Pronunciation Drills

Are you ready to take the challenge? Here are some exercises to practice your IPA and pronunciation skills!

Transcribe the following words using the IPA:

1. Pronunciation

2. Natural

3. Sound

4. Intonation

5. Practice

Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

1. 51tɔk ˈtiʧərz ɑr greɪt

2. Prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən ɪz fʌn

3. ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɔrtənt tu juz ˈtiʧɪŋ eɪdz ɪn ˈaʊər ˈlɛsənz

4. ˈɔlˌweɪz juz ði stændərd mæks tɑrp

5. ˈkɑndʌkt eɪ 25 ˈmɪnət klæs

These are commonly mispronounced target words, see if you can say them correctly!

1. Mustache - /ˈmʌs.tæʃ/

2. Lemon - /ˈlem.ən/

3. Lettuce - /ˈlet̬.ɪs/

4. Wagon - /ˈwæɡ.ən/

5. Candy - /ˈkæn.di/

6. Lamp - /læmp/

7. Fuzzy - /ˈfʌz.i/

8. Bush - /bʊʃ/

9. Puddle - /ˈpʌd.əl/

10. Beach - /biːtʃ/

As easy as A-B-C, right? Continue practicing and in no time, we are sure you are going to be pronunciation masters!

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

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