Spelled Pronunciation Legend.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tags: Spelled, Pronunciation
Here is the legend to read Spelled Pronunciation legend
Stress marks: [bold type] indicates the primary stressed syllable,
as in news‧pa‧per [nooz-pey-per] and in‧for‧ma‧tion
[in-fer-mey-shuh n]
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CONSONANTS |
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[b] |
boy, baby, rob
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[d] |
do, ladder, bed
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[f] |
food, offer, safe
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[g] |
get, bigger, dog
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[h] |
happy, ahead
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[j] |
jump, budget, age
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[k] |
can, speaker, stick
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[l] |
let, follow, still
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[m] |
make, summer, time
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[n] |
no, dinner, thin
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[ng] |
singer, think, long
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[p] |
put, apple, cup
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[r] |
run, marry, far, store
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[s] |
sit, city, passing, face
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[sh] |
she, station, push
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[t] |
top, better, cat
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[ch] |
church, watching, nature, witch
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[th] |
thirsty, nothing, math
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[th] |
this, mother, breathe
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[v] |
very, seven, love
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[w] |
wear, away
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[hw] |
where, somewhat
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[y] |
yes, onion
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[z] |
zoo, easy, buzz
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[zh] |
measure, television, beige
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VOWELS |
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[a] |
apple, can, hat
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[ey] |
aid, hate, day
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[ah] |
arm, father, aha
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[air] |
air, careful, wear
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[aw] |
all, or, talk, lost, saw
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[e] |
ever, head, get
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[ee] |
eat, see, need
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[eer] |
ear, hero, beer
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[er] |
teacher, afterward, murderer
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[i] |
it, big, finishes
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[ahy] |
I, ice, hide, deny
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[o] |
odd, hot, waffle
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[oh] |
owe, road, below
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[oo] |
ooze, food, soup, sue
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[oo] |
good, book, put
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[oi] |
oil, choice, toy
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[ou] |
out, loud, how
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[uh] |
up, mother, mud
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[uh] |
about, animal, problem, circus
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[ur] |
early, bird, stirring
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FOREIGN SOUNDS |
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[A] |
Fr. ami
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[KH] |
Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich
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[œ] |
Fr. feu, Ger. schön
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[R] |
Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe
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[uh] |
Fr. oeuvre
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[Y] |
Fr. tu, Ger. über
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