Pronunciation Guide

Symbol Sample word

² pat (p²t)

³ pay (p³)

â care (kâr)

ä father (fä“th…r)

b bib (b¹b)

ch church (chûrch)

d deed (d¶d)

µ pet (pµt)

¶ bee (b¶)

f phase (f³z)

g gaff (g²f)

h hat (h²t)

hw which (hw¹ch, w¹ch)

¹ pit (p¹t)

º pie (pº) by (bº)

î pier (pîr)

j judge (j¾j)

k cat (k²t)

l lid (l¹d)

m macaw (m…-kô“)

n no (n½)

ng thing (th¹ng)

¼ pot (p¼t)

½ toe (t½)

ô for (fôr) caught (kôt)

oi noise (noiz)

‹ took (t‹k)

› boot (b›t)

ou out (out)

p pop (p¼p)

r right (rºt)

s sage (s³j)

sh ship (sh¹p)

t stop (st¼p)

th thin (th¹n)

th this (th¹s)

¾ cut (k¾t)

ûr word (wûrd) heard (hûrd)

v valve (v²lv)

w with (w¹th, w¹th)

y yes (yµs)

z zebra (z¶“br…)

zh vision (v¹zh“…n) pleasure (plµzh“…r)

… about (…-bout“) circus (sûr“k…s)

…r butter (b¾t“…r)

Stress

Primary stress

biology (bº-¼l“…-j¶)

Secondary stress

biological (bº”…-l¼j“¹-k…l)