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Vowels
Front
/iy/ (see, dream)
/ɪ/ (sit, pick)
/ey/ (take, name)
/ɛ/ (pet, tell)
/æ/ (past, fan)
Central
/ʌ/ (cup, must)
/ɜr/ (church, learn)
/ə/ (about, certain)
/ər/ (mother, surprise)
/ɑ/ (stop, job)
Back
/uw/ (food, cute)
/ʊ/ (good, full)
/ow/ (low, coat)
/ɔ/ (bought, lost)
Diphthongs
/ɑɪ/ (light, sign)
/ɑʊ/ (cow, loud)
/ɔɪ/ (boy, voice)
Consonants
Lips (Bilabial)
/b/ (buy, lab)
/p/ (peace, top)
/m/ (map, time)
/w/ (wait, twice)
Lips/Teeth (Labio-Dental
/f/ (fix, often)
/v/ (vase, love)
Tongue-Teeth (Dental)
/θ/ (thank, bath)
/ð/ (this, breathe)
Tongue-Gum Ridge (Alveolar)
/t/ (take, stand)
/d/ (day, made)
/s/ (sit, race)
/z/ (zoo, these)
/l/ (less, sleep)
/n/ (man, dinner)
/r/ (rose, green)
Tongue-Palate (Palatal)
/ʃ/ (push, show)
/ʒ/ (measure, usually)
/tʃ/ (choose, match)
/dʒ/ (juice, edge)
Tongue-Soft Palate (Velar)
/k/ (cat, luck)
/g/ (gas, dog)
/ŋ/ (hang, long)
Throat (Glottal)
/h/ (help, ahead)
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