This practice tool for the International Phonetic Alphabet presents both real and nonce (fake) words from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, and asks you to choose the correct transcription in the IPA for each word in General American English. It targets some of the most common mistakes that learners of the IPA make, such as the conflation of English orthography with phonemes in the IPA. The transcriptions are phonemic. Question Answer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3 Answer 4 Next Start