Eva Easton

Authentic American Pronunciation

recipe … receipt … prescription

I wonder how an American pronounces…

recipe … receipt … prescription
/ˈrɛ-sə-piy/ … /rɪ–ˈsiyt/ … /prɪ–ˈskrɪp–ʃən/

 

recipe
/ˈrɛ-sə-piy/

instructions for making something
(such as a food dish) by combining various things

 

recipe
/ˈrɛ-sə-piy/

My mother never used a written
recipe for making plum dumplings.

In fact, I never saw her use
a recipe for cooking anything.

 

the recipe for success
/ðəˈrɛ-sə-piy-fɚ–sək-ˈsɛs/

What do we have
to do in order to succeed?

 

receipt
/rɪ–ˈsiyt/

a  piece of paper on which the things that you buy are listed
with the total amount paid and the prices for each

related to the verb ‘receive’

note:  the written p is not pronounced

 

prescription
/prɪ–ˈskrɪp–ʃən/

a written message from a doctor
that officially tells someone to use a medicine.

 

fill a prescription
/ˈfɪ–lə–prɪ–ˈskrɪp–ʃən/

You get a prescription filled by a
pharmacist at a pharmacy or drugstore.

 


prescription medicine
/prɪ-ˈskrɪp–ʃən–ˈmɛ–də–sɪn/

Is that prescription medicine or
can you get those pills over-the-counter,
without a prescription?

 

And now it’s your turn.
recipe … receipt … prescription

1. This cookbook has a _________ for every imaginable occasion.
2. The cashier gave the customer a ________ .
3. I followed the ________ but the cookies tasted awful.
4. You need to sign the credit card ________ .
5. Which consonant is not pronounced in the word R-E-C-E-I-P-T?
6. The _________ calls for four ripe tomatoes.
7. When your medication runs out, you need to refill your _________.
8. Mary can cook anything without using a ________ .
9. Who is allowed to write a prescription?
10. I'll send you my pumpkin pie ________ .  I use the same one every Thanksgiving.
11. The pharmacy refused to refill my _________because it had expired.
12. I got as a gift a sweater I don't like.  I would like to return it, but I can't since I don't have the original _________.   Maybe I can re-gift it; I'll give it to my cousin for her birthday.
13. My mother never needed a ________ to make plum dumplings...my favorite as a child.
14. What's your favorite chocolate cake ________ ?
15. To return an item to the store, you have to have the original ________ .
16. I wear  _________ sunglasses.
17. You can get over-the-counter drugs at the drugstore without a _________.
18. At my pharmacy, you don't need a paper _________ any more; the doctor can call it in or order it online.