Phonetic Symbols Consonant Sounds Vowel Sounds Symbols Words Symbols Initial Medial Final Spelling /k/ s king, pick, cat /i: / O{ eat meat see ee, ea, ie, eo, e, ei /g/ u gate, ghost /I/ O it sit city i, u, o, e, y, a /ŋ/ ª sing, sink /e/ P egg pen – e, ie, ea, ue /tƒ/ r chair, match /æ/ of act man – a /dʒ/ h jug, judge /a: / cf arm large car a, ear, ar /z/ h is, zoo, balls /ə/ c ago perfect the a /ʒ/ h genre, pleasure, garage /ʌ/ c up but – o, u, ou, u, oe /t/ 6 tree, mat /ʒ: / cM earth bird sir ir, ur, er, ear /d/ 8 do, middle /ɒ/ cf] on hot – o, a, ow /ø/ y thank, with /ɔ: / cf]M all ball saw a, aw, au /ð/ b those, breathe /ʊ / p – book – u, ou, o, oo /n/ g nose, man /u: / pm ooze move two o, oo, wo, ue, ou /p/ k pot, map Diphthongs Symbols Initial Medial Final Spelling /f/ km fan, potato, laugh /eI/ PO eight same say a, ay /b/ a bag, bulb /aI / cfO{ ice might sky uy, igh, ie, y, eye /v/ e van, save / ɔI/ cf]O{ oil voice boy oy, oi /m/ d man, same / Iə/ Oc ear real here ear, eer, ere /j/ o yak /ʊə/ pc – influence poor our, ocr, ure /r/ / red, carry /eə/ Pc area chair rare air, ear, ere, eir, are /l/ n late, sell /aʊ / cfp out loud cow o, ow, ew /w/ j walk / əʊ/ cp old home go ou, ow /ʃ/ z shoes, sugar, wish, chef /s/ ; sun, miss /h/ x house, yahoo Previous Post I Was My Own Route: Summary& Analysis of the Poem Next Post Six Ways to Find Your Courage During Challenging Times