pattern in 'photography'.

a)

The stress pattern in 'photography' is 0-0-0-1.

b)

The stress pattern in 'photography' is 0-1-0-0.

c)

The stress pattern in 'photography' is 0-0-1-0.

d)

The stress pattern in 'photography' is 1-0-0-0.

14.

Transcribe the word 'imagination' phonetically.

a)

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

b)

/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

c)

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪˌneɪ.ʃən/

d)

/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

15.

What vowel sound is present in 'ocean'?

a)

long 'e' sound

b)

short 'o' sound

c)

short 'a' sound

d)

long 'o' sound

16.

What is the phonetic transcription of 'giraffe'?

a)

/gɪˈrɑːf/

b)

/dʒɪˈræf/

c)

/gɪˈræf/

d)

/dʒɪˈrɑːf/

17.

Identify the stressed syllable in 'university'.

a)

ni

b)

uni

c)

ver

d)

sity

18.

What vowel sound is present in 'umbrella'?

a)

long 'a' sound

b)

short 'e' sound

c)

long 'u' sound

d)

short 'u' sound

19.

Identify the stressed syllable in 'dictionary'.

a)

dic

b)

tion

c)

ary

d)

dic-tion

20.

What vowel sound is present in 'idea'?

a)

short 'e' sound

b)

long 'e' sound

c)

long 'i' sound

d)

short 'i' sound