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nomgisaj3Consonants
Phoneme |
IPA Symbol |
Graphemes |
Examples |
Voiced? |
1 |
b |
b, bb |
bug, bubble |
Yes |
2 |
d |
d, dd, ed |
dad, add, milled |
Yes |
3 |
f |
f, ff, ph, gh, lf, ft |
fat, cliff, phone, enough, half, often |
No |
4 |
g |
g, gg, gh,gu,gue |
gun, egg, ghost, guest, prologue |
Yes |
5 |
h |
h, wh |
hop, who |
No |
6 |
dʒ |
j, ge, g, dge, di, gg |
jam, wage, giraffe, edge, soldier, exaggerate |
Yes |
7 |
k |
k, c, ch, cc, lk, qu ,q(u), ck, x |
kit, cat, chris, accent, folk, bouquet, queen, rack, box |
No |
8 |
l |
l, ll |
live, well |
Yes |
9 |
m |
m, mm, mb, mn, lm |
man, summer, comb, column, palm |
Yes |
10 |
n |
n, nn,kn, gn, pn |
net, funny, know, gnat, pneumonic |
Yes |
11 |
p |
p, pp |
pin, dippy |
No |
12 |
r |
r, rr, wr, rh |
run, carrot, wrench, rhyme |
Yes |
13 |
s |
s, ss, c, sc, ps, st, ce, se |
sit, less, circle, scene, psycho, listen, pace, course |
No |
14 |
t |
t, tt, th, ed |
tip, matter, thomas, ripped |
No |
15 |
v |
v, f, ph, ve |
vine, of, stephen, five |
Yes |
16 |
w |
w, wh, u, o |
wit, why, quick, choir |
Yes |
17 |
z |
z, zz, s, ss, x, ze, se |
zed, buzz, his, scissors, xylophone, craze |
Yes |
18 |
ʒ |
s, si, z |
treasure, division, azure |
Yes |
19 |
tʃ |
ch, tch, tu, ti, te |
chip, watch, future, action, righteous |
No |
20 |
ʃ |
sh, ce, s, ci, si, ch, sci, ti |
sham, ocean, sure, special, pension, machine, conscience, station |
No |
21 |
θ |
th |
thongs |
No |
22 |
ð |
th |
leather |
Yes |
23 |
ŋ |
ng, n, ngue |
ring, pink, tongue |
Yes |
24 |
j |
y, i, j |
you, onion, hallelujah |
Yes |
Vowels
Phoneme |
IPA Symbol |
Graphemes |
Examples |
25 |
æ |
a, ai, au |
cat, plaid, laugh |
26 |
eɪ |
a, ai, eigh, aigh, ay, er, et, ei, au, a_e, ea, ey |
bay, maid, weigh, straight, pay, foyer, filet, eight, gauge, mate, break, they |
27 |
e |
e, ea, u, ie, ai, a, eo, ei, ae |
end, bread, bury, friend, said, many, leopard, heifer, aesthetic |
28 |
i: |
e, ee, ea, y, ey, oe, ie, i, ei, eo, ay |
be, bee, meat, lady, key, phoenix, grief, ski, deceive, people, quay |
29 |
ɪ |
i, e, o, u, ui, y, ie |
it, england, women, busy, guild, gym, sieve |
30 |
aɪ |
i, y, igh, ie, uy, ye, ai, is, eigh, i_e |
spider, sky, night, pie, guy, stye, aisle, island, height, kite |
31 |
ɒ |
a, ho, au, aw, ough |
swan, honest, maul, slaw, fought |
32 |
oʊ |
o, oa, o_e, oe, ow, ough, eau, oo, ew |
open, moat, bone, toe, sow, dough, beau, brooch, sew |
33 |
ʊ |
o, oo, u,ou |
wolf, look, bush, would |
34 |
ʌ |
u, o, oo, ou |
lug, monkey, blood, double |
35 |
u: |
o, oo, ew, ue, u_e, oe, ough, ui, oew, ou |
who, loon, dew, blue, flute, shoe, through, fruit, manoeuvre, group |
36 |
ɔɪ |
oi, oy, uoy |
join, boy, buoy |
37 |
aʊ |
ow, ou, ough |
now, shout, bough |
38 |
ə |
a, er, i, ar, our, ur |
about, ladder, pencil, dollar, honour, augur |
39 |
eəʳ |
air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer |
chair, dare, pear, where, their, prayer |
40 |
ɑ: |
a |
arm |
41 |
ɜ:ʳ |
ir, er, ur, ear, or, our, yr |
bird, term, burn, pearl, word, journey, myrtle |
42 |
ɔ: |
aw, a, or, oor, ore, oar, our, augh, ar, ough, au |
paw, ball, fork, poor, fore, board, four, taught, war, bought, sauce |
43 |
ɪəʳ |
ear, eer, ere, ier |
ear, steer, here, tier |
44 |
ʊəʳ |
ure, our |
cure, tourist |