Pronunciation Key

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k kick, cat, pique l (n d'l) lid, needle* m mum n (s d'n) no, sudden* ng thing pot toe oi v w y z zh noise took urge, term, firm, word, heard valve with yes zebra, xylem vision, pleasure, garage boot ou out p pop r roar s sauce sh ship, dish t tight, stopped th this Foreign French feu, German schn cut r butter

Pronunciation Key
pat pay care father b bib ch church d deed, milled pet bee f g gag h hat hw which pit pie, by pier j judge

caught, paw, for, horrid, hoarse** th thin

fife, phase, rough

French tu, German ber German ich, Scottish loch French bon (b
)***

about, item, edible, gallop, circus

*In English the consonants l and n often constitute complete syllables by themselves. **Regional pronunciations of -or- vary. In pairs such as for, four; horse, hoarse; and morning, mourning, the vowel varies between ( ) and ( ). In this Dictionary these vowels are represented as follows: for (f r), four (f r, f r); horse (h rs), hoarse (h rs, h rs); and morning (m r ning), mourning (m r ning, m r -). Other words for which both forms are shown include more, glory, and borne. A similar variant occurs in words such as coral, forest, and horrid, where the pronunciation of o before r varies between ( ) and ( ). In these words the ( r) pronunciation is given first: forest (f r ist, f r -). ***The Dictionary uses to reflect that the preceding vowel is nasalized.

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