Phone

Example

Kenyon and Knott

aa

on

[ɑ]

ae

ask

[æ]

ah

fun

[ʌ]

ao

walk

[ɔ]

ax

the

[ə]

axr

father

[ɚ]

ay

why

[aɪ]

aw

how

[aʊ]

eh

yes

[ɛ]

er   

turn

[ɝ]

ey

name

[e]

ih

ink

[ɪ]

iy

free

[i]

ow

so

[o]

oy

toy

[ɔɪ]

uh

put

[ʊ]

uw

moon

[u]

bob

 

bc

Bob

 

ch

chair

[tʃ]

d

duck

 

dc  

god

 

dh

the

[ð]

f

fate

 

g

god

 

gc

dog

 

hh

how

 

jh

jet

[dʒ]

k

king

 

kc

sink

 

l

lie

 

lc

feel

 

m

moon

 

mc

sum

 

n

night

 

nc

thin

 

ng

king

[ŋ]

p

plain

 

pc

loop

 

r

rock

 

rc

fear

 

s

swat

 

sh

fish

[ʃ]

t

tip

 

tc

set

 

th

thin

[£c]

v

vice

 

w

walk

 

y

yes

[j]

z

zip

 

zh

television

[ʒ]

 

  PS. consonant ends with 'c' (ex. bc) means its at end of syllable (coda).