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Phonetic alphabet
It is necessary to use a special alphabet to show the pronunciation of English words. because the ordinary English alphabet does not have enough letters to represent all the sounds of the language. The following list contains all the letters of the phonetic alphabet used in this book, with examples of the words in which the sounds they refer to are found.
Vowels and diphthongs (double vowels)
i:
I
e
le a: n a: u u: A 3: a
seat Isttl. feel Ifl.:ll
sit ISltl. in Iml
set Isetl. any /'eni:1
sat Iszatl. match ImzatSl march Ima:tSl. after /,a:fta(r)1 pot Ipntl, gone Ignnl
port Ipa:tl. law IIa:1 good Igud/. could /kudl
food Ifu:d/. group Igru:pl much lmAtSl. front IfrAntl turn 1t3:o/. word IW3:d/
away la'wel/. collect Ika'Iektl. until lan'tIlI
el
aI
take IteIk/. wait Iwertl mine Imam/. light /lartl on lail/. boy {ball
Consonants
p b
f v 9 0 t d s z I 3
pull Ipul/. cup l'upl bull IbuI/. rob lrobl ferry /'Cert/. life /lan/ veri /,veri:/. live IIIVI think 19IJJk/. bath fba:91 then lOen/. with IWlOI take IteIk/, set Isetl
day Idel/, red Iredl sing ISllJ/. rice Irarsl zoo Izu:/. days IdelZl
show IIau/. wish IWIII pleasure /'ple3a(r)/. occasion la'kel3anl
tI cheap ItSL-p/, catch /kzatSl d3 jail Id3eIl/. bridge (brId31
The sign (') shows stress (see 554).
al
au no Inau/. open /,aupanl
au house /haus/. now Inaul
la hear IhIa(r)/, deer Idla(r)1
ea air lea(r)/. where Iwea(r)1
ua tour ltua(r)/. endure Im'djua(r)1
k g m n 1] I r w
j
h
case Ikels/. take /teIkI go Igau/. rug IrAgI
my Imal/. come lkArol no Inau/. on Innl
sing ISI1]/. finger /,ftlJga(r)1 love /lAvI. hole Ihaul/
round Iraund/. carry /'kzari:1 well Iwell
young/jAlJl house/hausl
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