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

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

the Esh-Sound and the Ezh-Sound
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The Thorn Sound
ðə þoo‛n sau‛nd

þ
tuuþ
uk us tooth
þi‛n
uk us thin
þiŋ
uk us thing
þrii
uk us three


The Eth Sound
ðə sau‛nd

ð

feðə
uk
feather
weð‛r
us
weather
mað‛r
us
mother
faaðə
uk
father



accented syllables are in bold text

the F-Sound and the V-Sound
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