Here are the answers to the phonetics worksheet.
Note: These answers use standard
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols, which is what most schools use.
* The symbol for "sh" is usually written as
ʃ.
* The symbol for "ch" is usually written as
tʃ.
* The symbol for "th" (as in *thing*) is
θ.
* The symbol for "th" (as in *this*) is
ð.
* The "r" sound is written as
r or
ɹ. I have used
r here as it is common in school worksheets.
1. Transcribe the initial consonant sound:
a. grow:
ɡr
b. vow:
v
c. hem:
h
d. run:
r
e. paper:
p
f. shed:
ʃ
g. send:
s
h. cheap:
tʃ
i. thing:
θ
j. zoo:
z
k. you:
j
l. pleasure:
pl (or just
p)
m. men:
m
n. beg:
b
o. fan:
f
p. due:
d
q. kick:
k
r. judge:
dʒ
s. let:
l
t. nose:
n
u. toe:
t
v. then:
ð
w. wet:
w
x. sheep:
ʃ
2. Transcribe the final sounds:
a. ooze:
z
b. have:
v
c. sand:
nd
d. top:
p
e. plant:
nt
f. bug:
ɡ
g. arm:
rm (or
m)
h. gain:
n
i. wrong:
ŋ (the "ng" sound)
j. kick:
k
k. scarf:
f
l. breathe:
ð (voiced th)
m. us:
s
n. zoos:
z
o. tooth:
θ (unvoiced th)
p. pad:
d
q. each:
tʃ
r. ask:
sk
s. tub:
b
t. far:
r
u. batch:
tʃ
3. Transcribe the underlined sections:
*(Assuming standard underlining based on typical phonics patterns)*
a. en<u>j</u>oy:
dʒ
b. <u>inh</u>ale:
nh (or
n h)
c. <u>vi</u>sion:
vɪ (or just
v)
d. ra<u>ther</u>:
ðər (or
ð)
e. t<u>w</u>in:
w
f. an<u>ger</u>:
ŋɡər (or
ŋɡ)
g. mo<u>tion</u>:
ʃən
h. <u>i</u>nk:
ɪ
i. <u>bir</u>th:
ɜr (or
ɜː)
j. <u>thr</u>ong:
θr
k. s<u>p</u>eech:
p
l. pa<u>ths</u>:
ðs (or
θs depending on dialect, usually voiced
ðs after a vowel)
4. Write an English word containing these consonants:
a. [ʃ]:
ship
b. [θ]:
think
c. [ŋ]:
sing
d. [tʃ]:
chair
e. [p]:
pen
f. [z]:
zoo
g. [z]:
zero *(Note: [z] is listed twice in your image as 'g' and 'b', likely a typo in the worksheet, but the answer is the same)*
h. [s]:
sun
i. [ʃ]:
shoe
j. [ð]:
this
k. [k]:
cat
l. [w]:
win
5. Transcribe each word listed below:
a. act:
ækt
b. Roy:
rɔɪ
c. fatigue:
fəˈtiɡ
d. mouse:
maʊs
e. mask:
mæsk
f. vacillate:
ˈvæsəˌleɪt
g. now:
naʊ
h. pawn:
pɔn
i. put:
pʊt
j. siege:
siːdʒ
k. motion:
ˈmoʊʃən
l. me:
mi
m. delicate:
ˈdɛlɪkət
n. eye:
aɪ
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of phonetics worksheet.
