Let's Play

TRANSCRIBING
TO IPA
START
 Game rules
Let's watch a video (pay
1 attention to the spelling of the
words)

Then, we will give you some

2 words

Transcribe these words into

3 the IPA symbols that you know
 The Players

Bavin Mae
Lukas Elias

April Maria Marvin Sarah

OKAY, BUT IS IT REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
ME TO KNOW ABOUT THE IPA AND THE
SOUND OF THE WORDS?

LET'S WATCH A
VIDEO!

ARE YOU
READY?
 Easy Round

ROUND 1
Heaven
When Ross is leaving the house, he says "See
you later, pal". Choose the alternative where
the word See is transcribed adequately.

A) sɨ B) siː

C) sɪ D) ce
 Easy Round

ROUND 2
Trying!
Ben's father says to Rachel: "Hey, I'm sorry to
do this to you again!" Which alternative is the
most adequate for the marked words in red?

A)/heɪ/, B)/hei:/,
/aem/ /ai:m/

C)/heɪ/, D)/hei:/,
/aɪm/ /aɪm/
 Average Round

ROUND 3
Praying!
Ben wanted to spend some time with his "Fun aunt
Rachel". Which of these is the right transcription
for the word aunt to the American IPA?

A) eɪnt B) aʊnt

C) ænt D) aʊt
 Difficult Round

ROUND 4
Begging!
Ben's father scolds him: You're in big trouble,
young man! Which alternative is the right
transcription for the words marked in red?

A)bɪɡ / trʌb.əl B) bæɡ / trʌb.əl

C)bɪɡ/ trʌb.aʊl D) bɪɡ/træb.əl

 Difficult Round

ROUND 5
Hell!
Ben and his father play a prank on Rachel. Before
this scene, Rachel says: You gotta stop doing.
Which alternative is the right transcription for the
phrase words in red?
A) /juː/ ,/jə/ B) /yuː/ ,/yə/
or /jʊ/ or /yʊ/
Congratulations!

Transcrib in g th e IP A G a m e C h a m p io n
Answer Sheet
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3

B) siː C)/heɪ/, /aɪm/ C) ænt

Round 4 Round 5

A)bɪɡ /
trʌb.əl A) /juː/ ,/jə/
or /jʊ/
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