Phonetic Symbols
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Consonant Sounds |
Vowel Sounds |
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Symbols |
Words |
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Symbols |
Initial |
Medial |
Final |
Spelling |
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/k/ |
s |
king,
pick, cat |
/i: / |
O{ |
eat |
meat |
see |
ee, ea, ie, eo, e, ei |
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/g/ |
u |
gate,
ghost |
/I/ |
O |
it |
sit |
city |
i, u, o, e, y, a |
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/ŋ/ |
ª |
sing,
sink |
/e/ |
P |
egg |
pen |
- |
e, ie, ea, ue |
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/tƒ/ |
r |
chair,
match |
/æ/ |
of |
act |
man |
- |
a |
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/dʒ/ |
h |
jug,
judge |
/a: / |
cf |
arm |
large |
car |
a, ear, ar |
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/z/ |
h |
is,
zoo, balls |
/ə/ |
c |
ago |
perfect |
the |
a |
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/ʒ/ |
h |
genre,pleasure, garage |
/ʌ/ |
c |
up |
but |
- |
o, u, ou, u, oe |
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/t/ |
6 |
tree,
mat |
/ʒ: / |
cM |
earth |
bird |
sir |
ir, ur, er, ear |
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/d/ |
8 |
do,
middle |
/ɒ/ |
cf] |
on |
hot |
- |
o, a, ow |
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/ø/ |
y |
thank,
with |
/ɔ: / |
cf]M |
all |
ball |
saw |
a, aw, au |
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/ð/ |
b |
those,
breathe |
/ʊ / |
p |
- |
book |
- |
u, ou, o, oo |
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/n/ |
g |
nose,
man |
/u: / |
pm |
ooze |
move |
two |
o, oo, wo, ue, ou |
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/p/ |
k |
pot, map |
Diphthongs |
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Symbols |
Initial |
Medial |
Final |
Spelling |
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/f/ |
km |
fan, laugh |
potato, |
/eI/ |
PO |
eight |
same |
say |
a, ay |
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/b/ |
a |
bag,
bulb |
/aI / |
cfO{ |
ice |
might |
sky |
uy, igh, ie, y, eye |
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/v/ |
e |
van,
save |
/ ɔI/ |
cf]O{ |
oil |
voice |
boy |
oy, oi |
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/m/ |
d |
man,
same |
/ Iə/ |
Oc |
ear |
real |
here |
ear, eer, ere |
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/j/ |
o |
yak |
/ʊə/ |
pc |
- |
influence |
poor |
our, ocr, ure |
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/r/ |
/ |
red, carry |
/eə/ |
Pc |
area |
chair |
rare |
air, ear, ere, eir, are |
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/l/ |
n |
late,
sell |
/aʊ / |
cfp |
out |
loud |
cow |
o, ow, ew |
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/w/ |
j |
walk |
/ əʊ/ |
cp |
old |
home |
go |
ou, ow |
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/ʃ/ |
z |
shoes, sugar, wish, chef |
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/s/ |
; |
sun,
miss |
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/h/ |
x |
house,
yahoo |
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