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Vowels
æ
a
sk
b
a
t
gl
a
d
ɑ
:
c
o
t
b
o
mb
c
au
ght
p
aw
ɛ
b
e
t
f
e
d
ə
a
bout
b
a
nan
a
c
o
llide
i
ver
y
an
y
thirt
y
i
:
ea
t
b
ea
d
b
ee
ɪ
i
d
b
i
d
p
i
t
ʊ
f
oo
t
sh
ou
ld
p
u
t
u
:
b
oo
t
tw
o
c
oo
ʌ
u
nder
p
u
tt
b
u
d
ɚ
m
er
ge
b
ir
d
f
ur
th
er
eɪ
ei
ght
w
a
de
b
ay
aɪ
i
ce
b
i
te
t
ie
aʊ
ou
t
g
ow
n
pl
ow
oɪ
oy
ster
c
oi
l
b
oy
oʊ
oa
t
ow
n
z
o
ne
bl
ow
ɑɚ
c
ar
h
ear
t
biz
arre
eɚ
b
are
f
air
w
ear
iɚ
n
ear
d
eer
m
ere
p
ier
oɚ
b
oar
p
or
t
d
oor
sh
ore
uɚ
b
oor
t
our
ins
ure
ɒ
British
c
o
t
b
o
mb
ɔ
:
British
c
au
ght
p
aw
p
or
t
ə
:
British
m
er
ge
b
ir
d
əʊ
British
oa
t
ow
n
z
o
ne
bl
ow
ɪə
British
n
ear
d
eer
ɛə
British
b
are
f
air
ʊə
British
b
oor
t
our
Consonants
b
b
a
b
y
la
b
or
ca
b
d
d
ay
ki
d
ʤ
j
ust
ba
dg
er
fu
dge
ð
th
en
ei
th
er
ba
th
e
f
f
oe
tou
gh
bu
ff
g
g
o
da
gg
er
ba
g
h
h
ot
a
h
ead
j
y
es
vine
y
ard
k
la
cq
uer
flo
ck
s
k
in
l
l
aw
ho
ll
ow
l̟
ped
al
batt
le
fin
al
m
m
at
he
m
p
ha
mm
er
ri
m
n
n
ew
te
n
t
te
n
or
ru
n
n̩
butt
on
sat
in
kitt
en
ŋ
ru
ng
ha
ng
swi
ng
er
p
la
p
se
to
p
li
p
s
p
eed
r
r
ope
a
rr
ive
s
s
ad
mi
s
t
ki
ss
ʃ
sh
oe
mi
ssi
on
slu
sh
t
ma
t
s
t
ick
la
t
e
t
ʰ
t
oe
a
tt
ack
ɾ
la
t
er
ca
tt
y
ri
dd
le
tʃ
ba
tch
na
t
ure
tʃ
ʰ
ch
oose
ch
in
a
ch
ieve
θ
th
in
e
th
er
ba
th
v
v
at
ne
v
er
ca
v
e
w
w
et
soft
w
are
z
z
oo
ea
s
y
bu
zz
ʒ
vi
si
on
a
z
ure
bei
ge
Other Symbols
'
pen
manship
ˌ
pen
manship
British
indicates British pronunciation variant
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