Plzonetzc sgrref-**rs

LONG VOWELS

l: o: CI u: 3:
sheep farm horse shoe bird
l[i:pl lf,to|ml /s hr!s/ lIutl l9bs:dl
/tfo:rm./ /S hc:rs/ /$ bs:rdl

SHORT VOWELS

I e & A (Br)D U e (Am)?

ship head hai cup sock foot above mother
Ittpl lhedl lhat/ lkl,pl /! sok/ lf.otl le'b*l /$'mrd.a/

DIPHfHOHGS (Two vowel sounds togeth€r)

EI AI 3I AU (Br)?U (-An)ou (Br) Ie (Br)ee (Br)U3
day eye bol' mouth nose ear hair pure
ldeil tail Ibtt{ /rnau0i !!nauzi /Snou/ /! heelr /! pjua'/

CONSONANTS

o
o
p t k f 0 S
c
I tJ
o pen town cat fish thinh sa-v she cheese
6 lpenl ttaunl lketl lf.rfl l0r1kl lseil tlil ltJirzl

o
b d g v o z = d3
book day give very the zoo vision jump
lbukl lderl lgwl l'ver-il l6al lzu:l lvrynl /dg,rmp/

I r j w m n IJ
look run yes \1.e moon I name sing
llukl lranl ljesl Iliitl /mu:n/ | r'nerm/ lsql

CT!{ER SYMBOLS
I - syllable division
main stress I secondary stress
expectation /,ek-spek'ter-fn/ system /'srs.tam/

' Iinking r is pronounced only before a r'larrc letters can be

vowel in British English: omitted:
four /!fc:'/ -+ four apples lf:i.'rep.lz! lunch .rl.rnrl,'

tl Tn tn
mt
I t'tft.tt
I
pronounced either
iaU or il,j etc.
label /'ler.b'l +i'ler.bal' or'l*r.bi

m
I
fhee.it
I
4r
JL

restaurent
/!'res-t'r.e::
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> see Language Portraits on Pronuciation at pRoso!':;cE- Stess.

Pronunciation of 'r' at n, anti Varieties of English at i'-ir.iE:r.

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