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Vowels Six Long vowels

Symbols usually have ː
Corners

in the hexagon... but /eə/ also considered a

long vowel in this model.
Six Diphthongs
Six Short vowels Outer Circle Symbols have two elements;
Symbols are all the sound moves from one
single; these position to the other.
vowels never end
Sides
a syllable.
iː ɪə(r) uː

d
c lo
teeth ear boot

un
sed
Inner Circle Jaw and lip

, ro
eɪ ɪ ʊ ɔɪ

,w

sed
positions

ide

c lo
mid - wide relaxed
face chin foot coin

op e
The weak vowel
eə(r) e ʌ ɜː(r)

e
w id

n,
n,

r ou
Also known as

op e

nd
‘schwa’; only used hair leg duck bird

ə
in unstressed
syllables; the most aɪ æ ɒ əʊ (r) Optional r

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common sound in The letter r usually
bike hand sock nose
English! comes after these
ɑː(r) aʊ ɔː(r) sounds; pronounced
in some accents, not
Centre arm cow fork in others.

Consonants p b m f v Friction Consonants

in the square... pen bin man fish vest

t d n θ ð
Stop Consonants toe door note think there
/f/ /v/ /θ/ /ð/
/p/ k ɡ ŋ s z
/b/ key girl ring sun zip
/m/
l r h ʃ ʒ
/t/ leaf rat hat shoe television /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/
/d/ w j ʔ tʃ dʒ Stop and Friction
/n/ watch year button chair jam Consonants

/k/ Vowel-like Glottal Consonants Joined Boxes

/ɡ/ Consonants Show pairs of sounds which
/ŋ/ Have little or no are related but one is voiced
and the
obstruction.
other isn’t. unvoiced voiced

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Chart 1: IPAPhonemic
PhonemicSymbols
symbols with
with Guide
guide Words
words

iː ɪə(r) uː
teeth ear boot
eɪ ɪ ʊ ɔɪ
face chin foot coin

eə(r)
hair
e
leg ə ʌ
duck
ɜː(r)
bird

aɪ æ ɒ əʊ
bike hand sock nose

ɑː(r) aʊ ɔː(r)

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arm cow fork

p b m f v
pen bin man fish vest

t d n θ ð
toe door note think there

k ɡ ŋ s z
key girl ring sun zip

l r h ʃ ʒ
leaf rat hat shoe television

w j ʔ tʃ dʒ
watch year button chair jam

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Chart 2: AmericanSymbols
phoneticwith Guidewith
symbols Words
guide words

iy ɪr uw
teeth ear boot
ey ɪ ʊ ɔy
face chin foot coin

ɛr
hair
ɛ
leg ə ʌ
duck
ɜr
bird

ay æ ɑ ow
bike hand sock nose

ɑr aw ɔr

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arm cow fork

p b m f v
pen bin man fish vest

t d n θ ð
toe door note think there

k ɡ ŋ s z
key girl ring sun zip

l r h ʃ ʒ
leaf rat hat shoe television

w j ʔ tʃ dʒ
watch year button chair jam

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Chart 3: TypicalSpellings
spellings with
with Guide
guide Words
words

ee ear oo
teeth ear boot
a-e i oo oi
face chin foot coin

air
hair
e
leg @ u
duck
ir
bird

i-e a o o-e
bike hand sock nose

ar ow or

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arm cow fork

p b m f v
pen bin man fish vest

t d n th th
toe door note think there

k ɡ nɡ s z
key girl ring sun zip

l r h sh zh
leaf rat hat shoe television

w y ’ ch j
watch year button chair jam

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Chart 4: IPAPhonemic
PhonemicSymbols
symbols with
with Pictures
pictures

iː ɪə(r) uː

eɪ ɪ ʊ ɔɪ

eə(r) e
ə ʌ ɜː(r)

aɪ æ ɒ əʊ

ɑː(r) aʊ ɔː(r)

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p b m f v

t d n θ ð

k ɡ ŋ s z

l r h ʃ ʒ

w j ʔ tʃ dʒ

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Chart 5: AmericanSymbols
phoneticwith Pictures
symbols with pictures

iy ɪr uw

ey ɪ ʊ ɔy

ɛr ɛ
ə ʌ ɜr

ay æ ɑ ow

ɑr aw ɔr

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p b m f v

t d n θ ð

k ɡ ŋ s z

l r h ʃ ʒ

w j ʔ tʃ dʒ

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Chart 6 TypicalSpellings
spellings with
with Pictures
pictures

ee ear oo

a-e i oo oi

air e
@ u ir

i-e a o o-e

ar ow or

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p b m f v

t d n th th

k ɡ nɡ s z

l r h sh zh

w y ’ ch j

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