IPA Examination

Sample passage for reading from transcription.

This passage is presented in two versions: in the transcription system used inGimson's Pronunciation of English, 5th edition, and in the system used inWells's Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. (Other versions can be madeavailable on request.)

Gimson 5th edition

`H !g?To C? !st9 !kdHcHy eql< C? !jUmsqH gt9 ?u aHm !q`HsHM s? C?

!mit9rodHo?y s? !m?T vPs !r`Hsr CdH !N9s s? !rh9 Hm !kUmc?m ciT?qHM Cd?q

!h9rs? !gPk?cH vHk gzu ? !m`Hr !s`Hl- `H !g?To CdH vHk Hm!cYNH C? !sit9a

?mc gzu !e`Hm !vdC? e? C? !lPmiTl?ms+ ?mc !vHro? st9 h9sR UC?

r?j!rdre?kH Hm C? !vHroqHM !fzk?qH ?u rm<s !oN9ky+ ?m !rh9 C? !cUmcY?my

?s C? !s`T? ?m C? !rh9sr ?u C? !l`HsH ?s !vdrlHmrs?+ ?m qH!s29m !g?Tl

vHC ? !g@9uHrs ?u !cYNHeTk !ldlqHy- a?s `H j?m !oqPlHr it9 C?q Hy

!vUm !r`Hs CdH vHk !mPs !rh9- CdH vHk !mPs rh9 !lh9- !Cd?q `H!cH? ?u ?

!gPk?cH Hy !kUmc?m- !l`Hm Hy e?!fdsHM C?q !Hy r?sR ? !okdHr ?y !kUmc?m-

LPD

`H !g?To C? !st9 !kdHchy eql< C? !jUmsqh gt ?u aHm !q`HsHM s? C?

!mit9rodHo?y s? !m?T vPs !r`Hsr CdH !N9s s? !rh9 Hm !kUmc?m ciT?qHM Cd?q

!h9rs? !gPk?ch vHk gzu ? !m`Hr !s`Hl- `H !g?To CdH vHk Hm!cYNH C? !sit9a

?mc gzu !e`Hm !vdC? e? C? !lPmiTl?ms+ ?mc !vHro? st h9sR UC?

r?j!rdre?kh Hm C? !vHroqHM !fzk?qH ?u rm<s !oN9ky+ ?m !rh9 C? !cUmcY?my

?s C? !s`T? ?m C? !rh9sr ?u C? !l`Hsh ?s !vdrlHmrs?+ ?m qH!s29m !g?Tl

vHC ? !g@9uHrs ?u !cYNHeTk !ldlqhy- a?s `H j?m !oqPlHr it C?q Hy

!vUm !r`Hs CdH vHk !mPs !rh9- CdH vHk !mPs rh9 !lh9- !Cd?q `H!cH? ?u ?

!gPk?ch Hy !kUmc?m- !l`Hm Hy e?!fdsHM C?q !Hy r?sR ? !okdHr ?y !kUmc?m-