Sound Symbols

Consonants
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Unit Number Symbol Symbol
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22 /p/ /p/ pop, happy

23 /b/ /b/ baby, robber

24 /t/ /t/ two, get

25 /d/ /d/ did, add

26 /k/ /k/ key, call

27 /g/ /g/ good, dog

29 /s/ /s/ sun, nice

30 /z/ /z/ zoo, these

31 /ʃ/ /ʃ/ shoe, information

32 // // television, beige

33 /tʃ/ /tʃ/ chips, watch

34 /d/ /d/ joke, bridge

36 /y/ /j/ yes, use

37 /f/ /f/ fan, off, phone

38 /v/ /v/ very, leave

39 /w/ /w/ wet, away, one

40 /h/ /h/ how, who

41 /θ/ /θ/ think, month

42 /ð/ /ð/ other, that

44 /m/ /m/ me, summer

45 /n/ /n/ no, nine, know

46 /ŋ/ /ŋ/ sing, think

47 /l/ /l/ light, fall

48 & 49 /r/ /r/ right, here

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