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Understanding English
Pronunciation
(1) International Phonetic Alphabet
by
Maria English Society
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Understanding English Pronunciation (1) IPA Page 1
Understanding English Pronunciation
(1) International Phonetic Alphabet
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Pronunciation
The alphabet
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Vowels
A E I O U
Consonants
B C D F G H J K L M
N P Q R S T V W X Y Z
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The pronunciation of a
[ei] [æ] [a:]
age add ask

day bad car
May apple far
face cat star
lake cap class
play back glass
stay bag card
cake black art
rain happy park
eight taxi father
Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.
say [sei] at [æt] jar [dʒa:]
Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.
gag [g _ g] safe [s _ f] farm [ f _ m]
ant [ _ nt]
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Long vowels
Words can be divided into units called syllables. When a syllable ends
with a vowel, the vowel usually has a long sound.
1. Open syllable
Examples: no, go, we, he, she
ba-by, stu-dent, se-cret, ze-ro, pho-to-graph
When there are two vowels, the first vowel usually has a long sound.
The second vowel is silent.
2. Vowel-consonant-silent e,
Examples: cake, face, take, place, mice, vote, mute
3. Double vowel syllable

Examples: meat, seat, plain , rain, goat, road, lie, pie
Short vowels
When a syllable ends with a consonant, the vowel usually has a short
sound.
1. Closed syllable
Examples: at, odd, us, it,
cat, dog, man, hat, mom, dad, got
mat-ter, con-struct, hap-py, Sep-tem-ber
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The pronunciation of e
[i:] [e]
eve ever
she pen
see ten
feet red
meet leg
week pet
green desk
sheep neck
tea egg
seat pencil
keep [ki:p] end [end]
sense [s _ ns] seal [s _ l] leak [l _ k]
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The pronunciation of i
[ai] [i]
ice it
five in
fine ink
like big
wife pig
bike fit
child pick
iron miss
China fish
cry ship
wine [wain] tip [tip]
sit [s _ t] site [s _ t] kind [k _ nd]
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The pronunciation of o
[əʊ] [ɒ] / [ɔ] [ɔ:]
open odd order

no hot four
nose fox born
rose not force
cold top lord
home of short
road dog ball
coat fog call
boat cost tall
snow cough wall
low [ləʊ] cod [kɒd] order [′ɔ:də]
god [g _ d] sort [s _ t] sow [s _ ]
door [d _ ]
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The pronunciation of u
[ju:] [ʌ]
use us
unit up
uniform bus
due cup
duty cut
cute duck
student mug
computer much
new sun
few run
usage [′ju:sidʒ] under [′ʌndə]
tube [t _ b] ugly [ ′ _ gli] lunch [l _ ntʃ]
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The pronunciation of oo
[u:] [u]
fool book
food foot
noon good
room look
moon wood
too cook
two hood
boot shook
cool crook
school could
Quiz : Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.
hook [h _ k] tool [t _ l] scoop [sk _ p]
Note:
When the words finish with "oon" or "ool" the sound is long.
Examples: moon, spoon, fool, cool, school.
When the words finish with "ook", the sound is short.

Examples: book, cook, took, look.
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The pronunciation of ou, ow The pronunciation of oi, oy
[aʊ] [ɔi]
out oil
ours boil
house join
loud noise
mouse voice
cloud boy
owl joy
now roy
cow soy
bow enjoy
toy [t _ ] hour [ _ ə] blouse [bl _z]
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The sound ə for a, e, i, o, u The sound ɜː for er, ir, or, ur
[ə] [ɜ: ] / [ə:]
ago
serve
effect
verb
police
birth
comfort
firm
method
girl
common
word
Oxford
worse
family
turn
upon
curve
purpose
church
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The sound iə The sound eə
[iə] [eə] / [ɛə]
ear air
near hair
fear chair
beer care
here bear
The sound ʊə
[ʊə]
tour
tourist
sure
moor
boor
search [s _ tʃ] career [kə′r _ ] poor [p _ ]

pear [p _ ] oppose [ _ ′pəʊz] spare [sp _ ]
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Consonants
b c d
[b] c = [k] /[s] [d]
big car dog

bag cart day
bud cartoon door
job cell head
rob ice bed
f g h
[f] [g] [h]
for go hot
fish girl head
face gill hand
of dog hard
off fog help
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j k l
j = [dʒ] [k] [l]
job kid lot

joke kiss leg
jump kind like
juice park ball
joy duck will
Quiz : Try to pronounce the following words.
bulk Joyce lag
fog hood gill
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m n ng
[m] [n] [ŋ]
mad no sing
miss note king
must neck ring
ham sin song
arm sun long
p q r
[p] qu = [kw] [r]
pig quick red

pack quit rent
put quote ride
lip quiet tear
harp quilt wear
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s t v
[s] [t] [v]
say ten vine

see taxi visit
six tea vow
laughs cat five
picks get love
mono tangle van
quest rope prone
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w x y
[w] x = [z] /[ks] [j]
will Xerox yes

work xylophone Yen
wait six yet
went fax yard
wit tax yellow
[z]
zoo
zero
zebra
rose
wise
wax yeast zest
west yard zone
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The sound ʃ (sh) The sound ʒ
[ʃ] [ʒ]
she vision
ship decision
shop occasion
fish measure
English pleasure
finish leisure
The sound tʃ (ch) The sound dʒ
[tʃ] [dʒ]
chair job
child joke
China jump
watch age
lunch change
French bridge
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The sound θ (th) The sound ð (th)
[θ] [ð]
thin this
think that
thank they
bath bathe
mouth mother
cloth bother
shine chain jog
thirst clothe division
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Voiced and voiceless consonants
Voiced
b d g v z ʒ dʒ ð m n ŋ w j l r
p t k f s ʃ tʃ θ h
Voiceless
th [θ] and th [ð]
Voiceless [θ]
thin think three thing tenth
third through throw thousand thief
Voiced [ð]
the this that those these
there then them mother brother
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‘ed’ as [t] , [d] or [id]
Voiceless [t]
picked jumped laughed asked missed
placed mixed hoped helped washed
Voiced [d]
filled aimed signed trained rowed
robbed begged raised feared agreed
[id] wanted acted tested studded
‘s’ as [s] , [z] or [iz]
Voiceless [s]
picks jumps laughs asks hopes
Voiced [z]
fills aims signs fears rows
robs begs trains agrees
[iz] pieces closes watches washes
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The sound ts The sound dz
[ts] [dz]
seats lends
shots reads
tents needs
reports roads
parents words
cats standards rights
brands waits spends
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Practice 1 Long vowels
[ei] [i:] [ai] [əʊ] [ju:]

ace
base bee bye both bugle
cake cease cite cold Cupid
day deed die dole duke
eve
face fee five foam few
game geese guide goat /
hay he hire home huge
ice
jail jeep jive joke /
Kate key kite koala cute
lake leave light low /
May me mile mode mute
name knee nine note new
open
pay peach pile pole puberty
quake queen quite quote /
rate reed ripe rope /
safe seal sign sow /
taste teeth tide tone tube
use
vain vehicle vine vote view
wave we wine woe /
/ / exile / exuberant
yea yeast yikes yoke Yukon
zany zeta enzyme zone /
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Practice 2 Short vowels
[æ] [e] [i] [ɒ] [ʌ]

at
bat bed big boss bud
cat cent cigar cod cup
dad den did doll duck
ever
fan fence fix fog fun
gap get give got gum
hat hen him hot hut
it
jam jet jigsaw job juggle
Kant Ken kick cock kung fu
lad let lip lot lunch
man met milk mock mud
nab net nib not nut
odd
pack pen pig pop pump
quack quench quick / /
rat red rib rob run
sand set sit soft sun
tap ten tin Tom tough
us
van vent vim vodka vulgar
wax web win wok /
exact executive exit exotic /
yam yes yip yonder yummy
zap Zen zip zombie /
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Practice 3
bl- blaze bled bliss block bluff

br- bring break bread brown bright
cl- clam cleft clip close club
cr- crab crept crib crop crust
dr- drag dress drive drop drum
fl- flag flesh flit flop flume
fr- frame fret frill from frustum
gl- glad glen glide globe glume
gr- grand Greenwich grip grove grunt
pl- plan pledge plinth plot plush
pr- prate press prize prop prussic
sc-/sk- scale sketch skill scot skull
sl- slave sledge slip slow slush
sm- smash smell smile smoke smutch
sn- snake snell snipe snow snug
sp- spade spell spin spot spun
st- stand step still stone stuff
sw- swam swell swim swollen swum
tr- trap trench trick trod truck
tw- twain twenty twins / /
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Practice 4
Pronounce the following words.
name [neim] game [geim] late [leit] say [sei]

key [ki:] she [ʃi:] speak [spi:k] eat [i:t]
high [hai] ice [ais] hide [haid] light [lait]
loaf [ləʊf] row [rəʊ] snow [snəʊ] home [həʊm]
cute [kju:t] unit [′ju:nit] you [ju:] duty [′dju:ti]
add [æd] apple [æpl] cat [kæt] hat [hæt]

men [men] dead [ded] said [sed] bed [bed]
big [big] dish [diʃ] milk [milk] quick [kwik]
boss [bɒs] cough [kɒf] shot[ʃɒt] chop [tʃɒp]
bud [bʌd] gum [gʌm] lunch [lʌntʃ] tough [tʌf]
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towel chart firm large
[′taʊəl] [tʃa:t] [f ɜːm] [la:dʒ]
third throw bunch weigh
[θɜːd] [θrəʊ] [bʌntʃ] [wei]
though wash reign doubt
[ðəʊ] [wɔ:ʃ] [rein] [daʊt]
circle ache guess question
[′sɜːkl] [eik] [ges] [′kwestʃən]
social society oppose opposite
[′səʊʃəl] [sə′saiəti] [ə′pəʊz] [′ɒpəzit]
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Practice 5
Find out the Phonetic Alphabet of the following words from

your dictionary and try to pronounce them.
man men
pan pen
bat bet
said dead
cod bother
cough tough
serve turn
march force
fund harp
quarrel bluff
pigeon prudent
smutch prate
chef Chicago
wash orphan
anchor wrestle
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Summary: Vowels
A: age add ask

ago (for a, e, i, o, u)
E: eve ever
urgent (for er, ir, or, ur)
I: ice it
O: old odd order food foot
U: use us hour oil

owl boy
A: [ei] [æ] [a:] [ə] (for a, e, i, o, u)
E: [i:] [e] [ɜ:] (for er, ir, or, ur)
I: [ai] [i]
O: [əʊ] [ɒ] [ɔ:] [u:] [u]
U: [ju:] [ʌ] [aʊ] [ɔi]
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Quiz: Did you pronounce the brand names right?
Christian Dior [ ′kristia:n di′ɔ:]

Louis Vuitton [ ′lu:i vi′tɔ:n]
Hermès [ eə′mes]
Givenchy [ ʒi′vɔ:nʃi]
agnès b [ ʌni′es bi:]
Gucci [ ′gu:tʃi]
Godiva [gə′daivə]
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Answers
P.4
gag [gæg] safe [seif] farm [fa:m] ant [ænt]
p.6
sense [sens] seal [si:l] leak [li:k]
p.7
sit [sit] site [sait] kind [kaind]
p.8
god [gɒd] sort [sɔ:t] sow [səʊ] door [dɔ:]
p.9
tube [tju:b] ugly [ ′ʌgli] lunch [lʌntʃ]
p.10
hook [huk] tool [tu:l] scoop [sku:p]
p.11
toy [tɔi] hour [aʊə] blouse [blaʊz]
p.13
search [sə:tʃ] career [kə′r iə ] poor [pʊə ]
pear [peə ] oppose [ ə ′pəʊz] spare [speə ]
p.15
bulk [bʌlk] Joyce [dʒɔis] lag [læg]
fog [fɒg] hood [hud] gill [gil]
p.17
mono [ˋmɒnəʊ] tangle [ˋtæŋgl] van [væn]
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quest [kwest] rope [rəʊp] prone [prəʊn]
p.18
wax [wæks] yeast [ji:st] zest [zest]
west [west] yard [jɑ:d] zone [zəʊn]
p.20
shine [ʃain] chain [tʃein] jog [dʒɒg]
thirst [θə:st] clothe [kləuð] division [diˋviʒən]
p.29
man [mæn] men [men]
pan [pæn] pen [pen]
bat [bæt] bet [bet]
said [sed] dead [ded]
cod [kɒd] bother [ˋbɒðə]
cough [kɒf] tough [tʌf]
serve [sə:v] turn [tə:n]
march [mɑ:tʃ] force [fɔ:s]
fund [fʌnd] harp [hɑ:p]
quarrel [ˋkwɒrəl] bluff [blʌf]
pigeon [ˋpidʒin] prudent [ˋpru:dənt]
smutch [smʌtʃ] prate [preit]
chef [ʃef] Chicago [ʃiˋkɑ:gəʊ]
wash [wɒʃ] orphan [ˋɔ:fən]
anchor [ˋæŋkə] wrestle [ˋresl]
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Maria English Society

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Published by Maria English Society

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[ei] [æ] [a:]

age add ask

Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.

say [sei] at [æt] jar [dʒa:]

Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

gag [g _ g] safe [s _ f] farm [ f _ m]

3. Double vowel syllable

Examples: at, odd, us, it,

cat, dog, man, hat, mom, dad, got

mat-ter, con-struct, hap-py, Sep-tem-ber

Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.

keep [ki:p] end [end]

Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

sense [s _ ns] seal [s _ l] leak [l _ k]

Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.

wine [wain] tip [tip]

Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

sit [s _ t] site [s _ t] kind [k _ nd]

[əʊ] [ɒ] / [ɔ] [ɔ:]

open odd order

Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.

low [ləʊ] cod [kɒd] order [′ɔ:də]

Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

god [g _ d] sort [s _ t] sow [s _ ]

Quiz 1: Pronounce the following words.

usage [′ju:sidʒ] under [′ʌndə]

Quiz 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

tube [t _ b] ugly [ ′ _ gli] lunch [l _ ntʃ]

Quiz : Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

hook [h _ k] tool [t _ l] scoop [sk _ p]

When the words finish with "ook", the sound is short.

Quiz : Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

toy [t _ ] hour [ _ ə] blouse [bl _z]

[ə] [ɜ: ] / [ə:]

[iə] [eə] / [ɛə]

Quiz : Fill in the blanks with the correct vowels.

search [s _ tʃ] career [kə′r _ ] poor [p _ ]

[b] c = [k] /[s] [d]

big car dog

[f] [g] [h]

j = [dʒ] [k] [l]

job kid lot

Quiz : Try to pronounce the following words.

bulk Joyce lag

fog hood gill

[m] [n] [ŋ]

[p] qu = [kw] [r]

pig quick red

[s] [t] [v]

say ten vine

Quiz : Try to pronounce the following words.

mono tangle van

quest rope prone

[w] x = [z] /[ks] [j]

will Xerox yes

Quiz : Try to pronounce the following words.

wax yeast zest

west yard zone