Artic/Phonology Study Guide 1: IPA, diacritics, syllables

Which of the following is the correct transcription of the word: shoelaces

• ʃoʊlesɪz

• ʃulesɪz

• ʃʊleɪsɪs

• tʃuleɪsɪz

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Which of the following is the correct transcription of the word: better

• bɛɾɚ

• bɛdɚ

• bɛtɚ

• bɛɾɝ

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Which of the following is the correct transcription of the word: measuring

• mɛʒɚɪŋ

• mɛdʒɚɪng

• meiʒɚɪŋ

• mɛʒɚɪng

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Which of the following is the correct transcription for: cupboard

• kʌbɚd

• kʌpbɔɹd

• kʌbɝd

• kʌbɹd

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Which of the following is the correct transcription for: hyper

• hipɝ

• həpɚ

• heɪpɚ

• haɪpɚ

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Which of the following is the correct transcription for the following word: Clothes

• kloθz

• kloʊθz

• kloʊðz

• kloʊθs

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Which of the following is the correct transcription for the following word: button

• bʌʔɪŋ

• bʌtɪn

• bʌdɪn

• bʌʔɪn

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Which word does not contain the following phoneme: æ

• father

• apple

• pass

• lateral

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Which of the following contains the phoneme: ŋ

• behind

• king

• plan

• nutmeg

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Which of the following words does not contain the following: ɝ

• heard

• purring

• curler

• doctor

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