Vowel transcription Practice

This set of flashcards covers key concepts related to front vowels, back vowels, central vowels, R-colored vowels, and diphthongs, including their phonetic transcriptions and usage rules.

What are the front vowels represented in phonetics that are relevant for English pronunciation?

i, ɪ, ɛ, æ

What is the phonetic transcription for the vowel sound in 'smile'?

/i/

How is the vowel sound in 'wing' transcribed phonetically?

/ɪ/

What are the back vowels in English phonetics?

u, ʊ, ɔ, ɑ, o

How is the vowel sound in 'look' represented in phonetic transcription?

/ʊ/

What phonetic transcription denotes the sound in 'hot'?

/ɑ/

What is a central vowel that represents an unstressed sound in English?

ə (schwa) and ʌ , ɚ and ɝ

How do you transcribe the vowel sound in 'her'? Stressed or Unstressed?

/ɜ˞/ Stressed

What are R-colored vowels?

Vowels followed by /r/, such as ɪr, ɛr, ʊr, ɔr, ɑr.

What are the diphthongs found in English phonetics?

aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, eɪ, oʊ

How is the diphthong in the word 'buy' transcribed?

/aɪ/

In phonetic transcription, what rule applies to the vowel 'ɪ' in unstressed syllables?

It becomes an allophonic variation, and it’s transcribed as /ɪ/.

What transcription should be used for words that end with 'ing'?

/ɪŋ/

What is the transcription rule for 'ear' and similar words when rhyming with it?

/ɪɹ/.