Exercise 1

Write down the phonetic transcription of these word! How many phoneme they have?

Example: See /si:/ (2 phonemes)

1. Fan

2. Van

3. Thief

4. Shame

5. Cave

6. Angle

7. Measure

8. Badges

9. Rich

10. Beauty

Jawaban :

a. They have there Phoneme, that is:

The first Phoneme is “the” ( Ø)
The Second phoneme adalah “r”
The third phoneme is “ e/i: “
b. The phonetic transcription
1. Fan = /Faen/
2. Van = / Vaen/
3. Thief = / Qi:f/
4. Shame = / Seim/
5. Cave = /Keiv/
6. Angle =/ ‘anjel/
7. Measure = /Meijer/
8. Badges = /’Baedjez/
9. Rich = /ritz/
10. Beauty = bju;ti/