Phonetic Spelling Clues Flashcards

A phonetic key states that 'oo' = the vowel in 'moon'. Which spelling correctly represents 'groove'?

Answer: groov

'Groove' has the long 'oo' vowel between 'gr' and 'v', making 'groov' the accurate phonetic form.

The phonetic form 'pəˈliːs' uses a stress mark before 'liːs'. What does this word mean?

Answer: police

The schwa in the first syllable and the long 'ee' in the stressed second syllable give 'police'.

Which of the following phonetic spellings represents the word 'cheese'?

Answer: tʃiiz

The 'ch' sound is represented by 'tʃ' in IPA-based phonetic keys, followed by the long 'ee' (iː), giving 'tʃiiz'.

A test uses the rule: a vowel followed by a silent 'e' is long. Which word does 'kode' represent?

Answer: code

Under the rule that final 'e' makes the preceding vowel long, 'kode' transcribes 'code' (long O).

In an MLAT exercise, you see: 'lɪsən'. Which English word does this phonetic string represent?

Answer: listen

'lɪsən' has a short 'i' (ɪ), an 's', and a schwa (ə) + n, matching 'listen' (the 't' is silent).

A phonetic key marks vowel length with a colon (:). 'biːtʃ' represents which word?

Answer: beach

A long 'ee' (iː) followed by 'tʃ' gives the pronunciation of 'beach'.

Which phonetic property do the words 'knight', 'knife', and 'know' share?

Answer: They all have a silent initial 'k' in pronunciation

In modern English, the initial 'kn-' cluster is pronounced as just 'n', making the 'k' silent in all three words.