Sound [Pronunciation]

These phonemes are part of the phonemic chart that is used to describe the sounds of many languages. They have been established by the International Phonemic Association [IPA]. For more information about the correct pronunciation, listen to the English programmes on the radio or watch videos on YouTube.

Monothong [a single vowel sound]	Dipthong
iː = see	eɪ = say
i = happy	əʊ = go
ɪ = sit	əɪ = five
e =  ten	au = now
æ = cat	ɔɪ = boy
ɑː = father	ɪə = near
ɒ = got	eə = hair
ʊ = put	ʊə = pure
u = actual
uː = too
ʌ = cup
ɜː = bird
ə = about

BrE stands for British English, whereas NAmE stands for North American English.

All pronunciations use the IPA. Many phonetic symbols, e.g. /p/, /s/, /k/ sound exactly like the most common pronunciation of the letter they look like. When more than one pronunciation is shown, the more common one is first, but both are often used.

B. Write the words for given phonemic transcription.

Phonemic Transcription	Words
/ədˈmɪt/
/ˈeɪliən/
/briːð/
/ˈbaɪgɒn/
/kəˈsiːnəʊ/
/ˈkætəgᵊri/
/ˈdeəri/
/dɪˈkɔːrəm/
/ˈjʊərəʊ/
/ˈeksɪt/
/feɪθ/
/feɪk/
/ˈgʌstəʊ/
/ˈgʌtəʳ/
/hɑ:t/
/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/
/ˈinlɔːz/
/ɪnˈvent/
/ˈmɑːtə(r)/
/ˈmɪmɪk/
/ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/

C. Circle the best option.

1. In the word ‘climb’, ________ is silent.

A. l                                                      B. m                                                    C. b

2. The word ‘euphemism’ begins with a _________________ sound.

A. vowel                                            B. consonant                                      C. none

3. If ‘X’ is regarded a letter, ____________ is placed in front of this word.

A. a                                                     B. the                                                  C. an

4. NAmE stands for ___________________________.

A. Native American English                      B. North American English                        C. North America

5. According to ______________ English, ‘r’ before consonant sound remains silent.

A. NAmE                                           B. BrE                                                 C. both

6. Which one of the following phonemic transcript is correct for the word ‘Switzerland’?

A. /swɪtzᵊrland/                              B. /ˈswitdʒᵊrlænd/                          C. /ˈswɪtsələnd/

7. Which one of the following words is for this phonemic transcript /jɒt/?

A. yet                                                  B. jot                                                   C. yacht

8. The symbol ‘æ’ is ____________________

A. monothong                                               B. dipthong                                       C. tripthong

9. The symbol ‘ŋ’ is _____________________

A. tripthong                                      B. monothong                                               C. dipthong

10. The stress pattern / ˈ/ means __________________

A. 2^nd important emphasis             B. 1^st important emphasis               C. both of these

By Amar Bahadur Sherma

HoD, English

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