Pronunciation table
These are the pronunciation symbols used in Top Notch 2.
Vowels
Symbol Key Words
i beat, feed
 bit, did
e date, paid
ε bet, bed
 bat, bad
ɑ box, odd, father
ɔ bought, dog
oυ boat, road
υ book, good
u boot, food, flu
 but, mud, mother
ə banana, among
 shirt, murder
a bite, cry, buy, eye
aυ about, how
ɔ voice, boy
r deer
εr bare
ɑr bar
ɔr door
υr tour
Top Notch 2, Second Edition
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Consonants
Symbol Key Words Symbol Key Words
p pack, happy z zip, please, goes
b back, rubber ʃ ship, machine, station,
t tie special, discussion
d die  measure, vision
k came, key, quick h hot, who
 game, guest m men
 church, nature, watch n sun, know, pneumonia
 judge, general, major ŋ sung, ringing
f fan, photograph w wet, white
v van l light, long
θ thing, breath r right, wrong
ð then, breathe y yes
s sip, city, psychology
t butter, bottle
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