Question

What is the phonemic transcription of the word "jump"?

• A. /dʒʌmp/
• B. [dʒʌmp]
• C. [dʒʌmʔ]
• D. [dʒʌm]

Answer 1

Answer:

A. /dʒʌmp/

The phonemic transcription of the word "jump" is:

✅ /dʒʌmp/

• /dʒ/ → Voiced palato-alveolar affricate (as in "jam")

• /ʌ/ → Mid-central vowel (as in "cup")

• /m/ → Voiced bilabial nasal

• /p/ → Voiceless bilabial plosive

Since this is phonemic transcription, we only include the essential phonemes, not finer phonetic details like assimilation or nasalization.