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    The document summarizes the main vowel and consonant sounds in English phonetics. It provides: 1) A table of the 14 main vowel sounds with their symbols and most common spellings. 2) A list of the 6 main diphthongs with their symbols and spellings. 3) A table of the 24 main consonant sounds with their symbols, most common graphemes, and whether they are voiced or unvoiced. 4) A table of the 3 main semi-vowel sounds with their symbols and spellings.

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    The document summarizes the main vowel and consonant sounds in English phonetics. It provides: 1) A table of the 14 main vowel sounds with their symbols and most common spellings. 2) A list of the 6 main diphthongs with their symbols and spellings. 3) A table of the 24 main consonant sounds with their symbols, most common graphemes, and whether they are voiced or unvoiced. 4) A table of the 3 main semi-vowel sounds with their symbols and spellings.

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    The document summarizes the main vowel and consonant sounds in English phonetics. It provides: 1) A table of the 14 main vowel sounds with their symbols and most common spellings. 2) A list of the 6 main diphthongs with their symbols and spellings. 3) A table of the 24 main consonant sounds with their symbols, most common graphemes, and whether they are voiced or unvoiced. 4) A table of the 3 main semi-vowel sounds with their symbols and spellings.

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    Phonetics, graphemes and examples

    1. Vowels

    Symbol Most common graphemes Examples


    /ɑː/ a + r / a + l (less common) Arm, barn, psalm, calm

    /ʌ/ u, o, oo, ou Cup, monkey, blood, double

    /æ/ a, ai Cat, plaid, travel

    /e/ e, ea, u, ie, a, ai, eo, ei, ae Pet, bread, bury, friend, said,
    many, leopard, heifer, aesthetic
    /iː/ e, ee, ea, y, ey, oe, ie, i, ei, eo, ai Be, bee, meat, key, phoenix,
    grief, deceive, people, quay
    /i/ i, e, o, u, ui, y, ie It, England, women, busy, gild,
    gym, sieve
    /ɔː/ aw, a, or, oor, ore, oar, our, augh, ar, ough, au Paw, ball, fork, fore, board, four,
    taught, war, bought, sauce
    /ɒ/ a, ho, au, aw, ough Swan, honest, maul, slaw,
    fought
    /uː/ o, oo, ou, u, ew, ue, oe, ough, ui, oew, e Who, loon, dew, blue, flute,
    shoe, through, fruit,
    manoeuvre, group
    /ʊ/ o, oo, ou, u Wolf, look, bush, would

    /ɜː/ ir, er, ur, ear, or, our, yr Bird, term, burn, pearl, word,
    journey, myrtle
    /ə/ ALL vowels can have this sound. The solely Comfortable, honour, table,
    condition to be met for this to happen is that pencil
    it MUST appear in an UNSTRESSED syllable.

    ** Any vowel followed by the consonant “r” automatically becomes a long


    vowel.
    2. Dipthongs

    Symbol Most common graphemes Examples


    /aɪ/ i, y, igh, ie, uy, ye, ai, is eigh, i_e Spider, sky, night, pie, guy, aisle,
    island, height, kite
    /ɔɪ/ oi, oy, uoy Join, boy, buoy

    /eɪ/ a, ai, eigh, aigh, ay, er, et, ei, au, a_e, ea, ey Bay, made, weigh, straight,
    pay, eight, mate, break, they
    /ɪə/ ear, ier, eer, ere Ear, here, beer, steer, tier

    /ʊə/ ure, our Cure, tourist

    /eə/ air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer Chair, dare, pear, where, their,
    prayer
    /aʊ/ ow, ou, ough Now, shout, bough

    /əʊ/ o, oa, o_e, oe, ow, ough, eau, oo, ew Open, moat, bone, toe, sow,
    dough, beau, brooch, sew
    3. Consonants

    Symbol Most common graphemes Examples Voiced?


    /p/ p, pp Pin, dippy No

    /b/ b, bb Bug, bubble Yes

    /v/ v, f, ph, ve Vine, of, Stephen, five Yes

    /r/ r, rr, wr, rh Run, carrot, write, rhyme Yes

    /l/ l, ll Live, well Yes

    /m/ m, mm mb, mn, lm Man, summer, comb, column, palm Yes

    /n/ n, nn, kn, gn, pn, mn Net, funny, know, gnat, pneumonic, Yes
    mnemonic
    /ŋ/ n+g/n+k Ring, being, bank, rank, pink Yes

    /g/ g, gg, gh, gu, gue Gun, egg, ghost, guest, prologue Yes

    /s/ (voiceless) s, ss, sc, ps, st, ce, se Sit, less, circle, scene, pshycho, listen, pace, No
    course
    /z/ (voiced) z, zz, s, ss, x, ze, se Zed, buzz, his, scissors, xylophone, craze Yes

    /t/ t, tt, th, ed Tip, matter, Thomas, ripped No

    /h/ h, wh Hope, who No

    /k/ k, c, ch, cc, lk, qu, ck, x Kit, cat, Chris, accent, folk, bouquet, queen, No
    rack, box
    /d/ d, dd, ed Dad, add, milled Yes

    /f/ f, ff, ph, gh, lf, ft Fat, cliff, phone, enough, half, often No

    /ʃ/ sh, ce, s, ci, si, ch, sci, ti Shallow, ocean, sure, special, pension, No
    machine, conscience, station
    /tʃ/ ch, tch, tu, te Chip, watch, future, righteous No

    /ʒ/ s, si, z Treasure, division, vision, azure Yes

    /dʒ/ j, g, ge, dge, di, gg Jam, wage, giraffe, edge, soldier, Yes
    exaggerate
    /θ/ th (voiceless) With, thongs, thing, think No

    /ð/ th (voiced) This, that, the, leather Yes


    4. Semi-vowels

    Symbol Most common graphemes Examples Voiced?


    /j/ j, i, y You, onion, hallellujah Yes

    /y/ j Yeast, year, yield No

    /w/ w, wh, u Wit, why, quick Yes

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