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Phonic Symbols
| Symbol | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iː | Long "ee" sound | see |
| ɪ | Short "i" sound | sit |
| e OR ɛ | Short "e" sound | bed |
| æ | Short "a" sound | cat |
| ʌ | Short "u" (uh) sound | up |
| ɜːr OR ɝ | Long stressed "er" | bird |
| ə | Schwa, unstressed "uh" | about |
| ɔː | Long "aw" sound | law |
| ɒ | Short "o" sound | hot |
| ʊ | Short "oo" sound | book |
| uː | Long "oo" sound | blue |
| aɪ | Diphthong "i" | I |
| eɪ | Diphthong "ay" | say |
| ɔɪ | Diphthong "oy" | boy |
| aʊ | Diphthong "ow" | now |
| oʊ OR əʊ | Diphthong "oh" | go |
| p | Voiceless "p" | pen |
| b | Voiced "b" | bat |
| t | Voiceless "t" | top |
| d | Voiced "d" | dog |
| k | Voiceless "k" | cat |
| g | Voiced "g" | go |
| f | Voiceless "f" | fan |
| v | Voiced "v" | van |
| θ | Voiceless "th" | think |
| ð | Voiced "th" | this |
| s | Voiceless "s" | sit |
| z | Voiced "z" | zip |
| ʃ | "sh" sound | ship |
| ʒ | "zh" sound | pleasure |
| tʃ | "ch" sound | chair |
| dʒ | "j" sound | jump |
| m | "m" sound | man |
| n | "n" sound | no |
| ŋ | "ng" sound | sing |
| h | "h" sound | hat |
| l | "l" sound | leg |
| r | "r" sound | red |
| j | "y" sound | yes |
| w | "w" sound | we |