L2 – HOMEWORK – Transcription from a written text – KEY


Transcribe the following one-syllable words and be critical to your own transcription, particularly
to the shape of the symbols. Use phonemic transcription (= in slant brackets /…/).


1.             /haʊs/

2.             /bɜːn/

3.             /kæt/

4.             /teɪk/

5.             /bɔɪ/

6.             /ɡəʊ/

7.             /ʌp/

8.             /kʌp/

9.             /tʃek/

10.         /θʌm/

11.         /sɒŋ/

12.         /dʒɔɪ/

13.         /dʒæk/

14.         /ɡɜːl/

15.         /mɔː/

16.         /mʌd/

17.         /fæt/

18.         /θæŋks/

19.         /bɑːm/

20.         /kuːl/

21.         /ðæt/

22.         /pʊt/

23.         /ɪə/

24.         /aɪ/

25.         /kəʊld/

26.         /bʌt/ (strong form); /bət/ (weak form)

27.         /kʊd/ (strong form); /kəd/ (weak form)

28.         /mʌst/ (strong form); /məst/ (weak form)

29.         /ʃæl/ (strong form); /ʃəl/ (weak form)

30.         /blæk/