Spelled Pronunciation
Stress marks: [
bold type] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in
news‧pa‧per [nooz-pey-per]
and in‧for‧ma‧tion [in-fer-mey-shuhn]
| CONSONANTS | |
|---|---|
| [b] | boy, baby, rob |
| [d] | do, ladder, bed |
| [f] | food, offer, safe |
| [g] | get, bigger, dog |
| [h] | happy, ahead |
| [j] | jump, budget, age |
| [k] | can, speaker, stick |
| [l] | let, follow, still |
| [m] | make, summer, time |
| [n] | no, dinner, thin |
| [ng] | singer, think, long |
| [p] | put, apple, cup |
| [r] | run, marry, far, store |
| [s] | sit, city, passing, face |
| [sh] | she, station, push |
| [t] | top, better, cat |
| [ch] | church, watching, nature, witch |
| [th] | thirsty, nothing, math |
| [th] | this, mother, breathe |
| [v] | very, seven, love |
| [w] | wear, away |
| [hw] | where, somewhat |
| [y] | yes, onion |
| [z] | zoo, easy, buzz |
| [zh] | measure, television, beige |
| VOWELS | |
|---|---|
| [a] | apple, can, hat |
| [ey] | aid, hate, day |
| [ah] | arm, father, aha |
| [air] | air, careful, wear |
| [aw] | all, or, talk, lost, saw |
| [e] | ever, head, get |
| [ee] | eat, see, need |
| [eer] | ear, hero, beer |
| [er] | teacher, afterward, murderer |
| [i] | it, big, finishes |
| [ahy] | I, ice, hide, deny |
| [o] | odd, hot, waffle |
| [oh] | owe, road, below |
| [oo] | ooze, food, soup, sue |
| [oo] | good, book, put |
| [oi] | oil, choice, toy |
| [ou] | out, loud, how |
| [uh] | up, mother, mud |
| [uh] | about, animal, problem, circus |
| [ur] | early, bird, stirring |
| FOREIGN SOUNDS | |
|---|---|
| [a] | Fr. ami |
| [kh] | Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich |
| [œ] | Fr. feu, Ger. schön |
| [r] | Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe |
| [uh] | Fr. oeuvre |
| [y] | Fr. tu, Ger. über |
| SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS | |
|---|---|
| [an] | Fr. bien |
| [ahn] | Fr. croissant |
| [awn] | Fr. bon |
| [œn] | Fr. parfum |
| [in] | Port. Prīncipe |
