/i/ AS IN MEET
1.- ee |
meet, feel, see, free, sheet |
2.- ea |
team, reach, mean, sea |
3.- ie and ei |
belief, piece, neither, receive |
4.- final e |
me, we, she, he |
5.- e + consonant + e |
these, Chinese, Peter |
6.- final y |
city, duty, country, ability |
7.- endings with ique |
unique, boutique, critique |
/ɛ/ AS IN GET
1.- e |
get, end, next, general |
2.- ea |
heavy, head, read, measure |
exceptions: said, says again, against, any, many,
/ɘ*/ AS IN FUN*
1.- u |
but, fun, summer, drunk |
2.- o |
love, done, come, son |
2.- ou |
cousin, country, enough |
*The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbol for the stressed vowel is /ʌ/ and for the
unstressed vowel it is /ɘ/. They are basically the same sound. Throughout this book the /ɘ/
will be used for both. For further study of this reduced, neutral sound, refer to Chapter Five,
which deals with syllable stress and reduced vowels
/ʊ/ AS IN GOOD
1.- o |
good, look, childhood, understood |
2.- u |
push, full, pull, sugar |
3.- ould |
would, could, should |
exception: woman sounds like “wumun”
/aɪ/ AS IN TIME
1.- y |
fly, sky, apply, style |
2.- i |
nice, kind, fine, sign |
3.- igh |
light, fight, sight, night |
4.- ie |
lie, tie, tried |
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/I/ AS IN SIT
1.- i |
sit, give, this, dinner |
2.- ui |
build, quit, quick, guilty |
3.- y between consonants |
system, gym, symbol, hymn |
exceptions ": women , sounds like wimin (the o is an /I/ sound)
/æ/ AS IN FAT
1.- a |
hat, apple, man, answer |
/ɔ/ AS IN SAW
1.- aw |
saw, law, awful, awesome |
2.- au |
author, August, applaud, audition |
3.- al |
small, walk, tall, always |
4.- ought |
bought, thought, fought |
5.- aught |
daughter, caught |
6.- 0 |
gone, off, long |
/u/ AS IN TOO
1.- oo |
too, food, school, tool |
2.- ue |
true, blue, avenue |
3.- o |
do, who, lose, prove |
4.- ew |
new, blew, drew |
5.- u |
super, rule, duty, student |
/aʊ/ AS IN HOUSE
1.- ou |
found, loud, around, thousand |
2.- ow |
now, down, crowd, vowel |
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/eɪ/ AS IN TAKE
1.- a + consonant + e |
late, came, take, save |
2.- ai |
rain, wait, pain, aim |
3.- ay |
say, away, play, Monday |
4.- ey |
they, survey, obey |
5.- eigh |
weigh, eight, neighbor, freight |
6.- a |
less common : April, alien, angel
/ɑ/ AS IN FATHER
1.- o |
hot, stop, modern, job |
2.- a |
father, watch, dark, want |
/oʊ/ AS IN BOAT
1.- o |
no, don’t, home, only |
2.- oa |
road, coat, boat |
3.- ow |
own, slow, window |
4.- ough |
though, although |
/ɘr/ AS IN BIRD
1.- er |
her, mercy, mother, winner |
2.- ear |
heard, learn, earth |
3.- ir |
first, girl, firm |
4,- or |
doctor, word, worry |
5.- ur |
occur, curtain, jury |
6.- ure |
insecure, culture |
7.- ar |
grammar, collar |
/ɔɪ/ AS IN BOY
1.- oi |
avoid, oil, moist, join |
2.- oy |
enjoy, toy, employ, royal |
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