Phonetics Exercise 1 - Answer Sheet

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Phonetics- Answers

Choose the correct answer

1. Cut

a.

/kʌ

ʌʌ

ʌt/

b. /kɜ

ɜɜ

ɜ:t/ c. /ku:t/

2. Jar

a. /ʧɑ

ʧɑ

ʧɑ

ʧɑ:/ b. /ʤʤʤʤæ/ c.

/ʤɑ

ʤɑ

ʤɑ

ʤɑ:/

3. Food

a. /fʌ

ʌʌ

ʌd/ b. /fʊʊʊʊd/ c.

/fu:d/

4. Very

a. /vəri:/ b. /vʌ

ʌʌ

ʌri:/ c.

/veri:/

5. Show

a. /ʤʊ

ʤʊ

ʤʊ

ʤʊə/ b. /ʃʃʃʃeə/ c.

/ʃ

ʃʃ

ʃəʊʊʊʊ/

6. Young

a.

/jʌ

ʌʌ

ʌŋ/

b. /ɪʌ

ɪʌ

ɪʌ

ɪʌŋ/ c. /yʌʌʌʌŋ/

7. Pleasure

a.

/pleʒ

ʒʒ

ʒə/

b. /plɜ

ɜɜ

ɜ:ʃʃʃʃə/ c. /pleʃʃʃʃə/

8. No

a. /nʊ

ʊʊ

ʊə/ b.

/nəʊ

ʊʊ

ʊ/

c. /nɔɪ

ɔɪ

ɔɪ

ɔɪ/

9. Oil

a. /ɔ

ɔɔ

ɔ:l/ b.

/ɔɪ

ɔɪ

ɔɪ

ɔɪl/

c. /ʊ

ʊʊ

ʊəl/

10. Turn

a. /tʌ

ʌʌ

ʌn/ b.

/tɜ

ɜɜ

ɜ:n/

c. /tʊ

ʊʊ

ʊn/

11. Fort

a. /fɜ

ɜɜ

ɜ:t/ b. /fʌʌʌʌt/ c.

/fɔ

ɔɔ

ɔ:t/