Learn to read COMM 380 IPA
[lɚn tuʷ riʸd kam θriʸ'eʸtiʸ aʸ piʸ eʸ]

[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
a   e  i   o  u	cat  [ kæt]  let [ lɛt]  sit [ sɪt]  hot [ hat]  cut [ kʌt]	mate [ meʸt]  meek [ miʸk]  why [ waʸ]  toe [ toʷ]  you [ yuʷ]	law [ lɔw]  her [ hɚr]  now [ naʷw]  about [ əbaʷt]  put [ pʊt]
thin [ θ]  this [ ð]  jump [ ʤ]  change [ ʦ]  shirt [ ʃ]  pleasure [ ʒ]  butter [ ɾ]  button [ ʔ]  ring [ ŋ]

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This simple skill-building tutorial is designed to familiarize the reader with COMM 380's IPA symbols.
It goes through:

1. Symbols for consonant sounds represented by their letter
2. Short vowels
3. Long vowels
4. Other vowel sounds
5. Other consonant sounds

All sounds are colored.

Read the entire page aloud or sub-vocalizing, skipping the below paragraph. When you get to the bottom, come back and try to read the following self-test aloud. Go as quickly as possible. Do not try to memorize. After reading this page, you should be able to translate the following paragraph.

SELF TEST:
[ ðɪs ɪs æn ɛkspiʸ'əmɛnt tuʷ tɛst eʸ ðiʸriʸ aʸ wʌs pleʸ'ŋ wɪθ - ðæt ðiʸs aʸ piʸ eʸ sɪm'bəls kɛn biʸ iʸ'zɪliʸ lɚnd yuʷz'ŋ ðiʸ seʸm ʤɛn'ɚəl prɪn'cɪpəls aʸ riʸmɛ'bɚ frʌm tiʸʦ'iʸŋ ədɔlts tuʷ riʸd ɪn ðiʸ loʷk'əl lɪt'ɚʌsiʸ nɛt'wɚk. ðæt spiʸd, rɪð'əm, ænd rɛpətɪʃ'ən æz wɛl æz kʌl'ɚ, sɪmbəl pleʸs'mənt, ænd gruʷp'iʸŋz kæn meʸk mɛməraʸz'iʸŋ eʸ buʷriʸŋ ʦært ʌv sɪmbəls peʸn'ləs ænd fæst. ]
END OF SELF TEST

CONSONANTS REPRESENTED BY THEIR LETTER

These sounds are represented by their letter:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]

When reading these, try to have a fast rhythm:
b-d-f pause g-h-k pause and so on.

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]

SHORT A

The a sound in bat, sat, rat is represented by the latin small letter ae: /æ/.

Try to read only the right side column in tables where English and IPA are shown.

bat	[bæt]
sat	[sæt]
rat	[ræt]
fan	[fæn]
and	[ænd]
land	[lænd]
sand	[sænd]
stand	[stænd]
vat	[væt]
yak	[yæk]
whack	[wæk]
zack	[zæk]

Read these words and sentences:
bat sat rat
[bæt sæt ræt]
[væt yæk tæb]
The [bæt sæt] on the [ræt].
The [lænd] is filled with [sænd].
[zæk wækd] the [yæk].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]

SHORT E

The e sound in bed, fed, ned is represented by the latin small letter open E: /ɛ/

bed	[bɛd]
fed	[fɛd]
ned	[nɛd]
bet	[bɛt]
set	[sɛt]
let	[lɛt]
head	[hɛd]
said	[sɛd]
guess	[gɛs]
men	[mɛn]
vest	[vɛst]
west	[wɛst]
zest	[zɛst]
yes	[yɛs]

Read these words [ænd] sentences:
bed fed net
[bɛd fɛd nɛd]
[vɛst zɛst bɛst]
Ned said let me be fed.
[nɛd sɛd lɛt] me be [fɛd].
[gɛs] which [vɛst] has [zɛst].
[gɛs] which [vɛst hæz zɛst].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]

THE

Learn a new word:
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee) or [ðʌ] (rhymes with duh)

Throughout this page, I use [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)

Read these words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
The cat wore a hat.
[ðiʸ kæt] wore a [hæt].
Ned won the bet.
[nɛd] won [ðiʸ bɛt].
[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ rɛd bɛd].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)

SHORT I

The i sound in kiss, hit, bin is represented by the latin small letter capital I: /ɪ/

kiss	[kɪs]
hit	[hɪt]
bin	[bɪn]
lid	[lɪd]
kid	[kɪd]
did	[dɪd]
win	[wɪn]
tin	[tɪn]
tim	[tɪm]
fizz	[fɪz]

Read these words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
kiss hit bin
[kɪs hɪt bɪn]
[wɪn tɪm fɪz]
Put the lid on the bin.
Put the [lɪd] on the [bɪn].
Put [ðiʸ lɪd] on [ðiʸ bɪn].
[ðiʸ kɪd dɪd wɪn].
[ðiʸ kɪd hɪt tɪm].
[ðiʸ] cat sat on [ðiʸ bɪn].
[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ bɪnz lɪd].
Ned kissed the cat.
[nɛd kɪsd ðiʸ kæt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]

SHORT O

The o sound in hot, pot, lot is represented by the letter a: /a/

hot	[hat]
pot	[pat]
lot	[lat]
cot	[kat]
sod	[sad]
trod	[trad]
cod	[cad]

Be very careful when pronouncing these. The word "hot" is phonetically represented [hat].

Read these words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
hot pot lot
[hat pat lat]
[sad trad cad]
The pot was hot.
[ðiʸ pat] was [hat].
The sod was on the lot.
[ðiʸ sad] was on [ðiʸ lat].
Tim put the lid on the hot pot.
[tɪm] put [ðiʸ lɪd] on [ðiʸ hat pat].
The cat sat on the lid of the hot pot.
[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ lɪd] of [ðiʸ hat pat].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]

SHORT U

The u sound in hut, mutt, tub is represented by latin small letter turned v: /ʌ/

hut	[hʌt]
mutt	[mʌt]
duh	[dʌ]
crud	[krʌd]
mud	[mʌd]
tub	[tʌb]
love	[lʌv]
was	[wʌz]
of	[ʌv]

Read these words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
mutt hut tub
[mʌt hʌt tʌb]
[lʌv wʌz ʌv]
The mud hut was made of crud.
[ ðiʸ mʌd hʌt wʌz] made [ʌv krʌd].
[ ðiʸ mʌt lʌvd ðiʸ krʌd].
[ ðiʸ tʌb wʌz] in [ðiʸ mʌd hʌt].
[ ðiʸ tʌb wʌz ɪn ðiʸ mʌd hʌt].
Zack loved the cat.
[zæk lʌvd ðiʸ kæt].
[ðiʸ kæt sæt ɪn ðiʸ tʌb].

Challenge:
Zack fed the cat cod in the mud hut.
[zæk fɛd ðiʸ kæt cad ɪn ðiʸ mʌd hʌt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]

SHORT VOWEL SOUND REVIEW

cat	[ kæt]
let	[ lɛt]
sit	[ sɪt]
hot	[ hat]
cut	[ kʌt]

LONG A

The a sound in gate, late, mate is represented by: /eʸ/

gate	[geʸt]
late	[leʸt]
mate	[meʸt]
kate	[keʸt]
weight	[weʸt]
aide	[eʸd]
slay	[sleʸ]
may	[meʸ]
bay	[beʸ]

This is the sound used through this document to represent the word "a" (/eʸ/), as in "a state", as opposed to the alternate pronunciation that sounds like "uh" (/ʌ/) - "a rut".

Read these words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
gate mate late
[geʸt meʸt leʸt]
[meʸ deʸ deʸt]
Kate made the gate late.
[keʸt meʸd ðiʸ geʸt leʸt].
[ðiʸ] day is great.
[ðiʸ deʸ ɪz greʸt].
[ðiʸ] cat and [ðiʸ] mutt [pleʸd].
[ðiʸ kæt ænd ðiʸ mʌt pleʸd].
The sun was hot in the day.
[ðiʸ sʌn wʌz hat ɪn ðiʸ deʸ].

Challenge:
Kate pet the cat on the head and kissed the mutt.
[keʸt pɛt ðiʸ kæt] on [ðiʸ hɛd ænd kɪsd ðiʸ mʌt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]

LONG E

The e sound in beet, meet, and seek is represented by: /iʸ/

beet	[biʸt]
meet	[miʸt]
seek	[siʸk]
feet	[fiʸt]
keep	[kiʸp]
read	[riʸd]
tweet	[twiʸt]
cream	[kriʸm]
dream	[driʸm]
speed	[spiʸd]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
beat meet seek
[biʸt miʸt siʸk]
[kiʸp fiʸt kriʸm]
[ðiʸ] meek hid in [ðiʸ] keep.
[ðiʸ miʸk hɪd ɪn ðiʸ kiʸp].
[ðiʸ fiʸt kiʸp ðiʸ biʸt].

[spiʸd] Challenge:

The cat sat on the hat.	[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ hæt].
Ned read on the bed.	[nɛd rɛd] on [ðiʸ bɛd].
The kid sits on the bin.	[ðiʸ kɪd sɪts] on [ðiʸ bɪn].
The hot pot was on the top.	[ðiʸ hat pat] was on [ðiʸ tap].
The mutt loved the tub.	[ðiʸ mʌt lʌvd ðiʸ tʌb].
Kate came late.	[keʸt keʸm leʸt].
The feet keep the beat.	[ðiʸ fiʸt kiʸp ðiʸ biʸt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]

LONG I

The i sound in time, why, sigh is represented by: /aʸ/

time	[taʸm]
why	[waʸ]
sigh	[saʸ]
bye	[baʸ]
cry	[kraʸ]
lie	[laʸ]
tie	[taʸ]
my	[maʸ]
fry	[fraʸ]
white	[waʸt]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
time why sigh
[taʸm waʸ saʸ]
[taʸ maʸ baʸ]
It is [paʸ taʸm].
[ɪt ɪz paʸ taʸm].
[ðiʸ taʸ] is [daʸd] with lye.
[ðiʸ taʸ ɪz daʸd] with [laʸ].

Challenge:
Kate pet the cat on the head and kissed the mutt.
[keʸt pɛt ðiʸ kæt] on [ðiʸ hɛd ænd kɪsd ðiʸ mʌt].
The kite is at the top of the hut.
[ðiʸ kaʸt ɪz æt ðiʸ tap ʌv ðiʸ hʌt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]

LONG O

The o sound in boat, go, tote is represented by: /oʷ/

boat	[boʷt]
go	[goʷ]
tote	[toʷt]
coat	[koʷt]
load	[loʷd]
toad	[toʷd]
road	[roʷd]
loam	[loʷm]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
boat go tote
[boʷt goʷ toʷt]
[toʷd roʷd loʷm]
The toe goes in the boat.
[ðiʸ toʷ goʷz ɪn ðiʸ boʷt].
[ðiʸ boʷt] was in [ðiʸ moʷt].
[ðiʸ boʷt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ moʷt].

[spiʸd] Challenge:

The cat sat on the hat.	[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ hæt].
Ned read on the bed.	[nɛd rɛd] on [ðiʸ bɛd].
The kid sits on the bin.	[ðiʸ kɪd sɪts] on [ðiʸ bɪn].
The hot pot was on the top.	[ðiʸ hat pat] was on [ðiʸ tap].
The mutt loved the tub.	[ðiʸ mʌt lʌvd ðiʸ tʌb].
Kate came late.	[keʸt keʸm leʸt].
The feet keep the beat.	[ðiʸ fiʸt kiʸp ðiʸ biʸt].
I cried for the pie.	[aʸ kraʸd] for [ðiʸ paʸ].
The boat was in the moat.	[ðiʸ boʷt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ moʷt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]

LONG U

The u sound in blue, sue, to is represented by: /uʷ/

blue	[bluʷ]
sue	[suʷ]
to	[tuʷ]
crew	[kruʷw]
Lou	[luʷ]
moo	[muʷ]
do	[duʷ]
due	[duʷ]
true	[truʷ]
clue	[kluʷ]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
blue sue to
[bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
[duʷ truʷ kluʷ]
[suʷ] was [bluʷ].
[suʷ wʌz bluʷ].
[luʷ] and [suʷ] ate [bluʷ guʷ].
[luʷ ænd suʷ eʸt bluʷ guʷ].
[ðiʸ] kite was [bluʷ].
[ðiʸ kaʸt ʌz bluʷ].
Kate's kite was blue and green, too.
[keʸts kaʸt ʌz bluʷ ænd griʸn tuʷ].

Challenge:
Kate pet the cat on the head and kissed the mutt.
[keʸt pɛt ðiʸ kæt] on [ðiʸ hɛd ænd kɪsd ðiʸ mʌt].
The blue, green, and white kite is at the top of the hut.
[ðiʸ bluʷ griʸn ænd waʸt kaʸt ɪz æt ðiʸ tap ʌv ðiʸ hʌt].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]

LONG VOWEL SOUND REVIEW

mate	[ meʸt]
meek	[ miʸk]
why	[ waʸ]
toe	[ toʷ]
you	[ yuʷ]

AW

The aw sound in law, saw, tall is represented by: /ɔ/

law	[lɔ]
saw	[sɔ]
tall	[tɔl]
raw	[rɔ]
laws	[lɔz]
ball	[bɔl]
fall	[fɔl]
on	[ɔn]
called	[kɔld]
crawl	[krɔl]
crawled	[krɔld]
caught	[kɔt]
mall	[mɔl]
mauled	[mɔld]
toss	[tɔs]
loss	[lɔs]
lost	[lɔst]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
law saw tall
[lɔ sɔ tɔl]
[fɔl kɔl mɔl]
The raw law called the ball.
[ðiʸ rɔ lɔ kɔld ðiʸ bɔl].
The baby crawled for the ball in the hall.
[ðiʸ beʸ'iʸ krɔld] for [ðiʸ bɔl ɪn ðiʸ hɔl].
You lost the ball.
[yuʷ lɔst ðiʸ bɔl].

Challenge:
It is time to go to the mall.
[ɪt ɪz taʸm tuʷ goʷ tuʷ ðiʸ mɔl].
Sue and the mutt sat at the gate and made a bet that the beet was in the hot pot.
[suʷ ænd ðiʸ mʌt sæt æt ðiʸ geʸt ænd meʸd eʸ bɛt] that [ðiʸ biʸt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ hat pat].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
law : [lɔ sɔ tɔl]

ER

The er sound in her, fur, were is represented by: /ɚ/

her	[hɚ]
fur	[fɚ]
were	[wɚ]
purr	[pɚ]
brrr	[bɚ]
myrrh	[mɚ]
word	[wɚrd]

[riʸd ðiʸz] words [ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
her fur were
[hɚ fɚ wɚ]
[pɚ bɚ mɚ]
The word was purr.
[ðiʸ wɚd wʌz pɚ].
[ðiʸ mɚ wʌz] on [ðiʸ fɚ].
[ðiʸ mɚ wʌz ɔn ðiʸ fɚ].
My word, what a fur!
[maʸ wɚd wʌt eʸ fɚ].

[spiʸd] Challenge:

The cat sat on the hat.	[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ hæt].
Ned read on the bed.	[nɛd rɛd] on [ðiʸ bɛd].
The kid sits on the bin.	[ðiʸ kɪd sɪts] on [ðiʸ bɪn].
The hot pot was on the top.	[ðiʸ hat pat] was on [ðiʸ tap].
The mutt loved the tub.	[ðiʸ mʌt lʌvd ðiʸ tʌb].
Kate came late.	[keʸt keʸm leʸt].
The feet keep the beat.	[ðiʸ fiʸt kiʸp ðiʸ biʸt].
I cried for the pie.	[aʸ kraʸd] for [ðiʸ paʸ].
The boat was in the moat.	[ðiʸ boʷt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ moʷt].
Too few crew the boat.	[tuʷ fuʷ kruʷ ðiʸ boʷt].
The wall was tall.	[ðiʸ wɔl wʌz tɔl].
The word was purr.	[ðiʸ wɚd wʌz pɚ].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
law : [lɔ sɔ tɔl]
her : [hɚ fɚ wɚ]

OW

The ow sound in now, loud, crowd is represented by: /aʷ/

now	[naʷ]
loud	[laʷd]
crowd	[kraʷd]
pow	[paʷ]
how	[haʷ]
cow	[kaʷ]
dow	[daʷ]
sow	[saʷ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
now, loud, crowd
[naʷ laʷd kraʷd]
[waʷ haʷ praʷd]
The crowd was loud.
[ðiʸ kraʷd wʌz laʷd].
How now brown cow.
[haʷ naʷ braʷn kaʷ].
The Dow is down.
[ðiʸ daʷ ɪz daʷn].
It is time to throw the pie at Sue.
[ɪt ɪz taʸm tuʷ] throw [ ðiʸ paʸ æt suʷ].
Aw, don't do that to her now.
[ɔ doʷnt duʷ] that [ tuʷ hɚ naʷ].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
law : [lɔ sɔ tɔl]
her : [hɚ fɚ wɚ]
now : [naʷ laʷd kraʷd]

SOFT UH

The uh sound in about, aloud, symbol is represented by: /ə/

about	[əbaʷt']
aloud	[əlaʷd']
symbol	[sɪm'bəl]
enemy	[ɛn'əmiʸ]
affect	[əfɛkt']
modify	[mad'əfaʸ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
about aloud symbol
[əbaʷt' əlaʷd' sɪm'bəl]
enemy affect modify
[ɛn'əmiʸ əfɛkt' mad'əfaʸ]
Modify the symbol to speak aloud.
[mad'əfaʸ ðiʸ sɪm'bəl tuʷ spiʸk əlaʷd'].
About time you got here.
[əbaʷt' taʸm yuʷ gat hiʸr].
Modify the gate to keep out the enemy.
[mad'əfaʸ ðiʸ geʸt tuʷ kiʸp aʷt ðiʸ ɛn'əmiʸ].

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz tuʷ]:
about aloud symbol
[əbaʷt' əlaʷd' sɪm'bəl]
enemy affect modify
[ɛn'əmiʸ əfɛkt' mad'əfaʸ]
The loud saw is used to affect her boat.
[ðiʸ laʷd sɔ ɪz yuʷzd tuʷ əfɛkt' hɚ boʷt].
Now the law is about Sco.
[naʷ ðiʸ lɔ ɪz əbaʷt' skoʷ].
Sco abuses the law.
[skoʷ əbuʷ'zɪz ðiʸ lɔ].

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
law : [lɔ sɔ tɔl]
her : [hɚ fɚ wɚ]
now : [naʷ laʷd kraʷd]
about : [əbaʷt' əlaʷd' sɪm'bəl]

OO

The u sound in put, foot, soot is represented by: /ʊ/

put	[pʊt]
foot	[fʊt]
soot	[sʊt]
good	[gʊd]
hood	[hʊd]
could	[kʊd]
hoof	[hʊf]
hooves	[hʊvz]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
put foot soot
[pʊt fʊt sʊt]
could good hood
[kʊd gʊd hʊd]
Put her foot on the hood.
[pʊt hɚ fʊt ɔn ðiʸ hʊd].
Could you tell me about her crowd?
[kʊd yuʷ tɛl miʸ əbaʷt' hɚ kraʷd]?

Vowel Practice:
[uʷ iʸ uʷ æ æ ] ting tang [wɔl'ə wɔl'ə] bing bang
[uʷ iʸ uʷ æ æ ] ting tang [wɔl'ə wɔl'ə] bing bang

Review:
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
bat : [bæt sæt ræt]
bed : [bɛd fɛd nɛd]
the : [ðiʸ] (rhymes with bee)
kiss : [kɪs hɪt bɪn]
hot : [hat pat lat]
mutt : [mʌt hʌt tʌb]
gate : [geʸt leʸt meʸt]
beet : [biʸt miʸt siʸk]
time : [taʸm waʸ saʸ]
boat : [boʷt goʷ toʷt]
blue : [bluʷ suʷ tuʷ]
law : [lɔ sɔ tɔl]
her : [hɚ fɚ wɚ]
now : [naʷ laʷd kraʷd]
about : [əbaʷt' əlaʷd' sɪm'bəl]
put : [pʊt fʊt sʊt]

VOWEL SOUNDS REVIEW

Review
[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
a   e  i   o  u	cat  [ kæt]  let [ lɛt]  sit [ sɪt]  hot [ hat]  cut [ kʌt]	mate [ meʸt]  meek [ miʸk]  why [ waʸ]  toe [ toʷ]  you [ yuʷ]	law [ lɔw]  her [ hɚr]  now [ naʷw]  about [ əbaʷt]  put [ pʊt]

[spiʸd] Challenge:

The cat sat on the hat.	[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ hæt].
The cat sat on the hat.	[ðiʸ kæt sæt] on [ðiʸ hæt].
Ned read on the bed.	[nɛd rɛd] on [ðiʸ bɛd].
The kid sits on the bin.	[ðiʸ kɪd sɪts] on [ðiʸ bɪn].
The hot pot was on the top.	[ðiʸ hat pat] was on [ðiʸ tap].
The mutt loved the tub.	[ðiʸ mʌt lʌvd ðiʸ tʌb].
Kate came late.	[keʸt keʸm leʸt].
The feet keep the beat.	[ðiʸ fiʸt kiʸp ðiʸ biʸt].
I cried for the pie.	[aʸ kraʸd] for [ðiʸ paʸ].
The boat was in the moat.	[ðiʸ boʷt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ moʷt].
Too few crew the boat.	[tuʷ fuʷ kruʷ ðiʸ boʷt].
The wall was tall.	[ðiʸ wɔl wʌz tɔl].
The word was purr.	[ðiʸ wɚd wʌz pɚ].
The cow was a sow.	[ðiʸ kaʷ wʌz eʸ saʷ].
Modify the symbol to speak aloud.	[mad'əfaʸ ðiʸ sɪm'bəl tuʷ spiʸk əlaʷd'].
Put her foot on the hood.	[pʊt hɚ fʊt ɔn ðiʸ hʊd].

TH

The voiceless th sound in thin, thick, think is represented by: /θ/

The voiced th sound in this, those, them is represented by: /ð/

Voiceless th thin [θɪn] thick [θɪk] think [θɪnk] through [θruʷ] thorn [θərn] thought [θɔt] thief [θiʸf] ruthless [ruʷθ'lɛs]

Voiced th this [ðɪs] those [ðoʷz] them [ðɛm] that [ðæt] they [ðeʸ] though [ðoʷ] father [fa'ðɚ] brother [brʌ'ðɚ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
thick thin through
[θɪk θɪn θruʷ]
thorn thief thought
[θərn θiʸf θɔt]
Do you think the thief is ruthless?
[duʷ yuʷ θɪnk ðiʸ θiʸf ɪz ruʷθ'lɛs]?
Want a thick or thin slice of pie?
[want eʸ θɪk ər θɪn slaʸs ʌv paʸ]?
those them that
[ðoʷz ðɛm ðæt]
they the father
[ðeʸ ðiʸ fa'ðɚ]
Father gave them those.
[fa'ðɚ geʸv ðɛm ðoʷz].
That cat is my brother's.
[ðæt kæt ɪz maʸ brʌ'ðɚz].
Think through those thoughts.
[θɪnk θruʷ ðoʷz θɔts].
They thought the thief was caught.
[ðeʸ θɔt ðiʸ θiʸf wʌz kɔt].

Review:

thin	[ θ]
this	[ ð]

J

The j sound in jump, jack, jet is represented by: /ʤ/

jump	[ʤʌmp]
Jack	[ʤæk]
jet	[ʤɛt]
jay	[ʤeʸ]
jeep	[ʤiʸp]
judge	[ʤʌʤ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
jump jack jet
[ʤʌmp ʤæk ʤɛt]
jay jeep judge
[ʤeʸ ʤiʸp ʤʌʤ]
Judge Judy judged Jack's jeep.
[ʤʌʤ ʤuʷ'diʸ ʤʌʤt ʤæks ʤiʸp].
The jay jumped through those thorns.
[ðiʸ ʤeʸ ʤʌmpt θruʷ ðoʷz θərnz].

[spiʸd] Challenge:

The thief is ruthless.	[ðiʸ θiʸf ɪz ruʷθ'lɛs].
Father gave them those.	[fa'ðɚ geʸv ðɛm ðoʷz].
That is Jack's jeep.	[ðæt ɪz ʤæks ʤiʸp].

CH

The ch sound in cheek, choose, child is represented by: /ʦ/

cheek	[ʦiʸk]
choose	[ʦuʷz]
child	[ʦaʸld]
cheese	[ʦiʸz]
cheap	[ʦiʸp]
chip	[ʦɪp]
chap	[ʦæp]
chop	[ʦap]
chow	[ʦaʷ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
cheek choose child
[ʦiʸk ʦuʷz ʦaʸld]
chip chop chow
[ʦɪp ʦap ʦaʷ]
Chuck ate chips.
[ʦʌk eʸt ʦɪps].
That cheese is cheap.
[ðæt ʦiʸz ɪz ʦiʸp].
Chip chopped the cheese.
[ʦɪp ʦapt ðiʸ ʦiʸz].
The child chose a chow dog.
[ðiʸ ʦaʸld ʦoʷz eʸ ʦaʷ dɔg].

Challenge:
It is time to go to the mall.
[ɪt ɪz taʸm tuʷ goʷ tuʷ ðiʸ mɔl].
Sue and the mutt sat at the gate and made a bet that the beet was in the hot pot.
[suʷ ænd ðiʸ mʌt sæt æt ðiʸ geʸt ænd meʸd eʸ bɛt] that [ðiʸ biʸt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ hat pat].
That thief chipped through the thick pane.
[ðæt θiʸf ʦɪpt θruʷ ðiʸ θɪk peʸn].
Jack and Chuck chose jeeps.
[ʤæk ænd ʦʌk ʦoʷz ʤiʸps].

[riʸ'vuʷ]:

thin	[ θ]
this	[ ð]

jump	[ ʤ]
change	[ ʦ]

SH

The sh sound in shout, shoe, shock is represented by: /ʃ/

shout	[ʃaʷt]
shoe	[ʃuʷ]
shock	[ʃak]
ship	[ʃɪp]
shop	[ʃap]
shut	[ʃʌt]
shy	[ʃaʸ]
sheet	[ʃiʸt]
show	[ʃoʷ]
shoot	[ʃuʷt]
should	[ʃʊd]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
shout shoe shock
[ʃaʷt ʃuʷ ʃak]
shy sheet shoot
[ʃaʸ ʃiʸt ʃuʷt]
She should shop.
[ʃiʸ ʃʊd ʃap].
She counted sheep.
[ʃiʸ kaʷnt'əd ʃiʸp].
That ship had a shoe shop.
[ðæt ʃɪp hæd eʸ ʃuʷ ʃap].
Shine those shoes.
[ʃaʸn ðoʷz ʃuʷz].
Shrek shouted, "Shoo! Get off my land!"
[ʃrɛk ʃaʷt'əd], "[ʃuʷ]! [gɛt ɔf maʸ lænd]!"

[spiʸd ʦəl'ɛnʤ]:

The thief is ruthless.	[ðiʸ θiʸf ɪz ruʷθ'lɛs].
Father gave them those.	[fa'ðɚ geʸv ðɛm ðoʷz].
That is Jack's jeep.	[ðæt ɪz ʤæks ʤiʸp].
Chuck ate chips.	[ʦʌk eʸt ʦɪps].
Shrek shouted, "Shoo! Get off my land!"	[ʃrɛk ʃaʷt'əd], "[ʃuʷ]! [gɛt ɔf maʸ lænd]!"

ZH

The zh sound in pleasure, measure, beige is represented by: /ʒ/

pleasure	[plɛ'ʒər]
measure	[mɛ'ʒər]
beige	[beʸʒ]
treasure	[trɛ'ʒər]
vision	[vɪ'ʒən]
lesion	[liʸ'ʒən]
fusion	[fuʷ'ʒən]
leisure	[liʸ'ʒər]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
pleasure measure beige
[plɛ'ʒər mɛ'ʒər beʸʒ]
vision fusion leisure
[vɪ'ʒən fuʷ'ʒən liʸ'ʒər]
I did this in my leisure time.
[aʸ dɪd ðɪs ɪn maʸ liʸ'ʒər taʸm].
It is my pleasure.
[ɪt ɪz maʸ plɛ'ʒər].
Measure the amount of cheese.
[mɛ'ʒər ðiʸ ə'maʷnt ʌv ʦiʸz].
I think I'll paint the ceiling beige.
[aʸ θɪnk aʸ'əl peʸnt ðiʸ] ceiling [beʸʒ].

[ʦəl'ɛnʤ]:
It is time to go to the mall.
[ɪt ɪz taʸm tuʷ goʷ tuʷ ðiʸ mɔl].
Sue and the mutt sat at the gate and made a bet that the beet was in the hot pot.
[suʷ ænd ðiʸ mʌt sæt æt ðiʸ geʸt ænd meʸd eʸ bɛt] that [ðiʸ biʸt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ hat pat].
That thief chipped through the thick pane.
[ðæt θiʸf ʦɪpt θruʷ ðiʸ θɪk peʸn].
Jack and Chuck chose showy beige jeeps.
[ʤæk ænd ʦʌk ʦoʷz ʃoʷ'iʸ beʸʒ ʤiʸps].

[riʸ'vuʷ]:

thin	[ θ]
this	[ ð]

jump	[ ʤ]
change	[ ʦ]

shirt	[ ʃ]
pleasure	[ ʒ]

[spiʸd ʦəl'ɛnʤ]:

The thief is ruthless.	[ðiʸ θiʸf ɪz ruʷθ'lɛs].
Father gave them those.	[fa'ðɚ geʸv ðɛm ðoʷz].
That is Jack's jeep.	[ðæt ɪz ʤæks ʤiʸp].
Chuck ate chips.	[ʦʌk eʸt ʦɪps].
Shrek shouted, "Shoo! Get off my land!"	[ʃrɛk ʃaʷt'əd], "[ʃuʷ]! [gɛt ɔf maʸ lænd]!"
It is my pleasure.	[ɪt ɪz maʸ plɛ'ʒər].

TT

The glottal stop tt in button, written, kitten is represented by: /ʔ/

The flap tt in butter, bottle, middle is represented by: /ɾ/

Glottal Stop TT button ['bʌʔən] written ['rɪʔən] kitten ['kɪʔən] bitten ['bɪʔən] puttin' ['pʊʔən] hittin' ['hɪʔən] sittin' ['sɪʔən]

Flap TT butter ['bʌɾər] bottle ['baɾəl] middle ['mɪɾəl] letter ['lɛɾər] putting ['pʊɾiʸŋ] hitting ['hɪɾiʸŋ] sitting ['sɪɾiʸŋ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
button written kitten
['bʌʔən 'rɪʔən 'kɪʔən]
The kitten played with the button.
[ðiʸ 'kɪʔən pleʸd wɪθ ðiʸ 'bʌʔən].
She was bitten by the written word.
[ʃiʸ wʌz 'bɪʔən baʸ ðiʸ 'rɪʔən wɚd].
butter bottle middle
['bʌɾər 'baɾəl 'mɪɾəl]
The letter was in that bottle.
[ðiʸ 'lɛɾər wʌz ɪn ðæt 'baɾəl].
Put that butter in the middle.
[pʊ ðæt 'bʌɾər ɪn ðiʸ 'mɪɾəl].
Her kitten was sitting in the middle.
[hɚ 'kɪʔən wʌz 'sɪɾiʸŋ ɪn ðiʸ 'mɪɾəl].

[riʸ'vuʷ]:

thin	[ θ]
this	[ ð]

jump	[ ʤ]
change	[ ʦ]

shirt	[ ʃ]
pleasure	[ ʒ]

butter	[ ɾ]
button	[ ʔ]

NG

The ng sound in ring, song, king is represented by: /ŋ/

ring	[riʸŋ]
song	[sɔŋ]
king	[kiʸŋ]
hang	[hæŋ]
bang	[bæŋ]
lung	[lʌŋ]
tongue	[tʌŋ]

[riʸd ðiʸz wɚdz ænd sɛn'tɛnzɛz]:
ring song king
[riʸŋ sɔŋ kiʸŋ]
bang lung tongue
[bæŋ lʌŋ tʌŋ]
The king sang a song.
[ðiʸ kiʸŋ sæŋ eʸ sɔŋ].
The king banged a gong which rang.
[ðiʸ kiʸŋ bæŋd eʸ gæŋ wɪʦ ræŋ].

Vowel Practice:
[uʷ iʸ uʷ æ æ tiʸŋ tæŋ wɔl'ə wɔl'ə bɪŋ bæŋ]
[uʷ iʸ uʷ æ æ tiʸŋ tæŋ wɔl'ə wɔl'ə bɪŋ bæŋ]

[ʦəl'ɛnʤ]:
It is time to go to the mall.
[ɪt ɪz taʸm tuʷ goʷ tuʷ ðiʸ mɔl].
Sue and the mutt sat at the gate and made a bet that the beet was in the hot pot.
[suʷ ænd ðiʸ mʌt sæt æt ðiʸ geʸt ænd meʸd eʸ bɛt] that [ðiʸ biʸt wʌz ɪn ðiʸ hat pat].
That thief chipped through the thick pane.
[ðæt θiʸf ʦɪpt θruʷ ðiʸ θɪk peʸn].
Jack and Chuck chose showy beige jeeps.
[ʤæk ænd ʦʌk ʦoʷz ʃoʷ'iʸ beʸʒ ʤiʸps].
The king sang a song written about a bottle.
[ðiʸ kiʸŋ sæŋ eʸ sɔŋ 'rɪʔən ə'baʷt eʸ 'baɾəl].

REVIEW

[bdf ghk lmn stv wyz]
a   e  i   o  u	cat  [ kæt]  let [ lɛt]  sit [ sɪt]  hot [ hat]  cut [ kʌt]	mate [ meʸt]  meek [ miʸk]  why [ waʸ]  toe [ toʷ]  you [ yuʷ]	law [ lɔw]  her [ hɚr]  now [ naʷw]  about [ əbaʷt]  put [ pʊt]
thin [ θ]  this [ ð]  jump [ ʤ]  change [ ʦ]  shirt [ ʃ]  pleasure [ ʒ]  butter [ ɾ]  button [ ʔ]  ring [ ŋ]

Try to read these word groups.

[ʤænʌ'əriʸ] [fɛbʌ'əriʸ] [mərʦ] ['eʸprəl] [meʸ] [ʤuʷn] [ʤəlaʸ'] [ɔ'gʌst] [sɛp'tɛmbər] [ak'toʷbər] [noʷ'vɛmbər] [diʸ'sɛmbər]

['sʌndeʸ] ['mʌndeʸ] ['tuʷdeʸ] ['wɛnzdeʸ] ['ðɚzdeʸ] ['fraʸdeʸ] ['sætərdeʸ]

[wʌn] [tuʷ] [θriʸ] [fər] [faʸv] [sɪks] ['sɛvɪn] [eʸt] [naʸn] [tɛn]

[huʷ] [wʌt] [wær] [wɛn] [waʸ] [haʷ]

Congratulations!!! That's all! Go back and try the SELF TEST at the beginning.
[kəngrætuʷleʸʒənz]!!! [ðæts ɔl]! [goʷ bæk ænd traʸ ðiʸ sɛlf tɛst æt ðiʸ biʸgɪniʸŋ].