PHONETICS /fǝ’netiks/

VOWELS

1) /i:/ - eat, each, sea, feel

2) /I/ - it, itch, sit, fill

3) /u:/ - pool, fool, shoe, knew

4) /U/ - pull, full, look, book

5) /e/ - pen, edit, elder, echo

6) /æ/ - pan, acid, atom, apple

7) /ǝ / - about, adapt, apply, soda

8) /ɒ/ - obvious, doctor, top, hot

9) /ʌ/ - up, love, mother, cup

10) /ɔ/ - all, August, order, saw

11) / ɜr/ - skirt, bird, church, word

12) /ɑr/ - car, bar, park, far

DIPHTHONGS

1) /ei/ - ache, April, pray, grey

2) /ai/ - smile, behind, buy, try

3) /au/ - out, our, about, now

4) /ɔi/ - boy, toy, oil, royal

5) /ou/ - old, open, joke, slow

MINIMAL PAIRS

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