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Phonetic Symbols For English

This document provides a summary of the standard phonetic symbols used for English (Received Pronunciation and similar accents). It lists the consonant and vowel phonemes of English and provides example words to demonstrate the typical sounds represented by each symbol. The summary includes symbols for consonants like /p/, /t/, /k/ and vowels like /ɪ/, /æ/, /ɒ/ along with some common diphthongs and consonant clusters.

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Phonetic Symbols For English

This document provides a summary of the standard phonetic symbols used for English (Received Pronunciation and similar accents). It lists the consonant and vowel phonemes of English and provides example words to demonstrate the typical sounds represented by each symbol. The summary includes symbols for consonants like /p/, /t/, /k/ and vowels like /ɪ/, /æ/, /ɒ/ along with some common diphthongs and consonant clusters.

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Phonetic symbols for English This is the standard set of phonemic symbols for English (RP and similar

accents). Consonants p pen, copy, happen b back, baby, job t tea, tight, button Vowels e kit, bid, hymn, minute dress, bed, head, many

trap, bad i lot, odd, wash strut, mud, love, blood foot, good, put fleece, sea, machine

d day, ladder, odd k g key, clock, school get, giggle, ghost

t church, match, nature d judge, age, soldier f v fat, coffee, rough, photo view, heavy, move

e face, day, break a price, high, try choice, boy u goose, two, blue, group goat, show, no a mouth, now near, here, weary e square. fair, various start, father thought, law, north, war

thing, author, path this, other, smooth s z soon, cease, sister zero, music, roses, buzz ship, sure, national pleasure, vision

h hot, whole, ahead

m more, hammer, sum n nice, know, funny, sun ring, anger, thanks, sung l r j light, valley, feel right, wrong, sorry, arrange yet, use, beauty, few

poor, jury, cure nurse, stir, learn, refer i u about, common, standard happy, radiate. glorious thank you, influence, situation suddenly, cotton middle, metal (stress mark)

w wet, one, when, queen (glottal stop) department, football

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