Key to Phonetic Symbols

Vowels and diphthongs

1 i˘ as in see /si˘/ 11 Œ˘ as in fur /fŒ˘(r)/

2 I as in sit /sIt/ 12 ´ as in ago /´'g´U/
3 e as in ten /ten/ 13 eI as in page /peIdZ/
4 Q as in hat /hQt/ 14 ´U as in home /h´Um/
5 A˘ as in arm /A˘m/ 15 aI as in five /faIv/
6 Å as in got /gÅt/ 16 aU as in now /naU/
7 ç˘ as in saw /sç˘/ 17 çI as in join /dZçIn/
8 U as in put /pUt/ 18 I´ as in near /nI´(r)/
9 u˘ as in too /tu˘/ 19 e´ as in hair /he´(r)/
10 as in cup /k p/ 20 U´ as in pure /pjU´(r)/

Consonants
1 p as in pen /pen/ 13 s as in so /s´U/
2 b as in bad /bQd/ 14 z as in zoo /zu˘/
3 t as in tea /ti˘/ 15 S as in she /Si˘/
4 d as in did /dId/ 16 Z as in vision /'v"Zn/
5 k as in cat /kQt/ 17 h as in how /haU/
6 g as in got /gÅt/ 18 m as in man /mQn/
7 tS as in chin /tSIn/ 19 n as in no /n´U/
8 dZ as in June /dZu˘n/ 20 N as in sing /sIN/
9 f as in fall /fç˘l/ 21 l as in leg /leg/
10 v as in voice /vç"s/ 22 r as in red /red/
11 T as in thin /TIn/ 23 j as in yes /jes/
12 D as in then /Den/ 24 w as in wet /wet/

/ ' / represents primary stress as in about /´'baUt/

/' / represents secondary stress as in academic /'Qk´'demIk/

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 Word List
desk /desk/ (1- 4) d¹d% eO
A doctor / 'dÅkt´(r)/ (6) d²(œ
dog /dÅg US˘dç˘g/ (1- 4) @Ý
a /´/,/eI/ (1-4) sOFU n¹dFð ·dŠ ¨p¹ door /dç˘(r)/ (1- 4) —œ
am /Qm/,/´m/ (5) r²¼ dress /dres/ (9) tU“ ”U³7
an /Qn/,/´n/ (8) sOFU n¹dFð ·dŠ ¨p¹
and /Qnd/,/´nd/ (6) Ë
And you? /Qnd ju˘/ (5) ø—uDÇ ULý E
apple / 'Qpl/ (8) VOÝ
are /A˘(r)/ (5) bM²¼ ¨rO²¼ ¨bO²¼ ear /I´(r)/ (8) ‘uÖ
arm /A˘m/ (8) ©ê Uð tUý “«® XÝœ egg /eg/ (8) ⁄d r.ð
eight /eIt/ (7) XA¼
eleven /I'levn/ (9) Áœ“U¹
B English / 'INglIS/ (10) vOK~«
eye /aI/ (8) rAÇ
bag /bQg/ (1- 4) nO(
ball /bç˘l/ (1- 4) Ûuð F
basket / 'bA˘skIt US˘'bQskIt/ (5) b³Ý
bell /bel/ (1- 4) @“ fan /fQn/ (1- 4) tJMÄ
bicycle / 'baIsIkl/ (10) tšdÇËœ fifteen / fIf'ti˘n/ (9) ÁœeUÄ
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blackboard / 'blQkbç˘d/ (6) ÁUOÝ t².ð Fine, thanks. (5) ÆÂdJA² ¨,uš
book /bUk/ (1- 4) »U²( fish /fIS/ (1- 4) v¼U
box /bÅks/ (1- 4) t³Fł five /faIv/ (5) ZMÄ
boy /bçI/ (6) dÄ four /fç˘(r)/ (5) —UNÇ
brother / 'br&D´(r)/ (9) —œ«dÐ fourteen / fç˘'ti˘n/ (9) Áœ—UNÇ
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bus /b&s/ (1- 4) ”uÐuð«
G

C girl /gŒ˘l/ (6) d²šœ

glass /glA˘s US˘glQs/ (8) Ê«uO7
car /kA˘(r)/ (1- 4) qO³uð« Good afternoon. (9) ÆdO.ÐdBŽ
cat /kQt / (1- 4) tÐdÖ Good morning. / gUd'mç˘nIN/ (6) ÆdO.Ð `³8
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chair /tSe´(r)/ (5) v7bM8
classroom / 'klA˘sru˘m US˘ 'klQsru˘m/ (7) ”—œ ”ö(
computer /k´m'pju˘t´(r)/ (10) dðuOáU( ¨tU¹«— H
cup /k&p/ (5) ÊU−M=
hand /hQnd/ (1- 4) ©ÊU²A~« „u Uð ê “«® XÝœ
has /hQz/ (9) œ—«œ
D hasn’t /≠nt/ (10) œ—«b
hat /hQt/ (1- 4) Áö(
dentist / 'dentIst/ (7) pýeá«bœ have /hQv/ (9) 7ý«œ
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haven’t /≠nt/ (10) 7ý«b P
he /hi˘/ (5) ©d(c® Ë«
Hello. /h´'l´U/ (5) ÆÂöÝ pen /pen/ (1- 4) rKX ¨—U(œuš
hen /hen/ (1- 4) ⁄d pencil / 'pensl/ (1- 4) œ«b
house /haUs/ (9) tUš plate /pleIt/ (10) »UIAÐ
How are you? / haU A˘ 'ju˘/ (5) øXÝ« —uDÇ ULý ‰UŠ
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How is school? (10) øÁ—uDÇ tÝ—b l{Ë R

radio / 'reIdI´U/ (1- 4) u¹œ«—

I ruler / 'ru˘l´(r)/ (5) g(jš

I /aI/ (5) s
I’m fine. (5) Æ,uš S
It is ... . (1- 4) Æ ÆÆÆ X¼ ʬ
It’s OK. (10) tÐuš scarf /skA˘f/ (9) ÈdÝË—
school /sku˘l/ (10) tÝ—b
J seven / 'sevn/ (7) XH¼
she /Si˘/ (5) ©YR® Ë«
jacket / 'dZQkIt/ (6) X( shirt /SŒ˘t/ (6) s¼«dOÄ
Just fine. /dZ&st 'faIn/ (8) Æ,uš sister / 'sIst´(r)/ (9) d¼«uš
six /sIks/ (7) gý
M student / 'stju˘dnt US˘ 'stu˘dnt/ (5) “u¬g«œ

map /mQp/ (1- 4) tAI

morning / 'mç˘nIN/ (6) `³8 T
mosque /mÅsk/ (7) b−
Miss /mIs/ (9) +Uš d²šœ ¨ÁeOýËœ table / 'teIbl/ (7) eO
Mr / 'mIst´(r)/ (6) UX¬ teacher / 'ti˘tS´(r)/ (5) rKF
Mrs /'mIsIz/ (10) +Uš ten /ten/ (7) Áœ
Thank you. (5) ÆÂdJA²
N that /DQt/ (8) ʬ
these /Di˘z/ (8) UNM¹«
nine /naIn/ (7) tÔ they /DeI/ (6) UN¬
no /n´U/ (7) t thirteen / TŒ˘'ti˘n/ (9) ÁœeOÝ
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not /nÅt/ (7) vHM bOX this /DIs/ (7) s¹«
notebook / 'n´UtbUk/ (10) Xý«œœU¹ d²=œ those /D´Uz/ (8) UN¬
nurse /nŒ˘s/ (6) —U²ÝdÄ three /Tri˘/ (5) tÝ
today /t´'deI/ (8) “Ëd«
O too /tu˘/ (6) sOMâL¼
TV / ti˘ 'vi˘/ (10) Êu¹e¹uKð
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one /w&n/ (5) p¹ twelve /twelv/ (9) Áœ“«Ëœ
orange /'ÅrIndZ/ (8) ‰UIðdÄ two /tu˘/ (5) Ëœ

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 watch / wÅtS /n. (9) vâ XŽUÝ
U we / wi˘/ (6) U
What about you? (6) ø—uDÇ ULý
umbrella /&m'brel´/ (9) d²Ç What are you? (7) øbO²¼ Á—UJÇ ©ULý®
What are they ? (7) øbM²¼ Á—UJÇ ©UN¬®
V What is he? (7) øXÝ« Á—UJÇ ©Ë«®
What is it? (7) øXOÇ Ê¬
very well / verI 'wel/ (9) »uš vKOš window / 'wInd´U/ (5) Ád−MÄ

Y
W
yes /jes/ (6) tKÐ
wall / wç˘l/ (7) —«u¹œ you /ju˘/ (5,6) uð ¨ULý

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