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
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| [ɔ] |
or |
for, more
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| [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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