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1. BBC pronunciation: phonemes (British English)   Pronunciation Tips Introduction   Short Vowel Sound (ɪ): KIT, BID, HIM   Short Vowel Sound (ʊ): FOOT, PUT, GOOD   Short Vowel Sound (Λ): STRUT, MUD, LOVE          Short Vowel Sound (ɒ): LOT, ODD, WASH        Short Vowel Sound (ə):  THEOF, ABOUT   Short Vowel Sound (e): DRESS, HEAD, BED   Short Vowel Sound (æ): TRAP, BACK, LAP   Long Vowel Sound (iː): SEA, FLEECE, MACHINE   Long Vowel Sound (uː): TWO, BLUE, GROUP   Long Vowel Sound (aː): START, HARD, FATHER      Long Vowel Sound (ɔː): LAW, NORTH, THOUGHT   Long Vowel Sound (ʒː): NURSE, STIR, LEARN   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (ɪə): EAR, NEAR   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (ʊə):  PURE, TOUR   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (ɑɪ): EYE, HIGH   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (ɔɪ): TOY, CHOICE   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (əʊ): SHOW, BOAT   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (e ə): FAIR, SQUARE   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (ɑʊ): NOW, MOUTH   Diphthongs (double vowel sounds) (e ɪ): FACE, DAY   English Pronunciation – consonants   Pronunciation Tips Voicing   Voiced Consonant Sound (b): BACK, BAG, TUBE   Voiced Consonant Sound (d): DID, ODD, LADDER   Voiced Consonant Sound (ɖʒ):  JOKE, LODGER, JUDGE   Voiced Consonant Sound (g): GLUE, STRUGGLE, BAG   Voiced Consonant Sound (v): VERY, HEAVY, MOVE   Voiced Consonant Sound (ð): THIS, OTHER, SMOOTH   Voiced Consonant Sound (z):  ZERO, MUSIC, BUZZ   Voiced Consonant Sound (ʒ):  TREASURE, PLEASURE   Voiceless Consonant Sound (p): PAN, COPY, HOPPOP   Voiceless Consonant Sound (t): TIN, BUTTON, GETTIGHT   Voiceless Consonant Sound (t͡ʃ): CHOKE, TEACHER, MATCH, CHURCH   Voiceless Consonant Sound (k): CAME, LUCKY, SICK, CLOCK   Voiceless Consonant Sound (f): FAD, COFFEE, ROUGH, FLUFF   Voiceless Consonant Sound (ɵ): THIN, AUTHOR, HEALTHY, BIRTH   Voiceless Consonant Sound (s):      SOON, MISTER, HISSCEASE   Voiceless Consonant Sound (ʃ): SHIP, SURE, NATION, FISH   Other Consonant Sound (m): MORE, HAMMER, SUMMIME   Other Consonant Sound (n): NICE, FUNNY, SONNONE   Other Consonant Sound (ŋ): RUNG, ANGER, THANKS   Other Consonant Sound (h): HEAR, HOT, HELLO, AHEAD   Other Consonant Sound (l): LIGHT, VALLEY, BELLLEVEL   Other Consonant Sound (r): RIGHT, WRONG, SORRY, ARRANGE   Other Consonant Sound (w): WET, ONE, BEWARE,   Other Consonant Sound (j): YET, USE, YELLOW    
 
2. American English pronunciation: phonemes ~ Vowels:   English: How to Pronounce IH [ɪ] vowel:    FIX, MISS, STICK   English: How to Pronounce EH [ɛ] vowel: BED, FEATHER, SPEND, BENEFIT   English: How to Pronounce UH as in PULL [ʊ] SHOULD, WOULD, PUT   English: How to Pronounce EW [ju] Diphthong: VIEW, USE, MUSIC   English: How to Pronounce AA [æ] vowel: HABIT, APPLE, BLAST, THAT   English: How to Pronounce [ɑ] AH vowel: MOM, COLLAR, BOTHER, BOTTLE   English: How to Pronounce EE [i] Vowel: PLEASE, SKIEVEN   English: How to Pronounce the Schwa [ə]: SOFAABOUT, OCCUR   English: How to Pronounce [ɜ] UR vowel: LEARN, THIRD, EARN, PERSON   English: How to Pronounce AW [ɔ] Vowel: BOUGHT, CRAWL, WRONG   English: How to Pronounce UH as in BUTTER [ʌ] vowel:  MOTHER, LUCKY, TON  

~ Diphthongs:

English: How to Pronounce AY [eɪ] diphthong:  MAYBE, PLAY, NEIGHBOR   English: How to Pronounce OY diphthong [ɔɪ]:  AVOID, POINT, ENJOY   English: How to Pronounce AI [aɪ] diphthong: SHY, WRITE, GOODBYE   English: How to Pronounce OW [aʊ] diphthong:  COW, SOUND, TOWN   English: How to Pronounce OH [oʊ] diphthong: LONELY, OWNER, TELEPHONE  

~ Consonants

English: How to Pronounce B and P consonants: PAD, POT – BAD, BOUGHT   English: How to Pronounce T and D consonants:  TIME, TADTOTE – DIME, DADDOTE   English: How to Pronounce G and K consonants:  GAP, GIRL, GILL – CAP, CURL, KILL   English: How to Pronounce CH [ʧ] and JJ [ʤ] Sounds:  CHAR, CHUMP – JAR, JUMP   English: How to Pronounce F and V consonants: FAN, FAULT, PHOTO – VAN, VAULT, VOTE   English: How to Pronounce TH Consonants [θ] + [ð]: THIN, THIEF, BIRTHDAY – THIS, THESE, WORTHY   English: How to Pronounce S and Z consonants:  SIP, SEE, BUS – ZIP, ZEBRA, BUZZ   English: How to Pronounce SH [ʃ] and DJ [ʒ] consonants: SHIP, DISH, WASH – MEASURE, DECISION, MIRAGE   English: How to Pronounce M consonant:   MAP, HAMMER, BOTTOM   English: How to Pronounce N consonant: NICE, CAN, DINNER   English: How to Pronounce NG [ŋ] Consonant:  SING, THINK, RUNNING   English: How to Pronounce the H consonant:  HAPPEN, HAVE, HOME   English: How to Pronounce L consonant:   LAP, FLY, RELIEF – FILL, TOOL, CUDDLE   English: How to Pronounce R [ɹ] Consonant: RUN, RELAX, FATHER   English: How to Pronounce the Y [j] consonant:  YEAH, YARD, YIELD, YOGURT   American English:How to Pronounce the W consonant: WHISPER, WISH, WINE  

 
   

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