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His subjects were lazy and careless. (Pick out the correct pronunciation of 'lazy')

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  1.  /leɪzi/
  2. /lezi/
  3. /lezi:/
  4. /le1zi:/

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Option 1 :  /leɪzi/
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The correct answer is "/leɪzi/"

Key Points 

  • The phonetic transcription of the word "lazy" is "/leɪzi/".
  • The sound produced by the alphabet "l" in the word "lazy" is "ल​"represented by /l/.
  • The sound produced by the alphabet "a" in the word  "lazy" is "इ" represented by /eɪ/.
  • The sound produced by the alphabet "z" in the word  "lazy" is "ज़​"  which is represented by /z/.
  • The sound produced by the alphabet "y" in the word  "lazy" is "​"  which is represented by /i/.
  • Therefore, the phonetic transcription of the word  "lazy" would be "/leɪzi/".

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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