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ă pat

ā pay

âr care

ä father

b bib

ch church

d deed, milled

ĕ pet

ē bee

f fife, '''ph'''ase, rou'''gh'''

g gag

h hat

hw which

ĭ pit

ī pie, b'''y'''

îr pier

j judge

k kick, '''c'''at, pi'''que'''

l lid, need'''le''' (nēd'l)

m mum

n no, sudden (sŭd'n)

ng thing

ŏ pot

ō toe

ô caught, p'''aw''', f'''o'''r, h'''o'''rrid, h'''oa'''rse

oi noise

ʊ took

ū boot

ou out

p pop

r roar

s sauce

sh ship, dish

t tight, stopped

th thin

th this

ŭ cut

ûr urge, t'''er'''m, f'''ir'''m, w'''or'''d, h'''ear'''d

v valve

w with

y yes

z zebra, '''x'''ylem

zh vision, pleasure, gara'''ge'''

ə about, it'''e'''m, ed'''i'''ble, gall'''o'''p, circ'''u'''s

ər butter


FOREIGN


œ French feu, German sch'''ö'''n; zw'''ö'''lf

ü French tu, German '''ü'''ber

KH German ich; German ach, Scottish loch

N French bon (bôN)

Stress marks: ' (primary); ' (secondary), as in dictionary (dĭk'shə-nĕr'ē)