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Consonants

p - pip, pot
b - bat, bug
t - tell, table
d - dog, dig
k - cat, key
g - get, gum
f - fish, phone
v - van, vat
θ - thick, thump, faith
ð - these, there, smooth
s - sat, sit
z - zebra, zap
ʃ - ship
ʒ - treasure, leisure
h - hop, hut
tʃ - chip
dʒ - lodge, judge
m - man, mummy
n - man, pan
ŋ - sing, wrong
l - let, lips
r - rub, ran
w - wait, worm
j - yet, yacht

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Short vowels

ɪ - bit, silly
ɛ - bet, head
æ - cat, dad
ɒ - dog, rotten
ʌ - cut, nut
ʊ - put, soot
ə - about, clever

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Long vowels

i: - cream, seen
ɜː - burn, firm (also shown as əː)
ɑː - hard, far
ɔː - corn, faun
uː - boob, glue

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Diphthongs

aɪ - spice, pie
ɛɪ - wait, fate
ɔɪ - toy, joy
əʊ - oats, note
aʊ - clown, vow
ɔə - bored, poured
ɪə - deer, pier
ɛə - hair, bear
ʊə - cure, fuel

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