Transcribe the word bagged
A/bægd/
B/ba:gd/
C//bæged/
D/ba:ged/
Answer:
A. /bægd/
Read Explanation:
The word "bagged" is the past tense of bag. To transcribe it correctly in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), we analyze:
1. Base form: "bag" → /bæɡ/
/b/ = voiced bilabial plosive
/æ/ = short front vowel as in cat
/ɡ/ = voiced velar plosive
2. -ed suffix in "bagged"
Since "bag" ends in a voiced consonant (/ɡ/), the -ed is pronounced as /d/ (not /t/ or /ɪd/).
So:
bagged = /bæɡ/ + /d/ = /bægd/