Phonetic transcription for the word ‘jester’ is :

Correct option is A

The correct phonetic transcription for jester is |ʤestǝ(r)|. The symbol |ʤ| represents the j sound in joke and judge, and |ǝ| represents the schwa sound, which is unstressed in the second syllable.
Information Booster:
· |ʤ| is an affricate, a combination of a stop and fricative, found in words like judge and jam.
· The |ǝ| or schwa is the most common vowel sound in English.
· |r| appears in the transcription but is silent in non-rhotic accents (like British English).
· Incorrect options either miss the affricate sound or misrepresent the vowel sounds.
· Proper phonetic transcription ensures clarity in pronunciation for learners of English.