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Vowels
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Phoneme
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IPA
Symbol
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Graphemes
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Examples
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25
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æ
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a, ai, au
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cat, plaid, laugh
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26
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eɪ
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a, ai, eigh, aigh, ay, er, et, ei, au, a_e, ea, ey
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bay, maid, weigh, straight, pay, foyer, filet, eight, gauge, mate, break, they
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27
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e
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e, ea, u, ie, ai, a, eo, ei, ae
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end, bread, bury, friend, said, many, leopard, heifer, aesthetic
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28
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i:
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e, ee, ea, y, ey, oe, ie, i, ei, eo, ay
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be, bee, meat, lady, key, phoenix, grief, ski, deceive, people, quay
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29
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ɪ
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i, e, o, u, ui, y, ie
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it, england, women, busy, guild, gym, sieve
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30
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aɪ
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i, y, igh, ie, uy, ye, ai, is, eigh, i_e
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spider, sky, night, pie, guy, stye, aisle, island, height, kite
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31
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ɒ
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a, ho, au, aw, ough
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swan, honest, maul, slaw, fought
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32
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oʊ
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o, oa, o_e, oe, ow, ough, eau, oo, ew
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open, moat, bone, toe, sow, dough, beau, brooch, sew
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33
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ʊ
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o, oo, u,ou
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wolf, look, bush, would
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34
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ʌ
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u, o, oo, ou
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lug, monkey, blood, double
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35
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u:
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o, oo, ew, ue, u_e, oe, ough, ui, oew, ou
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who, loon, dew, blue, flute, shoe, through, fruit, manoeuvre, group
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36
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ɔɪ
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oi, oy, uoy
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join, boy, buoy
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37
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aʊ
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ow, ou, ough
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now, shout, bough
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38
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ə
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a, er, i, ar, our, ur
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about, ladder, pencil, dollar, honour, augur
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39
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eəʳ
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air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer
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chair, dare, pear, where, their, prayer
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40
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ɑ:
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a
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arm
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41
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ɜ:ʳ
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ir, er, ur, ear, or, our, yr
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bird, term, burn, pearl, word, journey, myrtle
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42
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ɔ:
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aw, a, or, oor, ore, oar, our, augh, ar, ough, au
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paw, ball, fork, poor, fore, board, four, taught, war, bought, sauce
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43
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ɪəʳ
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ear, eer, ere, ier
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ear, steer, here, tier
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44
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ʊəʳ
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ure, our
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cure, tourist
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