THOTT Special symbols / | The start and the end of the transcription. Example: “cat” = /kat/ The stressed syllable of a word. Example: “prefer” (we stress the second syllable) = /pri'fa:'/ The start of a new syllable. Example: ‘football’ (2 syllables) = /‘fut.bo:l/ 1 | The consonant is pronounced as a separate syllable. Example “little” = /Irt.]/ £ | In American English, the letter “t’ sounds like a “d” Example ‘butter’ = /'bat.o/PO LOMO ry IPA examples i: tree, green u shoe, food a: arm, car ae door, four 3c" girl, prefer * is nota sound. It means that we pronounce the final ‘r’ sound only if the next sy word starts with a vowel. Stee Example: ‘prefer’ = /pri'far'/ “Iprefer apples.” (we pronounce the final‘ sound) “| prefer pears.” (we do not pronounce the final ‘r’ sound)so > Vowels (short) examples sit, fish pull, good mug, duck hot, stop amount, cinema red, dead € in some dictionaries cat, fat mother afefelelole|>]e]-if girl