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Sounds
AA [æ] as in BAT ∙ AH [ɑ] as in FATHER ∙ AW [ɔ] as in LAW
EE [i] as in SHE ∙ EH [ɛ] as in BED ∙ IH [ɪ] as in SIT
OO [u] as in BOO ∙ UH [ə] as in SUPPLY (the Schwa)
UH [ʊ] as in BOOK ∙ UH [ʌ] as in BUTTER ∙ UR [ɜ] as in BIRD
AI [aɪ] as in BUY ∙ AY [eɪ] as in SAY ∙ EW [ju] as in FEW
OH [oʊ] as in NO ∙ OW [aʊ] as in NOW ∙ OY [ɔɪ] as in TOY
B [b] as in BIT ∙ CH [tʃ] as in CHAR ∙ D [d] as in DIME
F [f] as in FAN ∙ G [g] as in GAP ∙ H [h] as in HI
J [dʒ] as in JAR ∙ K [k] as in CAP ∙ L [l] as in LAP
M [m] as in MAP ∙ N [n] as in NAP ∙ NG [ŋ] as in SING
P [p] as in PIT ∙ R [ɹ] as in RUN ∙ S [s] as in SIP
SH [ʃ] as in SHIP ∙ T [t] as in TIME ∙ TH [ð] as in THIS
TH [θ] as in THIN ∙ V [v] as in VAN ∙ W [w] as in WILL
Y [j] as in YES ∙ Z [z] as in ZIP ∙ ZH as in MEASURE [ʒ]
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