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Phonetic Symbols for Sounds
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The Consonants
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VOICELESS
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VOICED
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| STOPS |
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p |
"pop" |
/pɒp/ |
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t |
"tot" |
/tɒt/ |
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k |
"cake" |
/keɪk/ |
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b |
"bob"
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/bɒb/ |
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d |
"dad"
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/dæd/ |
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g |
"gag"
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/gæg/ |
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(the 'glottal stop': e.g. Cockney "bottle" /bɒʔl/)
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| AFFRICATES |
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| FRICATIVES |
f |
"fife"
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/faɪf/ |
θ |
"thin"
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/θɪn/
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s |
"sauce"
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/sɔ:s/
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ʃ |
"sheep"
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/ʃi:p/
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v |
"van"
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/væn/ |
ð |
"then"
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/ðen/
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z |
"zoos"
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/zu:z/
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ʒ |
"pleasure"
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/pleʒə/
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| NASALS |
m |
"mime"
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/maɪm/
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n |
"none"
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/nʌn/
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ŋ |
"singing"
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/sɪŋɪŋ/ |
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| APPROXIMANTS |
l |
"lull"
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/lʌl/
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w |
"will"
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/wɪl/ |
r |
"rain"
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/reɪn/ |
j |
"yet"
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/jet/
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The Vowels
SHORT VOWELS
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FRONT
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MIDDLE
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BACK
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ɪ |
("rid",
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/rɪd/)
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e |
("bed",
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/bed/)
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æ |
("cat",
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/kæt/)
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ə |
("about",
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/əbaʊt/)
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ʌ |
("bud",
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/bʌd/) |
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ʊ |
("could",
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/kʊd/)
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ɒ |
("cod",
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/kɒd/)
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LONG VOWELS
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FRONT
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MIDDLE
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BACK
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u: |
("mood",
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/mu:d/)
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ɔ: |
("law",
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/lɔ:/) |
ɑ: |
("kart",
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/kɑ:t/) |
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THE DIPTHONGS
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eɪ |
"raise"
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/reɪz/
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əʊ |
"rose"
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/rəʊz/
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aɪ |
"rise"
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/raɪz/ |
aʊ |
"rouse"
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/raʊz/
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ɔɪ |
"toy"
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/tɔɪ/
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ɪə |
"beer"
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/bɪə/
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eə |
"there"
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/ðeə/ |
ʊə |
"cure"
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/kjʊə/ |
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THE TRIPTHONGS
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aɪə |
"fire"
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/faɪə/
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aʊə |
"hour"
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/aʊə/
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