English Pronunciation Guide
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ə
Schwa
as in about
i
Short I
as in sit
e
Short E
as in bet
a
Short A
as in cat
ər
ER (Bird, Nurse)
as in Bird, Nurse
ē
Long E
as in see
u
Short U / Strut Vowel
as in cup
ā
Long A
as in say
o
Short O / Broad A
as in hot
ō
Long O
as in go
aw
AW Sound / Caught Vowel
as in caught
o͞o
Long OO / Blue Vowel
as in blue
oo
Short OO / Book Vowel
as in book
l
L Sound
as in light
m
M Sound
as in man
t
T Sound
as in time
n
N Sound
as in no
s
S
as in see
r
R Sound
as in red
d
D
as in dog
ð
Voiced TH
as in this
k
K
as in key
p
P
as in pen
w
W
as in way
z
Z
as in zoo
h
H
as in hat
b
B
as in boy
g
G
as in go
f
F
as in fun
v
V
as in very
θ
Voiceless TH
as in think
ʃ
SH
as in she
y
Y
as in yes
ng
NG Sound
as in sing
ch
CH Sound
as in chair
j
J Sound
as in job
ʒ
ZH
as in vision