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English Vowel and Consonant Sounds

The document provides information on vowel and consonant pronunciation in English. It lists long and short vowels with their symbols and example words. It also lists voiced and voiceless consonants with symbols and examples. Diphthongs are presented with symbols and example words. The final section discusses pronunciation of the "-ed" suffix on past tense verbs, noting it can be pronounced in three ways depending on the final sound of the base verb.

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English Vowel and Consonant Sounds

The document provides information on vowel and consonant pronunciation in English. It lists long and short vowels with their symbols and example words. It also lists voiced and voiceless consonants with symbols and examples. Diphthongs are presented with symbols and example words. The final section discusses pronunciation of the "-ed" suffix on past tense verbs, noting it can be pronounced in three ways depending on the final sound of the base verb.

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Vowels

Long Vowels

Short Vowels

sheep

ship

head

above

a farm

hat

u coo

foot

mother (US)

horse

sock (UK)

bird

cup

worm (US)

Consonants
Voiced

Voiceless

book

pen

day

town

give

very

Diphthongs
e

day

cat

eye

fish

boy

the

think

mouth

zoo

say

nose (UK)

vision

she

nose (US)

cheese

ear (UK)

hair (UK)

d jump
l

look

run

yes

w we
m moon
n

name

sing

How do we pronounce the -ed?


In 3 ways - / Id/ or / t/ or / d/

If the base verb ends in one of these sounds:

unvoiced

/t/

want

wanted

voiced

/d/

end

ended

unvoiced

/p/

hope

hoped

/f/

laugh

laughed

/s/

fax

faxed

//

wash

washed

/t /

watch

watched

/k/

like

liked

all other sounds,


for example...

play

played

allow

allowed

beg

begged

voiced

/ Id/

/ t/

/ d/

Be careful. Its the sound not the letter

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