PHONETICS CHEAT SHEET

SHORT VOWELS CONSONANTS

e Head, bed, red, get r Red, roses, romantic

Fun, love, luck h Hello, have, happy, holiday

Hot, top, rock f Friday, fish, fry, full

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ɪ This, it, bit, his v Very, village, live, view

Cat, hat, that, bat p Put, pay, cap, map

Put, cook, book b Bit, bag, bring, robe

A, the, teacher, doctor ʃ Shop, wash, shut, ship

LONG VOWELS ʒ Treasure, pleasure, vision

iː He, she, tea, cream θ Think, three, through, bath

ɜː Heard, bird, third, girl ð This, that, brother, those

ɔː More, water, four, horse s Sing, say, simple, price

uː Boot, shoe, you, blue z Zoo, prize, nose, crazy

ɑː Car, far, garden, dark t Two, try, time, tin

DIPHTHONGS d Door, day, down, had

ɪə Ear, near, beer, fear k Come, kitchen, cool, sock

eə Hair, there, care, bear g Girl, green, big, frog

eɪ Day, say, may, late ʧ Church, choose, watch

ɔɪ Boy, toy, annoy, voice ʤ June, July, juice, join

aɪ Hi, my, dry, buy j Yes, yellow, yesterday, you

əʊ No, don’t, go, alone w White, where, with, want

aʊ How, now, brown, cow l Low, look, lie, leap

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