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All the Sounds (phonemes) of Mainstream American and British Speech

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

  the Short-A and the Long-A
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The Short-E Sound
ðii ʃoot ii sau‛nd

e

bed
uk us bed
red
uk us red
te‛n
uk us ten
pe‛n
uk us pen


The Long-E Sound

ðii loŋ ii sau‛nd

ee

bee·ə
uk
bear
tʃee·ə
uk chair
fee‛n
us fan
mee‛n
us man


accented syllables are in bold text

the Short-I and the Long-I
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