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The Learning Studio> Spoken English Course> Week 7> 📘 Day 1 – Sounds 1

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1. Sounds of Vowels and Consonants
  1. Cat – /æ/ → Short A like "aa" in "bat"
  2. Cup – /ʌ/ → Short U like "uh" in "bus"
  3. Bed – /ɛ/ → Short E like "eh" in "red"
  4. Sit – /ɪ/ → Short I like "ih" in "hit"
  5. Dog – /ɒ/ or /ɑ:/ → Short O like "aw" in "pot" (UK)
  6. Food – /u:/ → Long U like "oo" in "school"
  7. See – /i:/ → Long E like "ee" in "tree"
  8. Car – /ɑ:/ → Long A like "aa" in "father"
  9. Goat – /əʊ/ → Diphthong like "oh" in "no"
  10. Face – /eɪ/ → Diphthong like "ay" in "day"
  11. Chair – /eə/ → Air sound like "air" in "hair"
  12. Ear – /ɪə/ → Ear sound like "ear" in "near"
  13. Fire – /aɪə/ → Like "eye-uh"
  14. Bear – /eə/ → Like "air"
  15. Book – /ʊ/ → Short U like "u" in "put"
  16. Boot – /u:/ → Long U like "oo" in "boot"
  17. Name – /eɪ/ → "ay" as in "day"
  18. Ice – /aɪ/ → "eye" sound
  19. Out – /aʊ/ → "ow" sound like in "house"
  20. Boy – /ɔɪ/ → "oy" sound like in "toy"
  21. About – /ə/ → Schwa (unstressed sound), "uh"
  22. Banana – /ə/ in unstressed syllables
  23. Elephant – /ˈɛl.ɪ.fənt/ → Short E, short I
  24. Ocean – /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ → Oh + shuhn
  25. Idea – /aɪˈdɪə/ → Eye-dee-uh
  26. Island – /ˈaɪ.lənd/ → Silent "s"
  27. Area – /ˈeə.ri.ə/ → "air-ree-uh"
  28. Europe – /ˈjʊə.rəp/ → "yoo-rope"
  29. Queue (line) – /kjuː/ → Sounds like "cue"
  30. Hour – /ˈaʊ.ə/ → Sounds like "our"
  31. Phone – /f/ → Voiceless "f" sound
  32. Van – /v/ → Voiced "v" sound
  33. Think – /θ/ → Tongue between teeth, "th" sound
  34. This – /ð/ → Voiced "th" sound
  35. Zoo – /z/ → Voiced "z" sound
  36. Sue (Charge) – /s/ → Voiceless "s" sound
  37. Jam – /dʒ/ → "juh" sound
  38. Chin – /tʃ/ → "ch" sound
  39. Laugh – /f/ → Final "gh" is pronounced as "f"
  40. Ghost – /g/ → "g" pronounced clearly
  41. Kite – /k/ → Voiceless "k" sound
  42. Goat – /g/ → Voiced "g" sound
  43. Rabbit – /r/ → Clear "r" sound, not rolled
  44. Lion – /l/ → "l" sound with the tongue at the roof of the mouth
  45. Water – /t/ → In American English, "t" sounds like a soft "d"
  46. Bottle – /t/ or /ʔ/ (glottal in British English)
  47. Happy – /h/ → Light "h" breath sound
  48. Yell – /j/ → "yuh" sound
  49. Queen – /kw/ → "k" + "w" blend
  50. Watch – /w/ → "wuh" sound
  51. Check – /tʃ/ → "ch" sound
  52. Judge – /dʒ/ → "j" as in "juice"
  53. Beach – Watch final "ch" → "tʃ"
  54. Bag – Final /g/ is voiced
  55. Cup – Final /p/ is voiceless
  56. Dog – Final /g/ is voiced
  57. Pen – /n/ → Clear nasal sound
  58. Button – In AmE often becomes /ʔ/ (glottal stop)
  59. School – "sch" is pronounced as /sk/
  60. Knee – Silent "k", pronounced /niː/

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