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I r r e g u l a r Ve r b s
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
be /b/ was, were /wɒz/, /w\:r/ been /bi:n/
beat /bi:t/ beat /bi:t/ beaten /'bi:t.ən/
become /b'kÃm/ became /b'kem/ become /b'kÃm/
begin /b'gn/ began /b'g{n/ begun /b'gÃn/
bend /bend/ bent /bent/ bent /bent/
bet /bet/ bet /bet/ bet /bet/
bite /bat/ bit /bt/ bitten /'bt.ən/
blow /bləυ/ blew /blu:/ blown /bləυn/
break /brek/ broke /brəυk/ broken /'brəυ.kən/
bring /brŋ/ brought /brɔ:t/ brought /brɔ:t/
broadcast /'brɔ:d.kɑ:st/ broadcast /'brɔ:d.kɑ:st/ broadcast /'brɔ:d.kɑ:st/
build /bld/ built /blt/ built /blt/
burst /b\:st/ burst /b\:st/ burst /b\:st/
buy /ba/ bought /bɔ:t/ bought /bɔ:t/
catch /k{T/ caught /kɔ:t/ caught /kɔ:t/
choose /Tu:z/ chose /Təυz/ chosen /
Təυ.z
' ən/

come /kÃm/ came /kem/ come /kÃm/

cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/
creep /kri:p/ crept /krept/ crept /krept/
cut /kÃt/ cut /kÃt/ cut /kÃt/
deal /di:l/ dealt /delt/ dealt /delt/
dig /dg/ dug /dÃg/ dug /dÃg/
do /du:/ did /dd/ done /dÃn/
draw /drɔ:/ drew /dru:/ drawn /drɔ:n/
drink /drŋk/ drank /dr{ŋk/ drunk /drÃŋk/
drive /drav/ drove /drəυv/ driven /'drv.ən/
eat /i:t/ ate /et/ eaten /'i:.tən/
fall /fɔ:l/ fell /fel/ fallen /'fɔ:.lən/
feed /fi:d/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/
feel /fi:l/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/
fight /fat/ fought /fɔ:t/ fought /fɔ:t/
find /fand/ found /faυnd/ found /faυnd/
flee /fli:/ fled /fled/ fled /fled/
fly /fla/ flew /flu:/ flown /fləυn/
forbid /fə'bd/ forbade /fə'bed/ forbidden /fə'bd.ən/
forget /fə'get/ forgot /fə'gɒt/ forgotten /fə'gɒt.ən/
forgive /fə'gv/ forgave /fə'gev/ forgiven /fə'gv.ən/
freeze /fri:z/ froze /frəυz/ frozen /'frəυ.zən/
get /get/ got /gɒt/ got /gɒt/
give /gv/ gave /gev/ given /'gv.ən/
go /gəυ/ went /went/ gone /gɒn/
grow /grəυ/ grew /gru:/ grown /grəυn/
hang /h{ŋ/ hung /hÃŋ/ hung /hÃŋ/
have /h{v/ had /h{d/ had /h{d/
hear /hər/ heard /h\:d/ heard /h\:d/
hide /had/ hid /hd/ hidden /'hd.ən/
hit /ht/ hit /ht/ hit /ht/
hold /həυld/ held /held/ held /held/
hurt /h\:t/ hurt /h\:t/ hurt /h\:t/
keep /ki:p/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/
kneel /ni:l/ knelt /nelt/ knelt /nelt/
know /nəυ/ knew /nju:/ known /nəυn/
lay /le/ laid /led/ laid /led/
lead /li:d/ led /led/ led /led/
learn /l\:n/ learnt* /l\:nt/ learnt* /l\:nt/
 INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

leave /li:v/ left /left/ left /left/

lend /lend/ lent /lent/ lent /lent/
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
lie /la/ lay /le/ lain /len/
light /lat/ lit /lt/ lit /lt/
lose /lu:z/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/
make /mek/ made /med/ made /med/
mean /mi:n/ meant /ment/ meant /ment/
meet /mi:t/ met /met/ met /met/
pay /pe/ paid /ped/ paid /ped/
put /pυt/ put /pυt/ put /pυt/
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /rad/ rode /rəυd/ ridden /'rd.ən/
ring /rŋ/ rang /r{ŋ/ rung /rÃŋ/
rise /raz/ rose /rəυz/ risen /'rz.ən/
run /rÃn/ ran /r{n/ run /rÃn/
say /se/ said /sed/ said /sed/
see /si:/ saw /sɔ:/ seen /si:n/
seek /si:k/ sought /sɔ:t/ sought /sɔ:t/
sell /sel/ sold /səυld/ sold /səυld/
send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
set /set/ set /set/ set /set/
sew /səυ/ sewed /səυd/ sewn* /səυn/
shake /ʃek/ shook /ʃυk/ shaken /'ʃe.kən/
shine /ʃan/ shone /ʃɒn/ shone /ʃɒn/
shoot /ʃu:t/ shot /ʃɒt/ shot /ʃɒt/
show /ʃəυ/ showed /ʃəυd/ shown /ʃəυn/
shrink /ʃrŋk/ shrank /ʃr{ŋk/ shrunk /ʃrÃŋk/
shut /ʃÃt/ shut /ʃÃt/ shut /ʃÃt/
sing /sŋ/ sang /s{ŋ/ sung /sÃŋ/
sink /sŋk/ sank /s{ŋk/ sunk /sÃŋk/
sit /st/ sat /s{t/ sat /s{t/
sleep /sli:p/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
slide /slad/ slid /sld/ slid /sld/
speak /spi:k/ spoke /spəυk/ spoken /'spəυ.kən/
spell /spel/ spelt* /spelt/ spelt* /spelt/
spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
spit /spt/ spat /sp{t/ spat /sp{t/
split /splt/ split /splt/ split /splt/
spread /spred/ spread /spred/ spread /spred/
spring /sprŋ/ sprang /spr{ŋ/ sprung /sprÃŋ/
stand /st{nd/ stood /stυd/ stood /stυd/
steal /sti:l/ stole /stəυl/ stolen /'stəυ.lən/
stick /stk/ stuck /stÃk/ stuck /stÃk/
sting /stŋ/ stung /stÃŋ/ stung /stÃŋ/
stink /stŋk/ stank /st{ŋk/ stunk /stÃŋk/
strike /strak/ struck /strÃk/ struck /strÃk/
swear /sweər/ swore /swɔ:r/ sworn /swɔ:n/
sweep /swi:p/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/
swim /swm/ swam /sw{m/ swum /swÃm/
swing /swn/ swung /swÃŋ/ swung /swÃŋ/
take /tek/ took /tυk/ taken /'te.kən/
teach /ti:T/ taught /tɔ:t/ taught /tɔ:t/
tear /teər/ tore /tɔ:r/ torn /tɔ:n/
tell /tel/ told /təυld/ told /təυld/
think /θŋk/ thought /θɔ:t/ thought /θɔ:t/
throw /θrəυ/ threw /θru:/ thrown /θrəυn/
understand / Ãn.də'st{nd/ understood / Ãn.də'stυd/ understood / Ãn.də'stυd/
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wake /wek/ woke /wəυk/ woken /'wəυ.kən/
wear /weər/ wore /wɔ:r/ worn /wɔ:n/
weep /wi:p/ wept /wept/ wept /wept/
win /wn/ won /wÃn/ won /wÃn/
write /rat/ wrote /rəυt/ written /'rt.ən/
*Regular form also possible
Phonemic Symbols
Vowel sounds
/ə/ /{/ /υ/ /ɒ/ // /i/ /e/ /Ã/
father ago apple cat book could on got in swim happy easy bed any cup under

/\:/ /ɑ:/ /u:/ /ɔ:/ /i:/

her shirt arm car blue too born walk eat meet

/eə/ /ə/ /υə/ /ɔ/ /a/ /e/ /əυ/ /aυ/

chair where near we’re tour mature boy noisy nine eye eight day go over out brown

Consonant sounds
/p/ /b/ /f/ /v/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/
park soup be rob face laugh very live time white dog red cold look girl bag

/θ/ /ð/ /T/ /dZ/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /Z/

think both mother the chips teach job page see rice zoo days shoe action television

/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /h/ /l/ /r/ /w/ /j/

me name now rain sing think hot hand late hello marry write we white you yes

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