Question

In phonetic transcription, which of the following words contains an aspirated sound?

• A. [pɪn]
• B. [tʰɪn]
• C. [spɪn]
• D. [mɪn]

Answer 1

Answer:

B. [tʰɪn]

• In English, voiceless plosives /p, t, k/ are aspirated [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ] when they occur at the beginning of a stressed syllable.

• The aspiration is marked with [ʰ].

✔ B) [tʰɪn] → Aspirated [tʰ] because /t/ occurs at the beginning of the stressed syllable.