LEXICAL SET R.P.

ATS/GA EXAMPLES ESTUARY

KIT ɪ ɪ ship, rip, dim, spirit ɪ
DRESS e e/ɛ step, ebb, hem, terror ɛ
TRAP æ æ bad, cab, ham, arrow æ
LOT ɒ ɒ/ɑ stop, rob, swan, knowledge ɒ
STRUT ʌ ʌ cub, rub, hum ʌ
FOOT ʊ ʊ full, look, could ɤ
BATH ɑ: a/æ staff, clasp, dance ɑ
CLOTH ɒ ɒ/ɑ cough, long, dog, soft ɒ
NURSE ɜ ɜ/ɝ hurt, term, work ɜ
FLEECE i: i seed, key, seize ɪ̃i
FACE ɛɪ eɪ/eɪ weight, rein, steak ɐi
PALM ɑ ɑ calm, bra, father ɑ
THOUGHT ɔ ɔ/ɒ taut, hawk, broad ɔ
GOAT əʊ oʊ soap, soul, home ʌʊ
GOOSE u u who, group, few ʉ
PRICE aɪ aɪ ripe, tribe, aisle ɑɪ
CHOICE ɔɪ ɔɪ boy, void, coin ɔɪ
MOUTH aʊ aʊ pouch, noun, crowd æə
NEAR ɪə ɪə/ɪɚ beer, pier, fierce ɪ
SQUARE ɛə ɛə/ɛɚ care, air, wear, Mary ɛ
START ɑ ɑə/ɑɚ far, sharp, farm ɑ
NORTH ɔ ɔə/ɔɚ war, storm, for, ɔ
FORCE ɔ ɔə/ɔɚ floor, coarse, ore, oral ɔ
CURE ʊə ʊə/ʊɚ poor, tour, fury ɔ
HAPPY * i/̞ ɪ i/̞ i silly, Tony, merry ɪ̃i
COMMA * ə ə the, China, sofa ə
LETTER * ə ə/ə˞ beggar, martyr, visor ə

Other notes: *Used in unstressed or weak form only.