Index of Transcription Exercises

Before you do these make sure you have read transcription tips.

Single words

Phonemic transcription 1

Phonemic transcription 2

Phonemic transcription 3

Phonemic transcription 4

Phonemic transcription 5

Phonemic transcription 6

Phonemic transcription 7

Phonemic transcription 8

Phonemic transcription 9

Phonemic transcription 10

Short phrases

In these exercises you will be presented with a series of short phrases that you will be expected to transcribe indicating Weak Forms and r-linking but not other phenomena of connected speech, e.g. assimilation, elision etc.

Short phrases 1

Short phrases 2

Short phrases 3

Short phrases 4

Short phrases 5 (Contrast between weak and strong forms of common words.)