Language Structure Problems

Reading Practice

Following is the beginning of a story transcribed phonetically. Please rewrite the story in proper English orthography.

1. [w@nts @pOn @ tajm DEr w@z @ lItl= boj hu h{d now sEns @v hjumr=] 
2. [hi w@z nat @ partIkjularli @nh{pi tSajld]
3. [hi h{d frEndz {nd Dej r{n {nd plejd tugEDr=]
4. [hi plejd wIT tr@ks]
5. [hi d@g In D@ s{nd {t D@ bitS]
6. [hi ivIn plejd haws wIT hIz sIstr= On @kejZIn]
7. [hi smajld {nd ivIn skwild wIT dZOj s@mtajmz b@t wEn D@ @Dr= tSIldrEn told dZowks hi dId nat l{f]
8. [wEn D@ bOj ritSt hIz sIksT jir hIz perEnts tUk hIm tu si @ wajz owld wUm@n hu lIvd biniT @ bjutIf@l sprEdIN mejpl= tri In a pisf@l v{li]
9. [Si tUk w@n lUk {t D@ bOj {nd big{n spikiN kwIkli]



Updated: Feb. 8 2011