Pronunciation Course American English

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IPA SYMBOLS

PART I

CONSONANT SOUNDS

1. /p/ I.

PEAR PALM PEOPLE PURPLE TOP NAP

PICK PART SEPTEMBER COMPLETE HIP CAP

PET POOR APPLE APARTMENT PEP SOUP

2. /b/ I. BE

BIG

BET

BAT

BARN

BOOT

ABOUT

RABBIT

SUBSCRIPTION

SUBTRACT

SUBJECT

ABLE

JOB

RIB

CAB

ROB

ROBE

RUB

3. /m/ I. ACTIVISM ANARCHISM CAPITALISM COMMERCIALISM CUBISM DESPOTISM DWARFISM

4. /f/ I. AFFECT ENOUGH FIFTY FLAT LEAF NEPHEW OFTEN PHRASE TOUGH WOLF

DEFEND FAVOR FLAG FOR LOAF OFFER PHOTOGRAPH ROOF

5. /θ/ / / I. PATH SOUTH THANK THEATER THEORY THIEF THING

SOMETHING TEETH THAW THEME THICK THIN THIRSTY

6. /ð/ I. OTHER THAT THEN THIS TOGETHER

SMOOTHE THE THERE THOSE WHETHER

SOOTHE THEM THESE THOUGH WITH US

7. /d/ I. DEAN – JEAN DEAR – JEER DEEP – JEEP DIG – JIG DIM – GYM AID – AGE BAD – BADGE

8. /t/ I. BUT EAT FAST GET LITTLE TEA

FOOT POTATO SISTER LETTER SHIRT

9.. /n/ I. HYMN DAMN COLUMN AUTUMN

10. /l/ I. ALCOHOL OLD ALRIGHT COLD APALLING HELM

WELL WILL PEEL PENCIL PADDLE BALL

11. /r/ I. CORRECT DRIVE MARRY PRICE RAT RIDE ROOM STORY TRY

DIRECTION FAVORITE PRETTY PROUD RED ROBERT RUN TREE VERY

12. /s/ I. SAME SCAMP SCHOOL SEAT SKIRT

SAW SCANNER SCRATCH SELDOM SLAB

SCALE SCARF SCULPTOR SELL SLACK

13. /z/ I.

AS DIZZY LEARNS NOSE RISE ZEPPELIN ZONE

BREEZY DOES LOSER RAZOR WAS ZERO ZOO

BUZZ LAZY MUSEUM RESULT ZEBRA ZINC ZOOLOGY

14. /ʃ/ // I. ASSURE CHAMPAGNE CHEF CONSCIOUS DEPRESSION EFFICIENT

CASH CHAUFFEUR CHICAGO DELICIOUS DISH ESSENTIAL

15. /ʒ/ / / I. ASIA BEIGE CASUAL COLLISION CONCLUSION CORSAGE

AZURE CAMOUFLAGE CLOSURE COMPOSURE CONFUSION DECISION

16. /ʧ/ / / I.

ACTUAL BUTCHER CHAIR CHESS CHOICE

APPROACH CAPTURE CHEAP CHIEF CHOOSE

17. /ʤ/ / / ADJUST COLLEGE EDGE ENGINEER GENEROUS GRADUAL IMAGE JAIL

BRIDGE DAMAGE EDUCATE ENJOY GERMANY GRADUATE INDIVIDUAL

18. /k/ I.

AMERICAN CALL CLOCK CUT HEADACHE MAKE

BECAUSE CAN COME EARACHE LIKE MONARCH O’CLOCK

INDICT (silent) /in’dait/

BLACK CAT COOL ESCAPE LOOK

19. SILENT G ASSIGN GNARL GNAW REIGN FOREIGN

CAMPAIGN GNASH GNOME RESIGN NIGHT

DESIGN GNAT GNU SIGN CAUGHT

20. /ŋ/ / / ANGRY COMING ENGLISH HUNGRY LAUGHING MAKING SING STRONGER WAITING YOUNGER

BRING DOING GOING LANGUAGE LONG RING SINGER THING WING

21. /h/ I. AHEAD BEHAVE HAT HEAR HELLO

ANYHOW BEHIND HAVE HEAT HELP

22. /x/ I. APEX BOX EXCEPT EXCUSE EXPERIENCE FIX LYNX MAXIMUM NEXT OXYGEN

AXE EX EXCLAMATION EXPENSIVE FAX FLEX MAXILLA MIX OX TEXT

II. XANADU XEROX XYLOPHONE XENOPHOBIA XENOPHOBIC

PART II VOWELS AND DIPHTONGS

1. /i:/ I.

BE EAT EVEN ME SEAT THESE AMOEBA

DEEP EITHER EVENING MEAT SHE THREE SUITE

EASY EQUAL KEY READ TEACHER WE

2. /ɪ/ // I. BIT FIT IF INDIAN IS RICH INSTANT ISSUE

ENGLISH HILL IMAGINE INK IT SHIP ITCH PIN

FILL HIS IN INTO KILL SIT INCH MISS

3. /ε/ / / ANY DRESS EGG END ENVELOPE GET MEN SET MEADOW HEIFER

BEG EDGE ELSE ENTER EXCELLENT HEN SEND BURY LEOPARD SAYS

4. /æ / æ/ I. ABSENT APPLE AUNT CATCH LAUGH RAN PLAID

ACTION ASK BAGGAGE EXAMPLE MAN STAMP MERINGUE

ANGRY AT CANDY LAND MATTER WAGON

5. /ər / r/ I. BIRD CIRCUS CURLY DESSERTS

BURN CURB CURVE EARLY

CIRCLE CURL DEFER EARN

6.. /ʌ/ / / I.

BLOOD COUSIN DONE HUG MONDAY

BUT CUT FLOOD LOVE MONTH

COME DOES FUNNY LUCKY MOTHER

7. /u:/ I. BLEW CREW GREW MOVIE SHOOT THROUGH RHEUMATISM

BLUE FLEW GROUP ROOM SOON TOOTH CANOE

CHEW FOOD MOVE SCHOOL SOUP TRUE LIEU

8. /ʊ/ / / I. BOOK BUSHEL COULD FULL LOOK

BROOK BUTCHER CUSHION GOOD PULL

BULLET COOK FOOT HOOD PUSH

9. /ɒ/ / / I. ACROSS ALSO AUCTION AUTHOR AWE BOSS CALL

ALL ALTHOUGH AUDIENCE AUTO AWFUL BOUGHT CAUSE

ALMOST ALWAYS AUGUST AUTUMN BALD BROAD

10. /ə/ / / AGO AMAZE ASLEEP BUFFALO CIRCUS CONTAIN HOLIDAY LEMON OBTAIN OVEN

AGONY ARRIVE AWAY CAPITAL COLUMN COUSIN HUMID LESSON OCCUR

ALONG ASHAMED BELIEF CEMENT COMPANY FAMOUS JACKET LIQUID OPEN

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