Phonetics Transcription Document
, Chapter 3: The vowels of RP
2. Transcribe the following words:
Tonnage /tʌnɪdʒ/
Divinity /dɪvɪnəti/
Terrace /terəs/
Merrily /merəli/
Renounce /rɪnaʊns/
Hopeless /həʊpləs/
Riches /rɪtʃɪz/
Richest /rɪtʃɪst/
Dialect /daɪəlekt/
Activity /æktɪvəti/
Programme /prəʊɡræm/
Campaign /kæmpeɪn/
record (noun) /rekɔːd/
contain /kənteɪn/
robot /rəʊbɒt/
petition /pətɪʃən/
fantastic /fæntæstɪk/
partition /pɑːtɪʃən/
Page 24: Assignment 4
a. Why don’t you marry the merry mayor?
/ waɪ dəʊnt jə mæri ðə meri meə //
b. Surely you will never have your ears pierced, will you?
/ ʃɔːli jul nevə hæv jər ɪəz pɪəst | wɪl ju //
c. She was clearly scared by his fierce attack.
/ ʃi wəz klɪəli skeəd baɪ ɪz fɪəs ətæk //
d. I scarcely know poor Vera.
/ aɪ skeəsli nəʊ pɔː vɪərə //
e. Sarah has been to the Near East.
/ seərə həz bɪn tə ðə nɪər i:st //
, Chapter 8: Gradation words
Page 49: Exercise 1
1. Accountfor the pronunciation of the transcribed words:
a. He likes you a lot.
/ hi laɪks ju ə lɒt //
b. If I had my portrait painted, I wouldn’t wear these glasses.
/ ɪf aɪ hæd maɪ pɔ:trət peɪntɪd / aɪ wʊdənt weə ði:z ɡlɑ:sɪz //
c. The air that we breathe.
/ ði eə ðət wi bri:ð //
d. If they don’t ski, I wonder what they do!
/ ɪf ðeɪ dəʊnt ski: / aɪ wʌndə wɒt ðeɪ du: //
e. That dress looks very nice.
/ ðæt dres lʊks veri naɪs //
f. Oh, a cup of tea. Lovely!
/ əʊ / ə kʌpəti: // lʌvli //
g. This is the house that my dad had built after the war.
/ ðɪs ɪz ðə haʊs ðət maɪ dæd hæd bɪlt ɑːftə ðə wa: //
2. Underline the Weak Forms in the following sentence.
h. The hotel looked all right.
/ ðə həʊtel lʊkt ɔ:l raɪt //
i. The other one, please.
/ ði ʌðə wʌn / pli:z //
j. The lion and the unicorn.
/ ðə laɪən ən ðə ju:nɪkɔ:n //
k. I know him, and I like him.
/ aɪ nəʊ hɪm / ənd aɪ laɪk ɪm //
l. He tore his shirt when he turned round to look at her.
, Chapter 3: The vowels of RP
2. Transcribe the following words:
Tonnage /tʌnɪdʒ/
Divinity /dɪvɪnəti/
Terrace /terəs/
Merrily /merəli/
Renounce /rɪnaʊns/
Hopeless /həʊpləs/
Riches /rɪtʃɪz/
Richest /rɪtʃɪst/
Dialect /daɪəlekt/
Activity /æktɪvəti/
Programme /prəʊɡræm/
Campaign /kæmpeɪn/
record (noun) /rekɔːd/
contain /kənteɪn/
robot /rəʊbɒt/
petition /pətɪʃən/
fantastic /fæntæstɪk/
partition /pɑːtɪʃən/
Page 24: Assignment 4
a. Why don’t you marry the merry mayor?
/ waɪ dəʊnt jə mæri ðə meri meə //
b. Surely you will never have your ears pierced, will you?
/ ʃɔːli jul nevə hæv jər ɪəz pɪəst | wɪl ju //
c. She was clearly scared by his fierce attack.
/ ʃi wəz klɪəli skeəd baɪ ɪz fɪəs ətæk //
d. I scarcely know poor Vera.
/ aɪ skeəsli nəʊ pɔː vɪərə //
e. Sarah has been to the Near East.
/ seərə həz bɪn tə ðə nɪər i:st //
, Chapter 8: Gradation words
Page 49: Exercise 1
1. Accountfor the pronunciation of the transcribed words:
a. He likes you a lot.
/ hi laɪks ju ə lɒt //
b. If I had my portrait painted, I wouldn’t wear these glasses.
/ ɪf aɪ hæd maɪ pɔ:trət peɪntɪd / aɪ wʊdənt weə ði:z ɡlɑ:sɪz //
c. The air that we breathe.
/ ði eə ðət wi bri:ð //
d. If they don’t ski, I wonder what they do!
/ ɪf ðeɪ dəʊnt ski: / aɪ wʌndə wɒt ðeɪ du: //
e. That dress looks very nice.
/ ðæt dres lʊks veri naɪs //
f. Oh, a cup of tea. Lovely!
/ əʊ / ə kʌpəti: // lʌvli //
g. This is the house that my dad had built after the war.
/ ðɪs ɪz ðə haʊs ðət maɪ dæd hæd bɪlt ɑːftə ðə wa: //
2. Underline the Weak Forms in the following sentence.
h. The hotel looked all right.
/ ðə həʊtel lʊkt ɔ:l raɪt //
i. The other one, please.
/ ði ʌðə wʌn / pli:z //
j. The lion and the unicorn.
/ ðə laɪən ən ðə ju:nɪkɔ:n //
k. I know him, and I like him.
/ aɪ nəʊ hɪm / ənd aɪ laɪk ɪm //
l. He tore his shirt when he turned round to look at her.
