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IPA IPA IPA IPA SYMBOLSSYMBOLSSYMBOLSSYMBOLS

PART I

CONSONANT

SOUNDS

1. /p/1. /p/1. /p/1. /p/I.I.I.I.

PEAR PICK PETPALM PART POORPEOPLE SEPTEMBER APPLEPURPLE COMPLETE APARTMENTTOP HIP PEPNAP CAP SOUP

2. /b/2. /b/2. /b/2. /b/

I.

BE BIG BET

BAT BARN BOOT

ABOUT RABBIT SUBSCRIPTION

SUBTRACT SUBJECT ABLE

JOB RIB CAB

ROB ROBE RUB

3. /m/3. /m/3. /m/3. /m/

I.I.I.I.

ACTIVISM

ANARCHISM

CAPITALISM

COMMERCIALISM

CUBISM

DESPOTISM

DWARFISM

4. /f/4. /f/4. /f/4. /f/I.

AFFECT DEFENDENOUGH FAVORFIFTY FLAGFLAT FORLEAF LOAFNEPHEW OFFEROFTEN PHOTOGRAPHPHRASE ROOFTOUGHWOLF

5. /5. /5. /5. /θ////

I.I.I.I.

PATH SOMETHING

SOUTH TEETH

THANK THAW

THEATER THEME

THEORY THICK

THIEF THIN

THING THIRSTY

6. /ð/6. /ð/6. /ð/6. /ð/

I.

OTHER SMOOTHE SOOTHE

THAT THE THEM

THEN THERE THESE

THIS THOSE THOUGH

TOGETHER WHETHER WITH US

7. /d/7. /d/7. /d/7. /d/I.I.I.I.

DEAN – JEAN

DEAR – JEER

DEEP – JEEP

DIG – JIG

DIM – GYM

AID – AGE

BAD – BADGE

8. /t/8. /t/8. /t/8. /t/

I.I.I.I.

BUT FOOT

EAT POTATO

FAST SISTER

GET LETTER

LITTLE SHIRTTEA

9. /n/. /n/. /n/. /n/

I.

HYMN

DAMN

COLUMN

AUTUMN

10. /l/10. /l/10. /l/10. /l/

I.

ALCOHOL WELL

OLD WILL

ALRIGHT PEEL

COLD PENCIL

APALLING PADDLE

HELM BALL

11. /r/11. /r/11. /r/11. /r/

I.I.I.I.

CORRECT DIRECTIONDRIVE FAVORITEMARRY PRETTYPRICE PROUDRAT REDRIDE ROBERTROOM RUNSTORY TREETRY VERY

12. /s/12. /s/12. /s/12. /s/

I.I.I.I.

SAME SAW SCALE

SCAMP SCANNER SCARF

SCHOOL SCRATCH SCULPTOR

SEAT SELDOM SELL

SKIRT SLAB SLACK

13. /z/13. /z/13. /z/13. /z/

I.I.I.I.

AS BREEZY BUZZ

DIZZY DOES LAZY

LEARNS LOSER MUSEUM

NOSE RAZOR RESULT

RISE WAS ZEBRA

ZEPPELIN ZERO ZINC

ZONE ZOO ZOOLOGY

14. /14. /14. /14. /ʃ////

I.I.I.I.

ASSURE CASH

CHAMPAGNE CHAUFFEUR

CHEF CHICAGO

CONSCIOUS DELICIOUS

DEPRESSION DISH

EFFICIENT ESSENTIAL

15. /15. /15. /15. /ʒ////I.

ASIA AZURE

BEIGE CAMOUFLAGE

CASUAL CLOSURE

COLLISION COMPOSURE

CONCLUSION CONFUSION

CORSAGE DECISION

16. /16. /16. /16. /ʧ////I.I.I.I.

ACTUAL APPROACH

BUTCHER CAPTURE

CHAIR CHEAP

CHESS CHIEF

CHOICE CHOOSE

17. /17. /17. /17. /ʤ////

ADJUST BRIDGE

COLLEGE DAMAGE

EDGE EDUCATE

ENGINEER ENJOY

GENEROUS GERMANY

GRADUAL GRADUATE

IMAGE INDIVIDUAL

JAIL

18. /k/18. /k/18. /k/18. /k/I.I.I.I.

AMERICAN BECAUSE BLACK

CALL CAN CAT

CLOCK COME COOL

CUT EARACHE ESCAPE

HEADACHE LIKE LOOK

MAKE MONARCHO’CLOCK

INDICT (silent) /in’dait/

19. SILENT G19. SILENT G19. SILENT G19. SILENT G

ASSIGN CAMPAIGN DESIGN

GNARL GNASH GNAT

GNAW GNOME GNU

REIGN RESIGN SIGN

FOREIGN NIGHT CAUGHT

20. /20. /20. /20. /ŋ////

ANGRY BRING

COMING DOING

ENGLISH GOING

HUNGRY LANGUAGE

LAUGHING LONG

MAKING RING

SING SINGER

STRONGER THING

WAITING WING

YOUNGER

21. /h/21. /h/21. /h/21. /h/I.I.I.I.

AHEAD ANYHOW

BEHAVE BEHIND

HAT HAVE

HEAR HEAT

HELLO HELP

22. /x/22. /x/22. /x/22. /x/

I.I.I.I.

APEX AXE

BOX EX

EXCEPT EXCLAMATION

EXCUSE EXPENSIVE

EXPERIENCE FAX

FIX FLEX

LYNX MAXILLA

MAXIMUM MIX

NEXT OX

OXYGEN TEXT

II.II.II.II.

XANADU

XEROX

XYLOPHONE

XENOPHOBIA

XENOPHOBIC

PART IIPART IIPART IIPART II

VOWELS VOWELS VOWELS VOWELS

AND AND AND AND

DIPHTONGSDIPHTONGSDIPHTONGSDIPHTONGS

1. /i:/1. /i:/1. /i:/1. /i:/

I.I.I.I.

BE DEEP EASY

EAT EITHER EQUAL

EVEN EVENING KEY

ME MEAT READ

SEAT SHE TEACHER

THESE THREE WE

AMOEBA SUITE

2. /2. /2. /2. /ɪ////I.I.I.I.

BIT ENGLISH FILL

FIT HILL HIS

IF IMAGINE IN

INDIAN INK INTO

IS IT KILL

RICH SHIP SIT

INSTANT ITCH INCH

ISSUE PIN MISS

3. /3. /3. /3. /ε////

ANY BEGDRESS EDGEEGG ELSEEND ENTERENVELOPE EXCELLENTGET HENMEN SENDSET BURYMEADOW LEOPARDHEIFER SAYS

4. /4. /4. /4. /ææææ////

I.I.I.I.

ABSENT ACTION ANGRY

APPLE ASK AT

AUNT BAGGAGE CANDY

CATCH EXAMPLE LAND

LAUGH MAN MATTER

RAN STAMP WAGON

PLAID MERINGUE

5. /5. /5. /5. /ərrrr////

I.I.I.I.

BIRD BURN CIRCLE

CIRCUS CURB CURL

CURLY CURVE DEFER

DESSERTS EARLY EARN

6. /. /. /. /ʌ////I.I.I.I.

BLOOD BUT COMECOUSIN CUT DOESDONE FLOOD FUNNYHUG LOVE LUCKYMONDAY MONTH MOTHER

7. /u:/7. /u:/7. /u:/7. /u:/

I.I.I.I.

BLEW BLUE CHEW

CREW FLEW FOOD

GREW GROUP MOVE

MOVIE ROOM SCHOOL

SHOOT SOON SOUP

THROUGH TOOTH TRUE

RHEUMATISM CANOE LIEU

8. /8. /8. /8. /ʊ////

I.I.I.I.

BOOK BROOK BULLET

BUSHEL BUTCHER COOK

COULD CUSHION FOOT

FULL GOOD HOOD

LOOK PULL PUSH

9. /9. /9. /9. /ɒ////

I.I.I.I.

ACROSS ALL ALMOST

ALSO ALTHOUGH ALWAYS

AUCTION AUDIENCE AUGUST

AUTHOR AUTO AUTUMN

AWE AWFUL BALD

BOSS BOUGHT BROAD

CALL CAUSE

10. /10. /10. /10. /ə////

AGO AGONY ALONG

AMAZE ARRIVE ASHAMED

ASLEEP AWAY BELIEF

BUFFALO CAPITAL CEMENT

CIRCUS COLUMN COMPANY

CONTAIN COUSIN FAMOUS

HOLIDAY HUMID JACKET

LEMON LESSON LIQUID

OBTAIN OCCUR OPEN

OVEN

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