L8 – HOMEWORK – Transcription from a written text – KEY


Transcribe the following words + phrases or short sentences, and be critical to your own
transcription, particularly to the shape of the symbols. Don’t forget to indicate primary as well
as secondary stress. Use phonemic transcription (= in slant brackets /…/).


1.        /breɪd/

2.        /plæt/

3.        /ˈkæməl/ /ˈkæml̩/

4.        /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnsl̩ˈteɪʃn̩/

5.        /ˈpɜːsənəl/ /ˈpɜːsn̩l̩/

6.        /ˈbeɪsɪs/

7.        /dɪˈskʌʃən/ /dɪˈskʌʃn̩/

8.        /brɔːd/

9.        /ɪkˈspæns/

10.     /tuːm/

11.     /bɒm/

12.     /θʌm/

13.     /ˈwɒtʃɪz/

14.     /ˈbeɪbiz/

15.     /reɪts/

16.     /reɪdz/

17.     /frɒks/

18.     /frɒgz/

19.     /ˈfaɪv ˈsɪksθ/

20.     /fər ə ˈfjuː ˈmʌnθs/

21.     /wi ˈdɑːnst ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt ˈɔːl ˈnaɪt/

22.     /ʃi ˈlɒŋd fər ə ˈlɪtl̩ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

23.     /hi wəz ˈheɪtɪd ən(d) ˈfɪəd baɪ hɪz ˈkɒliːɡz/

24.     /ðə ˈreɪd ˈtʌʧt ˈɒf ˈæŋgri ˈprəʊtests/

25.     /ʃi ˈmaʊðd ˈsʌmθɪŋ aɪ ˈkʊdn̩t ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt/