✅ Master Table: Level 1 to Level 4 IPA Practice¶
| Word | Your IPA | Correction | Bengali Hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| cat | kæt | ✅ | ক্যাট (অ্যা) |
| bed | bed | ✅ | বেড (এ) |
| sit | sɪt | ✅ | সিট (ই) |
| car | kɑːr | ✅ | কার (আআআ) |
| hot | hɒt | ✅ | হট (অ) |
| name | neɪm | ✅ | নেইম (এ + ই) |
| book | bʊk | ✅ | বুক (উ) |
| fast | fa:st | ➤ fɑːst | ফাস্ট (আআআ) |
| milk | mɪlk | ✅ | মিল্ক |
| phone | fəʊn | ✅ | ফোন (ফোউন) |
| bed | bed | ✅ | বেড |
| fish | fɪʃ | ✅ | ফিশ |
| run | rʌn | ✅ | রান (soft অ) |
| goat | gəʊt | ✅ | গোউট |
| tea | tiː | ✅ | টিইইই |
| five | fʌɪv | ➤ faɪv | ফাইভ |
| made | mʌeɪd | ➤ meɪd | মেইড |
| zoo | ʒuː | ➤ zuː | জূউউ |
| tree | triː | ✅ | ট্রিইইই |
| rain | rʌeɪn | ➤ reɪn | রেইন |
| shop | ʃɒp | ✅ | শপ (অ) |
| jump | jʌmp | ➤ dʒʌmp | জাম্প |
| train | treɪn | ✅ | ট্রেইন |
| lunch | luntʃ | ➤ lʌntʃ | লঞ্চ |
| fish | fɪʃ | ✅ | ফিশ |
| think | θɪnk | ✅ | থিংক (soft থ) |
| this | ðɪs | ✅ | দিস (voiced দ্) |
| asked | ʌsked | ➤ æskt | অ্যাস্ক্ট |
| helped | hʌlped | ➤ helpd | হেল্পড |
| bath | baθ | ✅ | বাথ |
Previous Yr Q - Transcriptions¶
✅ 1. Examination¶
You wrote: egdʒɪnʌʃn
🔴 Issues:
- Starts with /eg/ instead of /ɪg/
- The "x" becomes /gz/, not /g/
- Final syllable should be /neɪʃn/
✅ Correct IPA: ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn
Bengali Hint: ইগ্জ্যামিনেইশন
🔶 2. Liberation¶
You wrote: lɪbʌrʌʃn
🔴 Issues:
- Second vowel should be /ə/, not /ʌ/
- Final syllable again should be /neɪʃn/
✅ Correct IPA: ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn
Bengali Hint: লিবারেইশন
✅ 3. Garden¶
You wrote: gɜːden
🔴 Small mismatch: vowel should be /ɑː/ not /ɜː/
✅ Correct IPA: ˈɡɑːdn
(Note: final /ə/ is often dropped in natural speech)
Bengali Hint: গার্ডেন
✅ 4. Degree¶
You wrote: dɪgriː
✅ Correct!
IPA: dɪˈɡriː
Bengali Hint: ডিগ্রি
✅ 5. University¶
You wrote: ju:nɪvɜːsɪtɪ
🔴 Close! Just fix final /ɪ/ to /i/
✅ Correct IPA: ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti or juːnɪˈvɜːsɪti
Bengali Hint: ইউনিভার্সিটি
✅ 6. Holiday¶
You wrote: hɒlɪdeɪ
✅ Correct!
IPA: ˈhɒlɪdeɪ
Bengali Hint: হলিডে
🔶 7. Alone¶
You wrote: aeləʊn
🔴 Issue: "a" in alone is a weak /ə/, not /ae/
✅ Correct IPA: əˈləʊn
Bengali Hint: অলোউন
🟩 Summary Table¶
| Word | Your IPA | Correction | Bengali Hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | egdʒɪnʌʃn | ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn | ইগ্জ্যামিনেইশন |
| Liberation | lɪbʌrʌʃn | ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn | লিবারেইশন |
| Garden | gɜːden | ɡɑːdn | গার্ডেন |
| Degree | dɪgriː | ✅ | ডিগ্রি |
| University | ju:nɪvɜːsɪtɪ | juːnɪˈvɜːsɪti | ইউনিভার্সিটি |
| Holiday | hɒlɪdeɪ | ✅ | হলিডে |
| Alone | aeləʊn | əˈləʊn | অলোউন |
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