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Kick, Cat, Lid, Needle Out Mum Pop No, Sudden Roar Bib Sauce Church Ship, Dish Deed, Tight, Thin

This document provides a pronunciation key for English words and phonemes. It lists each letter of the alphabet and provides 1-3 example words for each common sound. It also notes some exceptions like syllabic L and N sounds. Regional variations are explained for vowel sounds preceding R. Foreign letters and sounds are also indicated. The key is intended to help readers understand the phonetic spellings used within the dictionary.

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Kick, Cat, Lid, Needle Out Mum Pop No, Sudden Roar Bib Sauce Church Ship, Dish Deed, Tight, Thin

This document provides a pronunciation key for English words and phonemes. It lists each letter of the alphabet and provides 1-3 example words for each common sound. It also notes some exceptions like syllabic L and N sounds. Regional variations are explained for vowel sounds preceding R. Foreign letters and sounds are also indicated. The key is intended to help readers understand the phonetic spellings used within the dictionary.

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Pronunciation Key
ă pat k kick, cat, o̅o̅ boot
pique
ā pay l lid, needle* ou out
(nēd'l)
â care m mum p pop
ä father n no, sudden* r roar
(sŭd'n)
b bib ng thing s sauce
ch church ŏ pot sh ship, dish
d deed, ō toe t tight,
milled stopped
ĕ pet ô caught, th thin
paw, for,
horrid,
hoarse**
ē bee oi noise th this
f fife, oo͝ took ŭ cut
phase,
rough
g gag û urge, term, ər butter
firm, word,
heard
h hat v valve
hw which w with Foreign
ĭ pit y yes œ French
feu,
German
schön
ī pie, by z zebra, xylem ű French
tu,
German
űber
î pier zh vision, KH German
pleasure, ich,
garage Scottish
loch
j judge ə about, item, ⁿ French
edible, bon
gallop, (bôⁿ)***
circus

*In English the consonants l and n often constitute complete


syllables by themselves.

**Regional pronunciations of -or- vary. In pairs such as for,


four; horse, hoarse; and morning, mourning, the vowel
varies between (ô) and (ō). In this Dictionary these vowels
are represented as follows: for (fôr), four (fôr, fōr); horse
(hôrs), hoarse (hôrs, hōrs); and morning (môr′ning),
mourning (môr′ning, mōr′-). Other words for which both
forms are shown include more, glory, and borne. A similar
variant occurs in words such as coral, forest, and horrid,
where the pronunciation of o before r varies between (ô) and
(ŏ). In these words the (ôr) pronunciation is given first: forest
(fôr′ist, fŏr′-).

***The Dictionary uses ⁿ to reflect that the preceding vowel is


nasalized.

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