Language Structure Problems

Find the Transcription Errors

In the following story, there is one error per line. Find and correct it. Note that there is often more than one way to correctly pronounce words. Find the place in each line which truly has to be wrong.

NB: The easiest way to turn this in will be to simply copy and paste the word with the error in it into a text file and then type the correction.

Story


1. [haj] [my nejm Iz bab]
2. [aj æm not hjumIn]
3. [aj æm ʌ kjut lItl̩ tεdi bar]
4. [aj æm wʌn ʌv ðows εkstrʌ sɔft wʌnz]
5. [maj nows Iz pIŋk]
6. [maj mawð Iz ɔlwejz smajlIŋ]
7. [aj hæf ʌ grin hæt]
8. [maj fIt ar blu]
9. [maj tumi Iz jεlow]
10. [maj irz are hart ʃept]
11. [ðer Iz ʌ bεll ɔn maj tejl]
12. [aj mεʒr̩ ðri IntʃIz In hajt]
13. [maj cowt ænd taj ar lævεndr̩]
14. [aj wejr fʌzi strajpt pants ænd ʌ wajt ʃr̩t]
15. [ðer Iz ʌ flawr̩ in maj hejr]
16. [ænd ʌ pis sin ɔn maj tʃik]
17. [aj ɔlsow hæv ʌ mæstr̩z dIgri In bIznIs ædministrejʃIn]
18. [maj kʌmpæni brInz In fIfti θawzIn dalr̩z ʌ mʌnθ]
19. [θæts owvr̩ hæf ʌ mIljIn ʌ jir]
20. [bʌt stIl sumhaw nobʌdi tejks mi veri siriʌsli waj Iz ðæt]
Updated: September 10, 2012