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THE PHONEMIC ALPHABET (Used in dictionaries)

CONSONANT SOUNDS

/b/ bee /biː/

/tʃ/ chin /tʃɪn/
/d/ doe /dəʊ/
/f/ fat /fæt/
/g/ gap /gæp/
/h/ hat /hæt/
/dʒ/ gin /dʒɪn/
/k/ cap /kæp/
/l/ led /led/
/m/ map /mæp/
/n/ nap /næp/
/ŋ/ hang /hæŋ/
/p/ pea /piː/
/r/ red /red/
/s/ sip /sɪp/
/ʃ / ship /ʃɪp/
/ʒ/ measure /meʒə/
/t/ toe /təʊ/
/ð/ this /ðɪs/
/θ/ thing /θɪŋ/
/v/ van /væn/
/w/ wet /wet/
/j/ yet /jet/
/z/ zip /zɪp/

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VOWEL SOUNDS

/ɜː/ earth /ɜː(r)θ/

/ə/ about /ə`baʊt/
/ʌ/ cut /kʌt/
/æ/ pat /pæt/
/ɒ/ pot /pɒt/
/ɔː/ saw /sɔː/
/ʊ/ book /bʊk/
/uː/ two /tuː/
/e/ egg /eg/
/iː/ key /kiː/
/ɪ/ pit /pɪt/
/aː/ car /kaː/

DIPHTHONGS

/eɪ/ gate /geɪt/

/eː/ gate /geːt/
/əʊ/ go /gəʊ/
/oː/ go /goː/
/eə/ pear /peə(r)/
/ɪə/ peer /pɪə(r)/
/ʊə/ pure /pʊə(r)/
/aɪ/ eye /aɪ/
/aʊ/ owl /aʊl/
/ɔɪ/ coin /kɔɪn/