Vowels
IPA |
LSR |
Examples |
[i] |
ee |
need, meat |
[ı] |
ih |
sit, fit |
[e] |
ay |
tray, great |
[ɛ] |
eh |
pet, red |
[ɝ] |
ur |
work, bird |
[æ] |
a |
pants, sat |
[ɑ] |
ah |
hot, father |
[ɔ] |
aw |
saw, bog |
[o] |
oh |
phone, go |
[u] |
oo |
too, moon |
[ʊ] |
uu |
book |
[ʌ] |
uh |
mud, dumb |
[ə] |
e |
adept |
[ɚ] |
er |
teacher |
[aı] |
ai |
lie, aisle |
[aʊ] |
ow |
cow, thou |
[ɔı] |
oy |
toy, boing
|
[ɔ] |
or |
for, more
|
[ju] |
yoo |
youth, use
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[ˈ] |
' |
Primary Stress |
[ˌ] |
" |
Secondary Stress |
Note: IPA stresses appear before syllables, whereas LSR stresses appear in the more conventional location after syllables.
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Consonants
IPA |
LSR |
Examples |
[b] |
b |
be |
[d] |
d |
do |
[f] |
f |
foe, Phil |
[g] |
g |
go |
[h] |
h |
ho |
[j] |
y |
yea |
[k] |
k |
cat, kitten
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[l] |
l |
lee
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[ƚ] |
ul |
ball |
[m] |
m |
me |
[n] |
n |
no |
[ŋ] |
ng |
sing |
[p] |
p |
pea |
[r] |
r |
ray |
[s] |
s |
sea |
[t] |
t |
tea |
[v] |
v |
very |
[w] |
w |
we |
[x] |
kh |
J. S. Bach |
[z] |
z |
zero, has |
[θ] |
th |
thin |
[ð] |
dh |
thy |
[ʃ] |
sh |
she |
[ʒ] |
zh |
treasure |
[ʧ] |
ch |
church |
[ʤ] |
j |
judge |
[n̩̩] |
n |
button (syllabic N) |
[l̩] |
l |
bottle (syllabic L) |
[ʍ] |
hw |
where |
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