A,a[eI] B,b[bi:] C,c[si:] D,d[di:] E,e[i:] F,f[ef] G,g[dʒi:]
H,h[eItʃ] I,i[aI] J,j[dʒeI] K,k[keI] L,l[el] M,m[em] N,n[en]
O,o[əu] P,p[pi:] Q,q[kju:] R,r[ɑː] S,s[es] T,t[ti:] U,u[ju:]
V,v[vi:] W,w['dʌblju:] X,x[eks] Y,y[waI] Z,z[zed]
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Vowels
Short
æ(cat), ʌ(cup), ə(metre), e(pet), I(pink), o(box), u(sugar)
Long
a: (class), ɜ:(earth), i:(tea), o:(door), u:(blue)
Diphthongs:
aI(life), au(cloud), əu(old), eI(day), Iə(beer), oI(boy), uə(tour)
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Consonants
Voiceless
p(pan), t(table), tʃ(church), k(car), f(fat), θ(thanks), s(sun), ʃ(sugar)
Voiced
b(boy), d(dad), dʒ(general), g(gain), v(vein), ð(there), z(zap), ʒ(measure),
m(mine), n(nought), ŋ(singer), h(hut), r(red), l(like), w(water), j(yacht)
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IPA vowels
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