WORDS BrE AmE WORDS BrE AmE

↓ RP /ɜː/ corresponds to AmE /ɝː/ ↓ RP diphthong /əʊ/; by GenAm as /ɔʊ/ (or/ɔː/)

BIRD bɜːd ˈbɝːd GO ɡəʊ ˈɡɔʊ
CURB kɜːb ˈkɝːb HOME həʊm hɔʊm
STIR stɜː ˈstɝː THROW ˈθrəʊ ˈθrɔʊ
BURN bɜːn ˈbɝːn GOAT ɡəʊt ɡɔʊt
FIR fɜː ˈfɝː BOAT bəʊt bɔʊt
FUR fɜː ˈfɝː WROTE rəʊt rɔʊt
GIRL ɡɜːl ˈɡɝːl ↓ RP long „o” /ɔː/ is pronounced as a higher and more rounded vowel
↓ shrt cntrl vowl (i.e. ə), r-colrd qlty/ɚ/in GenAm SAW bɔːl bɔːl
BETTER ˈbetə ˈbetɚ ALL ɔːl ɔːl
BROTHER ˈbrʌðə ˈbrʌðɚ BALL bɔːl bɔːl
MOTHER ˈmʌðə ˈmʌðɚ ↓RP /æ/ is pronounced as a lower vowel than GenAm
PERHAPS pəˈhæps pɚˈhæps PAT pæt pæt
↓RP speakers /ɒ/ GenAm /ɑ/-short variant of /ɑː/ BAT bæt bæt
HOT hɒt hɑt SAND sænd sænd
NOT nɒt ˈnɑt ↓ RP speakers use the diphthong /aɪ/, GenAm speakers use /ɪ/
GOT ˈɡɒt ˈɡɑt HOSTILE ˈhɒstaɪl ˈhɒstɪl
GOD ɡɒd ˈɡɑd FERTILE ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈfɜːtɪl
PLOT plɒt ˈplɑt FRAGILE ˈfrædʒaɪl ˈfrædʒɪl
LOCK lɒk ˈlɑk MOBILE ˈməʊbaɪl ˈməʊbɪl
BOX bɒks ˈbɑks JUVENILE ˈdʒuːvənaɪl ˈdʒuːvənɪl
ROCK rɒk ˈrɑk MISSILE ˈmɪsaɪl ˈmɪsɪl
OBVIOUS ˈɒbvɪəs ˈɑbviəs CIVILIZATION sɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn̩ sɪvɪlɪˈzeɪʃn̩
DOCTOR ˈdɒktə ˈdɑktər NASALIZATION nezəlaɪˈzeɪʃən nezəlɪˈzeɪʃən
DOLLAR ˈdɒlə ˈdɑlər CHARACTERIZATION kærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃn̩ kærəktərɪˈzeɪʃn̩
COLLEGE ˈkɒlɪdʒ ˈkɑlɪdʒ ↓ in GenAm we have tapped /t/ or flapped /t/ [ɾ]
HEART hɑːt ˈhɑrt BETTER ˈbetə ˈbeɾər
↓ pronunciation in GenAm is historic MATTER ˈmætə ˈmæɾər
PLANT plɑːnt ˈplænt WRITING ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈraɪɾɪŋ
GRASS ɡrɑːs ˈɡræs LETTER ˈletə ˈleɾər
PASS pɑːs ˈpæs BEETLE ˈbiːtl ˈbiːɾl
PATH pɑːθ ˈpæθ BOTTLE ˈbɒtl ˈbɑːɾl
CAN’T kɑːnt ˈkænt LITTLE ˈlɪtl ˈlɪɾl
AUNT ɑːnt ˈænt TWENTY ˈtwenti ˈtwenɾi
COMMAND kəˈmɑːnd kəˈmænd RIDER ˈraɪdə ˈraɪɾɝ
HALF hɑːf ˈhæf ↓ centring diphthongs in RP. In GenAm short vowel followed by /r/
ANSWER ˈɑːnsə ˈænsər CLEAR klɪə klɪr
ASK ɑːsk ˈæsk CARE keə ker
DRAFT drɑːft ˈdræft PURE pjʊə pjʊr
CLASP klɑːsp ˈklæsp ↓ The semivowel /j/ in front of the long vowel /u:/ is dropped in
BAD bæd ˈbæd GenAm pronunciation when it is preceded by one of: /t, d, s, z, n
CAT kæt kæt NEW njuː nuː
PAM pæm ˈpæm STUPID ˈstjuːpɪd ˈstuːpɪd
PAN pæn ˈpæn DUE djuː duː
MASS mæs ˈmæs SUIT sjuːt suːt
↓ BrE use the short centralized vowel /ʌ/ ↓in RP wh- voiced semivowel /w/
followed by /r/ GenAm speakers use GenAm devoiced semivowel /ʍ/ or /hw/
the r-coloured long central vowel /ɝː/ WHICH ˈwɪtʃ ʍɪtʃ
WORRY ˈwʌri ˈwɝːri ↓ RP clear /l/ prevocalically (light, alike, lark) and dark /l/ [ɫ] in other
HURRY ˈhʌri ˈhɝːri contexts (word-finally or preconsonantally), e.g. hill, help
CURRENT ˈkʌrənt ˈkɝːrənt GenAm may use fairly dark /l/ in all positions
COURAGE ˈkʌrɪdʒ ˈkɝːrədʒ LIGHT laɪt ɫaɪt
CURRY ˈkʌri ˈkɝːri HILL hɪɫ hɪɫ
HELP heɫp heɫp
LIKE ˈlaɪk ˈɫaɪk