WORD PRONUNCIATION

A
accent /aksent/

ache /ayk/
ached /ay kt/
achieved /uh ch ee v d/
adhesion /a d h ee zh uh(i) n/
aid /ay d/
all /aw l/
allusion /i(uh) I ue zh I(uh)n/
am /a m/
anger /a ng g ur/
angle /a ng g uh(-) l/
anguish /a ng g w i(uh) sh/
anxious /a ng k sh i(uh) s/
anything /e n ee(i) th I ng/
ape /ay p/
apes /ay p s/
as /a z/
Asia /ay zh uh/
at /a t/
ate /ay t/
atom /a t uh(I,-)m/
awe /aw/
awed /aw d/
awful /aw f uh(-) l/
azure /a zh ur/

B
babe /b ay b/
bagged /b a g d/
bait /b ay t/
baked /b ay k t/
baker /b ay k ur/
/b ay k ur ee(i)/
bakery /b ay k uh r ee(i)/
bald /b aw l d/
balloons /b uh l ue nz/
balls /b aw l z/
bang /b a ng/
bangs /b a ng z/
bank /b a ng k/
bars /b ah(aw) r z/
bathe /b ay TH/
bats /b a t s/
/b a t ur ee(i)/
battery /batuhree(i)
bay /b ay/
bays /b ay z/
be /b ee/
beads /b ee d /z
bearing /b e r i n g/
beat /b ee t/
beauty /b y ue t ee(i)/
/b i(uh) k uh z/
/b ee k uh z/
/b i(uh) k aw z/
because /b ee k aw z/
becky /b e k ee(i)/

beds /b e d z/
bee /b ee/
beige /b ay zh/
/b i(uh) I aw(ah) ng I ng/
/b ee I aw(ah) ng I ng/
/b i(uh) I aw(ah) ng g I ng/
belonging /b ee I aw(ah) ng g I ng/
berry /b e r ee(i)/
Bet /b e t/
better /b e t ur/
biggest /b I g i(uh) s t/
bikes /b ie k s/
bingo /b I ng g oe/
Bird /b ur d/
birth /b ut th/
blank /b l a ng k/
bleacher /b l ee ch ur/
blinker /b l ing k ur/
blocks /b l ah k s/
blueberry /b l ue b e r ee(i)/
bluffed /b l uh f t/
/b l ur ee(i)/
blurry /b l uh r ee(i)/
boasted /b oe s t i(uh) d/
boats /b oe t s/
Bob /b ah b/
body /b ah d ee(i)/
Boil /b oi l/
bone /b oe n/
bones /b oe n z/
boo (as in "I screamed, 'Bool' to
scare her.") /b ue /
book /b oo k/
booked /b oo k t/
boom (as in "The books hit the floor
with a loud boom.") /b ue m/
boot /b ue t/
boring /b aw(oe) r I ng/
both /b oe th/
bough (as in "When the bough
breaks, the cradle will fall.") /b ou/
bought /b aw(ah) t/
bounces /b ou n s i(uh) z/
bow (as in "take a bow") /b ou/
bow(as in "tie a bow") /b oe/
bowl /b oe l/
Boy /b oi/
boys Boy Z
braces /b r ay s I(uh) z/
braids /b r ay d z/
breath (as in "take a deep breath to
relax.") /b r e th/
breath (as in "Breathe slowly and
relax.") /b r ee TH/
brightest /b r ie t i(uh) s t/
brother /b r uh TH ur/
bucked /b uh k t/
buff /b uh f/
Bug /b uh g/

bumped /b uh m p t/
bun /b uh n/
bunches /b uh n ch i(uh) z/
burn /b ur n/
burp /b ur p/
burr /b ur/
/b ur ee t oe/
burrito /b uh r ee t oe/
Bus /b uh s/
bush /b oo sh/
busted /b uh s t i(uh) d/
but /b uh t/

butter /b uh t ur/
button /b uh t I(uh,-) n/
Buy /b ie/
Bye /b ie/

C
cake /k ay k/
Call /k aw l/
/k ah(aw) m/
calm /k aw l m
calves /k a v z/
candy /k a n d ee(i)/
canes /k ay n z/
cape /k ay p/
Car /k ah(aw) r/
card /k ah(aw) r d/
cargo /k ah(aw) r g oe/
cars /k ah(aw) r z/
Cart /k ah(aw) r t/
cases /k ay s i(uh) z/
cashmere /k a zh m ir/
cats /k a t s/
caves /k ay v z/
Caw /k aw/
cereal /s I r ee(i) uh l/
chai (as in "chai tea") /ch ie/
chain
/ch ay n/
chainsaw /ch ay n s aw/
chalked /ch aw(ah) k t/
chambers /ch ay m b ur z/
changed /ch ay n j d/
changer /ch ay n j ur/
chanted /ch a n t i(uh) d/
chap /ch a p/
char /ch ah(aw) r/
charcoal /ch ah(aw) r k oe l/
 /ch e r I t uh b uh(-)l/
charitable /ch a r i(uh) t uh b uh(-)l/
charted /ch ah(aw) r t i(uh) d/
charter /ch ah(aw) r t ur/
charts /ch ah(aw) r t s/
chase /ch ay s/
chased /ch ay s t/
chases /ch ay s i(uh) z/
chasing /ch ay s I ng/
chat /ch a t/
chatter /ch a t ur/
cheap /ch ee p/
cheated /ch ee t i(uh) d/
checks /ch e k s/
cheeks /ch ee k s/
cheered /ch I r d/
cheering /ch I r I ng/
cheese /ch ee z/
cheetahs /ch ee t uh z/
cherish /ch e r i(uh) sh/
cherry /ch e r ee(i)/
chestnuts /ch e s t(-) n uh t s/
chew /ch ue/
chided /ch Ie d i(uh) d/
chief /ch eef/
child /ch ie l d/
childish /ch ie l d i(uh) sh/
childlike /ch ie l d l ie k/
chill /ch I l/
chime /ch ie m/
chimes /ch Ie m z/
chimp /ch I m p/
chin /ch I n/
china /ch ie n uh/
/ch Ie n ee z/
chinese /ch ie n ee s/
chip /ch ip/
chips /ch I p s/
chirp /ch ur p/
chisel /ch I z uh(-)l/
/ch ah(aw) k l i(uh) t s/
chocolates /ch ah(aw) k uh l i(uh) t s/
choice /ch oi s/
choices /ch oi s i(uh) z/
choked /ch oe k t/
chokes /ch oe k s/
chore /ch aw(oe) r/
chores /ch aw(oe) r z/
chose /ch oe z/
chosen /ch oe zi(uh) n/
chow (as in "let's chow down") /ch ou/
chubby /ch uh b ee(i)/
chuck /ch uh k/
chucked /ch uh k t/
chuckled /ch uh k uh(-) l d/
chug /ch uh g/
chum /ch uh m/
chummy /ch uh m ee(i)/
church /ch ur ch/
churn /ch ur n/
chutney /ch uh t n ee(i0/
clapped /k l a p t
clatter /k l a t ur/
clinger /k l I ng ur/
closed /k l oe z d/
clung /k l uh ng/
coats /k oe t s/
code /k oe d/
coin /k oi n/
computer /k uh m p y ue t ur/
contusion /k uh n t ue zh i(uh) n/
Coo /k ue/
cook /k oo k/
coop /k ue p/
coped /k oe p t/
core /k aw(oe) r/
cot /k ah t/
couch /k ou ch/
cough /k aw(ah) f/
councils /k ou n c uh(I,-) l z/
course /k aw(oe) r s/
cousin /k uh z i(uh) n/
Cow /k ou/
coward /k ou ur d/
cower /k ou ur/
Coy /k oi/
crank /k r a ng k/
cranked /k r a ng k t/
cranky /k r a ng k ee(i)/
craves /k r ay v z/
crooked (as in "your tie is crooked.") /k r oo k i(uh) d/
crude /kr ue d/
crushed /k r uh sh t/
Cub /k uh b/
cued /k y ue d/
Cuff /k uh f/
cupcakes /k uh p k ay k s/
cupid /k y ue p i(uh) d/
cups /k uh p s/
curb /k ur b/
/k ur ee(i)/
/k uh r ee(i)

curry (as in"put some curry powder

on the chicken.")
curse /k ur s/
cuss /k uh s/
cute /k y ue t/
D
Dab /d a b/
dads /d a d z/
dairy /d e r ee(i)/
danced /d a n s t/
dangle /d a ng g uh(-) l/
dare /d e r/
daring /d e r I ng/
dark /d ah(aw) r k/
dart /d ah(aw) r t/
darted /d ah(aw) r t i(uh) d/
date /d ay t/
dated /d ay t i(uh) d/
dawn /d aw(ah) n/
Day /d ay/
dead /d e d/
deaf /d e f/
dean (as in "the dean of students") /d een/
debt /d e bt/
debut /d ay b y ue/
decent /d ee s i(uh,-) n t/
/d I (uh) s I zh I(uh) n/
decision D c shun
deck /d e k/
deed /d ee d/
desert (as in "The Sahara desert is in
North Africa.") /d e z ur t/
 /d i(uh) v oe sh i(uh) n/
devotion /d ee v oe sh i(uh)n/
/d I (uh) v ou ur( r)/
devour /d ee v ou ur( r)/
Dew /d ue/
Die /d ie/
dine /d ie n/
ding /d I ng/
dinosaur /d ie n uh(i) s aw(oe) r/
/d uh(i) r e k sh i(uh) n/
direction /d ie r e k sh i(uh) n/
disguise /d I(uh) s g ie z/
dishes /d I sh i(uh) z/
ditches /d I ch i(uh) z/
Dived /d ie v d/
/d i(uh) v ur zh i(uh) n/
diversion /d ie v ur zh i(uh) n/
division /d i(uh) v I zh i(uh) n/
do /d ue/
dock /d ah k/
Doe /d oe/
does (as in "That does it!") /d uh z/
dolls /d ah(aw) l z/
dome /d oe m/
donated /d oe n ay t i(uh) d/
door /d aw(oe) r/
Dot /d ah t/
dough /d oe/
douse /d ou s/
dove (as in" A dove is a bird that can
fly.") /d uh v/
down /d ou n/
Draft
/d r a f t/
dressed /d r e s t/
dresses /d r e s i(uh) z/
dropped /d r ah p t/
duck /d uh k/
Dug /d uh g/
dumped /d uh m p t/
E
Ear /I r/
earthquake /ur th k w ay k/
ease /ee z/
ebb (as in "ebb and flow") /e b/
ed /e d/
edge /e j/
Egg /e g/ , /ay g/
eight /ay t/
/i(uh) j e k t/
eject /ee j e k t/
employer /i€ m p l oi ur/
/I ng g l I sh/
english /I ng l I sh/
equal /ee k w uh l/
/I r o e zh uh(i) n/
erosion /ee r o e zh uh(i) n/
/I g z a k t/
exact /e g z a k t/

/I g z a k t l ee(i)/
exactly /e g z a k t l ee(i)/
/I g z a j ur ay t/
exaggerate /e g z a j uh r ay t/
/I g z a m/
exam /e g z a m/
/I g z a m I n/
examine /e g z a m I n/
/I g z a m i(uh) n d/
examined /e g z a m i(uh) n d/
/I g z a m p uh(-) l/
example /e g z a m p uh(-) l/
/I k s ee d/
exceed /e k s ee d/
excellent /e k s uh(i) l i(uh,-) n t/
/I k s e s/
excess /e k s e s/
/I k s e s i(uh) v/
excessive
/I k s ch ay n j/
exChange
/I k s ie t/
excite /e k s ie t/
/I k s k y ue z/
excuse (as in "Excuse me") /e k s k y ue z/
/I g z e m p t/
/e g z e m p t/
/I g z e m t/
exempt /e g z e m t/
/I g z ur t/
exert /e g z ur t/
/I g z ur sh i(uh) n/
exertion /e g z ur sh i(uh) n/
exhale /e k s h ay l/
 /I g z aw s t i(uh) v/
exhaustive /e g z aw s t i(uh)( v/
/I g z I b i(uh) t/
exhibit /e g z I bi(uh) t/
/I g z aw(oe) r t/
exhort /e g z aw(oe) r t/
/e g z ie l/
exile /e k s ie l/
/I g z I s t/
exist /e g z I s t/
/e g z I t/
Exit /e k s I t/
/I g z ah t I k/
exotic /e g z ah t I k/
/I k s p e k t/
expect /e k s p e k t/
/I k s p oe z/
expose /e k s p oe z/
/I k s t e n d/
extend /e k s t e n d/
/I g z ue d/
exude /e g z ue d/
/I g z uh l t/
exult /e g z uh l t/
eyes /ie z/
F
faked /f ay k t/
Fall /f aw l/
fang /f a ng/
farm /f ah(aw) r m/
father /f ah TH ur/
fault /f aw l t/
Fax /f a k s/
fear /f I r/
Fee /f ee/
ferry /f e r ee(i)/
feud /f y ue d/
fights /f ie t s/
finger /f I ng g ur/
fling /f l I ng/
floated /f l oe t I(uh) d/
flour /f l ou ur®/
flower /f l ou ur/
flowers /f l ou ur z/
/f l ur ee(i)z/
flurries /fl uh r ee(i)z/
flurry /f l ur ee(i)/
 /f l uh r ee/
flutter /f l uh t ur/
foam /f oe m/
Fog /f aw(ah) g/
foil /f oi l/
foot /f oo t/
forks /f aw(oe) r k s/
fought /f aw(ah) t/
fountain /f ou n t i(uh,-) n/
fourth /f aw(oe) r th/
foxes /f ah k s i(uh) z/
franchise /f ra n ch ie z/
fumes /f y ue m z/
fungus /f uh ng g i(uh) s/
Fur /f ur/
/f ur ee(i)/
furry /f uh r ee(i)/
fusion /f y ue zh i(uh) n/
future /f y ue ch ur/
G
G (as in "The letter G comes after the
letter F.") /j ee/
games /g ay m z/
gang /g a ng/
Gap /g a p/
gaping /g ay p I ng/
/g uh r ah zh/
garage /g uh r ah j/
garnet /g ah(aw) r n i(uh) t/
garnish /g ah(aw) r n i(uh) sh/
gate /g ay t/
gated /g ay t i(uh) d/
gauge /g ay j/
Gay /g ay/
gazed /g ay z d/
Gee (as in "Gee wiz, I didn't know
that!")  /j ee/
geek /g ee k/
geese /g ee s/
Gel /j e l/
Gem /j e m z/
gems
germ /j ur m/
gestures /j e s ch ur z/
geyser /g ie z ur/
giant /j ie i(uh) n t/
Gift /g I f t/
giggle /g I g uh(-) l/
gill (as in "Fish have more than one
gill.") /g I l/
girls /g ur l z/
girth /g ur th/
gist (as in "Did you get the gist of
that?") /j I s t/
glows /g l oe z/
gnats /n a t s/
go /g oe/
goat /g oe t/
goes /g oe z/
goo (as in "The paper got stuck to
the goo on the table.") /g ue/
good /g ood/
gopher /g oe f ur/
gophers /g oe f ur z/
gore /g aw(oe) r/
gorgeous /g aw(oe) r j I(uh) s/
gowns /g ou n z/
grabbed /g r a b d/
greatest /g r a y t i(uh) s t/
guide /g ie d/
guided /g ie d I(uh) d/
Gum /g uh m/
Gun /g uh n/
/g uh nz/

guns
gushed /g uh sh t/
guts /g uh t s/
gutter /g uh t ur/
Guy /g ie/
guys /g ie z/
Gym /j I m/
H
ha (as in "Ha ha, that is funny!") /h a/
hairy /h e r ee(i)/
Hall /h aw l/
/h a ng ur/
hanger /h a ng g ur/
hanging /h a ng I ng/
happened /h a p i(uh)n d/
harp /h ah(aw) r p/
Has /h a z/
hated /h ay t I(uh) d/
haughty (as in "The haughty
salesclerk hurt my feelings.") /h aw(ah) t ee(i)/
Hay /h ay/
head /h e d/
hear /h I r/
heat /h ee t/
hedge /h e j/
Her /h ur/
Hey /h ay/
Hi /h ie/
high /h ie/
hikes /h ie k s/
hogs /h aw(ah) g z/
honey /h uh n ee(I)/
hood /h oo d/
hoot (as in "The owl said, 'hoot,
hoot'.") /h ue t/

Hop / ha (w) p /
hope /h oe p/
hoped /h oe p t/
hose /h oe z/
hour /ou ur (r )/
How /h ou/
howard /h ou ur d/
hugged /h uh g d/
Hum /h uh m/
hunger /h uh ng g ur/
hungry /h uh ng g r ee(i)/
/h ur ee(i) d/
hurried /h uh r ee(i) d/
Hut /h uh t/
I
Ice /ie s/
I'd (as in "I'd rather not.") /ie d/
If /I f/
I'll / ie l/
illusion /i(uh) I ue zh i(uh) n/
I'm /ie m/
in /I n/
invitation /I n v i(uh) t ay sh i(uh) n/
itchy /I ch ee(i)/
I've /ie v/
J
J (as in "The letter J comes after the
letter.") /j ay/
Jab /j a b/
Jabs /j a b z/
jacks /j a k s/
Jam /j a m/
Jaw /j aw/
Jay /j ay/
Jazz /j a z/
jeep /j ee p/
jerry /j e r ee(i)/
Jets /j e t s/
jewels /j ue uh(-) lz/
Jibe /j ie b/
jibed /j ie b d/
jingle /j I ng g uh(-) l/
Jive /j ie v/
jives /j ie v z/
joan /j oe n/
jocks /j ah k s/
Joe /j oe/
Join /j oi n/
joke /j oe k/
journal /j ur n uh(-)l/
jousted /j uh s td /
Joy /j oi/
joyce /j oi s/
joyful /j oi f uh(-) l/
joyous /j oi i(uh) s/
judge /j uh j/
juices /j ue s i(uh) z/
jump /j uh m p/

jumped /j uh m p t/
junction /j uh ng k sh i(uh) n/
june /j ue n/

jungle /j uh ng g uh(-) l/
junk /j uh ng k/
/j ur ee(i)/
Jury /j uh r ee(i)/
Just /j uh s t/
K
K (as in "The letter K comes before /k ay/
the letter L.")
kept /k e p t/
Key /k ee/
Kids /k I d z/
kind /k ie n d/
kisses /k I s i(uh) z/
Kit /k I t/
Kite /k Ie t/
kitten /k I t uh(I,-)n/
knew /n ue/
knife /n ie f/
knight /n ie t/
knit /n I t/
knocked /n ah k t/
knots /n ah t s/
know /n oe/
knows /n oe z/
L
laces /l ay s i(uh) z/
lakes /l ay k s/
lap /l ap/
lark /l ah(aw) r k/
lashes /l a sh I(uh) z/
lather (as in "Lather your hands with
soap before washing them.") /l a TH UR/
laughed /l a f t/
law /l a w/
/l oi ur/
lawyer /l aw y ur/
lay /l ay/
layer /l ay ur/
leather /l e TH ur/
leaves /l ee v z/
/l ee zh ur/
leisure /le zh ur/
lied /l ie d/

lifted /l I f t i(uh) d/
liked /l ie k t/
lines /l ie n z/
linger (as in "You shouldn't linger on
the street corner so long.") /l I ng g ur/
loaded /l oe d i(uh) d/
/l oe f s/
loafs /l oe v z/
loan /l oe n/
loft /l aw(ah) f t/
logs /l aw(ah) g z /
longer /l aw(ah) ng g ur/
longest /l aw(ah) ng g i(uh) s t/
looked /l oo k t/
loon /l ue n/
lotion /l oe sh i(uh) n/
lou /l ue/
love /l uh v/
low /l oe/
lucky /l uh k ee(i)/
lungs /l uh ng z/
M
mall /m aw l/
mammal /m a m uh(-) l/
mangle /m a ng g uh(-) l/
mats /m a t s/
matter /m a t ur/
mayor /m ay ur ( r)/
/m e zh ur/
measure / m ay zh ur/
mexico /m e k s i(uh) k oe/
/m I z ur ee(i)/
misery /m I z uh r ee(i)/
monkey /m un ng k ee(i)/
moo (as in "A cow says moo.") /m ue/
mouse /m ou s/
musical /m y ue z i(uh) k uh(-) l/
mute /m y ue t/
N
nachos /n ah ch oe z/
names /n ay m z/
nap /n a p/
nay (as in "All but four democrats
voted nay.") /n ay/
near /n I r/
Nerd
/n ur d/
nerds /n ur d z/
net /n e t/
nets /n e t s/
niece /n ee s/
night /n ie t/
nine /n ie n/
no /n oe/
nodded /n ah d i(uh) d/
nose /n oe z/
noun /n ou n/
numb /n uh m/
nun /n uh n/
nurse /n ur s/
nut /n uh t/
O
oak /oe k/
oat /oe t/
oath /oe th/
odd /ah d/
ode /oe d/
of /uh v/
off /aw(ah) f/
oil /o I l/
on /aw(ah) n/
one /w uh n/
ooze /ue z/
other /uh TH ur/
out /ou t/
owed /oe d/
owl /ou l/
own /oe n/
oxygen /ah k s i(uh) j i(uh) n/
oy (as in "Oy, I can't believe it!") /oi/
Oyster /oi s t ur/
P
p(as in "The letter P comes after the
letter O.") /p ee/
pace /p ay s/
page /p ay j/
pages /p ay j i(uh) z/
pain /p ay n/
painted /p ay n t i(uh) d/
park /p ah(aw) r k/
parked /p ah(aw) r k t/
party /p ah(aw) r t ee(i)/
passes /p a s i(uh) z/
pasted /p ay s t I(uh) d/
paw /p aw/
pay /p ay/
pea /p ee/
peaches /p ee ch I(uh) z/
pear /p er/
peas /p ee z/
peel /p ee l/
pegs /p e g z/
per /p ur/
/p ur f I k t/
perfect /p ur f e kt/
perfume /p ur f y ue m/
perm /p ur m/
pet /p e t/
pets /p e t s/
pews (as in "The church had oak
pews.") /p y ue z/
pie /p ie/
pier /p I r/
pinky /p I ng k ee(i)/
pipe /p ie p/
pits /p I t s/
plank /p l a ng k/
please /p l ee z/
pleasure /p l e zh ur/
poise /p oi z/
poisoned /p oi z i(uh) n d/
ponchos /p ah n ch oe z/
pop /p ah p/
post /p oe s t/
pot /p ah t/
potato /p uh t ay t oe/
pounds /p ou n d z/
pour /p aw(oe) r/
pouted /p ou t i(uh) d/
pow (as in "Pow, I got you!") /p ou/
powder /p ou d ur/
power /p ou ur/
prank /p r a ng k/
pringle (as in "One Pringles potato
chip is often called a Pringle.") /p r I ng g uh(-) l/
psych (as in "pysch yourself up") /s ie k/
pubs /p uh b z/
puck /p uh k/
pulled /p oo l d/
pumped /p uh m p t/
pun /p uh n/
puppy /p uh p ee(i)/
purr /p ur/
purse /p ur s/
purses /p ur s i(uh) z/
push /p oo sh/
pushes /p oo shi(uh) z/
put /p oot/
putt /p uh t/
Q
quack /k w a k/
quail /k w ay l/
quaint /k w ay n t/
/k w aw(oe) r t/
quart /k aw(oe) r t/
queasy /k w ee z ee(i)/
queen /k w ee n/
quench /k w e n ch/
quest /k w e s t/
quick /k w I k/
quickest /k w I k i(uh) s t/
quiet /k w ie i(uh) t/
quit /k w I t/
quite /k w ie t/
quiver /k w I v ur/
quiz /k w I z/
quote /k w oe t/
R
raft /r a f t/
rags /r a g z/
rained /r ay n d/
raise /r ay z/
raisin /r ay z i(uh) n/
rake /r ay k/
rakes /r ay k s/
random /r a n d uh(-) m/
raw /r aw/
ray /r ay/
red /r e d/
reunite /r ee y ue n ie t/
/r I ng ur/
ringer /r I ng ur/
road /r oe d/
roam /r oe m/
roar /r aw(oe) r/

roasted /r oe s t i(uh) d/
Rob /r ah b/
rooms /r ue m z/
rose /r oe z/
roses /r oe z I(uh)z/
rought /r uh t/
rounded /r ou n d i(uh) d/
roy /r oi/
rude /r ue d/
run /r uh n/
rush /r uh sh/
rushed /r u sh t/
rust /r uh s t/
rye /r ie/
S
said /s e d/
sane /s ay n/
sank /s a ng k/
sausage /s aw s i(uh) j/
saved /s ay v d/
saves /s ay v z/
say /s ay /
scary /s k e r ee(i)/
scour (as in "to scour grease from
pots and pans") /s k ou ur( r)/
scrabble /s k r a b uh(-) l/
scream /s k r ee m/
scrub /s k r uh b/
scum /s k uh m/
/s k ur ee(i)/
scurry /s k uh r ee(i)/
/s e k y uh l ur/
secular /s e k y ue l ur/
seizure /s ee zh ur/
sew /s oe/
shaped /sh ay p t/
share /sh e r/
sharp /sh ah(aw) r p/
sharpest /sh ah(aw) r p i(uh) s t/
shatter /sh a t ur/
shaved /sh ay v d/
shawl /sh aw l/
she /sh ee/
shear /sh I r/
sheep /sh ee p/
shell /sh el/
shelves /sh el v z/
sherry /sh e r ee/
shift /sh I f t/
shocked /sh ah k t/
shoe /sh ue/
Shoo (as in "shoo, fly, don't bother
me.') /sh ue/
shook /sh oo k/
shoots /sh ue t s/
shore /sh aw(oe) r/
shout /sh ou t/
shouted /sh ou t i(uh) d/
shouts /sh ou t s/
shove /sh uh v/
shovel /sh uh v uh(-) l/
show /sh oe/
shower /sh ou ur/
shut /sh uh t/
shuts /sh uh t s/
shutter /sh uh t ur/
shuttle /sh uh t uh(-) l/
shy /sh ie/
sideways /s ie d w ay z/
sigh /s ie/
sighed /s ie d/
sight /s ie t/
/s I ng ur/
singer /s I ng g ur/
single /s I ng uh(-) l/
six /s I k s/
skated /s k ay t i(uh) d/
slinky (as in "That is a slinky dress.') /s l I ng k ee(i)/
sloth /s l aw(ah) th/
smile /s m ie l/
smooth /s m ue TH/
sneezed /s n ee z d/
snoring /s n aw(oe) r I ng/
soccer /s ah k ur/
socks /s ah k s/
sodium /s oe d ee(i) uh(i) m/
soft /s aw(ah) f t/
sore /s aw(oe) r/
sort /s aw(oe) r t/
sought /s aw(ah) t/
sour /s ou ur( r)/
south /s ou th/
soy /s oi/
spank /s p a ng k/
spices /s p ie s i(uh) z/
spilled /s p I l d/
spoil /s p oi l/
spring /s p r I ng/
sprung /s p r uh ng/
spunky /s p uh ng k ee(i)/
squeak /s k w eek/
squirt /s k w ur t/
staffed /s t a f t/
stages /s t ay j i(uh) z/
stall /s t aw l/
start /s t ah(aw) r t/
station /s t ay sh uh(i) n/
steering /s t I r I ng/
/s t I n g ur/
stinger /s t I ng g ur/
story /s t aw(oe) r ee(i)/
strangle /s t r a ng g uh(-) l/
strum /s t r uh m/d
stutter /st uh t ur/
sue /s ue/
survived /s ur v ie v d/
swing /s w I ng/
symbol /s I m b uh(-) l/
T
tall /t aw l/
tangle /t a ng g uh(-) l/
tear (as in "I shed a tear.") /t I r/
/t ur I f I k/
terrific /t uh r I f I k/
/t e k s i(uh) s/
Texas /t e k s I (uh) z/
thank /th a ng k/
thanks /th a ng k s/
that /TH a t/
thaw (as in "The frozen chicken
needs to thaw.") /th aw/
/TH uh/
the /TH ee/
their /TH e r/
/TH em/
them /TH uh(i) m/
theme /th ee m/
then /TH e n/
theory /th I r ee(i)/
these /TH ee z/
they /TH ay/
thick /th I k/
thickest /th I k i(uh) s t/
thigh (as in "I hurt my thigh at soccer
practice." /th ie/
thin /th I n/
things /th I ng z/
thinker /th I ng k ur/
thinnest /th I n i(uh) s t/
thirst /th ur s t/
this /TH I s/
thorn /th aw(oe) r n/
those /TH oe z/
though /TH oe/
thought /th aw(ah)t/
thoughts /th aw(ah) t s/
thousand /th ou z i(uh,-) n d/
thread /th r e d/
three /th r ee/
thumbs /th uh mz/
tie /t ie/
tied /t ie d/
tingle (as in "my leg started to
tingle." /t I ng g uh(-) l/
toughed (as in "I toughed it out.") /t uh f t/
tow /t oe/
tower /t ou ur/
toxic /t ah k s I k/
toy /t oi/
tried /t r ie d/
twinkle /t w I ng k uh(-) l/
U
um (as in "Um, I can't think of what
to say.') /uh m/
unity /y ue n i(uh) t ee(i)
up /uh p/
urge /ur j/
us /uh s/
ushers /uh sh ur z/
utmost /uh t m oe s t/
V
V(as in "The letter V comes after the
letter u.") /v ee/
vague /v ay g/
value /v a l y ue/
/v e r ee(i0 d/
varied /v a r ee(i) d/
veer /v I r/
vein /v ay n/
vents /v e n t s/
version /v ur zh i(uh) n/
vertex (as in "the vertex of the
triangle") /v ur t e k s/
very /v e r ee(i)/
vests /v e s t s/
vet /v e t/
vibe /v ie b/
vice /v ie s/
vie /v ie/
view /v y ue/
viewed /v y ue d/
vile /v ie l/
vine /v ie n/
vision /v I zh i(uh) n/
visited /v I z i(uh) t I(uh) d/
void /v oi d/
voted /v oe t i(uh) d/
vow (as in " I vow to love you
forever.") /v ou/
vowel /v ou uh(-) l/
W
waited /w ay t i(uh) d/
waiter /w ay t ur/
/w ah(aw) n t I (uh) d/
wanted /w uh n t I(uh) d/
wave /w ay v/
waves /w ay v z/
way /w ay/
we /w ee/
weakest /w ee k I(uh) s t/
wear /w e r/
weary (as in "NO rest for the
weary.") /w I r ee(i)/
week /w ee k/
weigh /w ay/
were /w ur/
whack /wh(w) a k/
whale /wh(w) ay l/
/wh(w) uh t/
what /wh(w) ah t/
wheat /wh(w) ee t
when /wh(w) e n/
whence /wh(w) e n s/
where /wh(w) e r/
whereby /wh(w) e r b ie/
which /wh(w) I ch/
whiff /wh(w) I f/
while /wh(w) ie l/
whim /wh(w) I m/
whine /wh(w) ie n/
whips /wh(w) I p s/
whirl /wh(w) ur l/
whisk /wh(w) I s k/
white /wh(w) ie t/
why /wh(w) ie/
wines /w ie nz/
wink /w I ng k/
without /wi TH ou t/
woe (as in "woe is me") /w oe/
woke /w oe k/
wood /w oo d/
/w ur ee(i) z/
worries /w uh r ee(i) z/
/w ur ee(i)/
worry /w uh r ee(i)/
would /w oo d/
wove (as in "He wove through the
heavey traffic.") /w oe v/
wrangle (as in "My brother and sister
always wrangle over whose turn it is
to take out the trash.") /r a ng g uh(-) l/
wreath /r ee th/
Y
Y (as in "The letter Y comes after the
letter x.") /w ie/
yale /y ay l/
yank /y a ng k/
yanked /y a ng k t/
yankee /y a ng k ee(i)/
yawn /y aw(ah) n/
yay /y ay/
year /y I r/
yeast /y ee s t/
yikes /y ie k s/
yo /y oe/
yodel /y oe d uh(-) l/
yoga /y oe g uh/
/y oe k/
yolk /y oe l k/
/y oe k s/
yolks /y oe l k s/
younger /y uh ng g ur/
/y oo(ue) r/
/y aw(oe) r/
your /y ur/
yuck /y uh k/
yucky /y uh k ee(i)/
yum /y uh m/
yummy /y uh m ee(i)/
yup (as in "yup, I sure can do that") /y uh p/
yuppie /y uh p ee(i)/
Z
Z (as in "The letter Z comes after the
letter y.') /z ee/
zone /z oe n/
zoo /z ue/