Epic Ipa
Epic Ipa
Epic Ipa
International
Phonetic Alphabet
ALL ABOUT IPA
PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS
- It is usually written in INTERNATIONAL
PHONETIC ALPHABET in which each
English sound has its own symbol.
For example:
Home - /hoʊm/
Come - /kʌm/
PHONETIC
TRANSCRIPTION IS
USUALLY GIVEN IN
BRACKETS, LIKE THIS:
/HOƱM/, /KɅM/.
In Dictionary, it looks like this:
USE OF IPA
WORD SYLLABLE
T E A C H E R /ˈtiːtʃər/
LETTERS IPA
IPA
Short vowels: pronounce the sounds shortly.
aɪ
wʊd laɪk tu ˈɔrdər ə ˈhæmbərgər
ænd ən aɪs krim
EXAMPLES -
WHITEBOARD
WORD STRESS
Stress or placement of the highest intonation on a
specific syllable of a word.
Word Stress 1
-IC / -TION / -SION
2. Suffix
stress on the SECOND syllable from the end.
-cy deMOcracy,
-ty aBIlity,
-phy phoTOgraphy,
-gy geOLogy
Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a) Country
b)Bakery
c) City
d)My
Pronounce the
word and spell
/’dɪkʃənri/ or
/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/
Dictionary
Choose the word which is pronounced
differently:
a)eat
b)read
c)breakfast
d)meat
Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a) time
b) morning
c) five
d) ninety
Pronounce the word
/’spɪnɪtʃ/
Spinach
Choose the word which is stressed differently:
a) English
b)language
c) study
d)activity
Choose a, b or c
/i:/ is a
a) long vowel
b) short vowel
c) consonant
Pronounce the word
/’treɪnərz/
Trainers
Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a) neighborhood
b)bookstore
c) good
d)school
Pronounce the word and spell
/’kæbɪdʒ/
Cabbage
Lesson 2:
Phonetics
IPA symbols for transcription
PRACTICE!
next [nɛkst] chin [ʧɪn] lamb [læm]