The correct transcription of the word 'examination' is

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  1. /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

  2. /ekdzemineʃǝn/

  3. /egzemIneʃǝn/

  4. /egdzǝmineʃǝn/

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Option 1 :

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

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IPA: It stands for the International Phonetic Association which was first published in 1888. Its objective is to define sounds of speech that applies to all languages. It should be noted that

  • Transcription refers to the systematic representation of language to represent particular speech sound with a separate symbol.
  • It is a set of symbols or codes used to represent the letters of the alphabet. 
  • The correct transcription of the word 'examination' is  /ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃən/.
Hence, we conclude that the pronunciation of examination is /IgZxml’nelʃǝn/  /ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃən/

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