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

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

the Short-I and the Long-I
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The Short-O Sound
ðii ʃoot ou sau‛nd

o

ori‛ndʒ
uk us
orange
sok
uk sock
boks
uk box
bot‛l
uk bottle


The Long-O Sound

ðii loŋ ou sau‛nd

oo

doo
uk
door
foo
uk four
sboo‛rt
us sport
moo‛r
us more



accented syllables are in bold text

the Sort-U and the Long-U
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