Sound guide

The sounds of American English

Every consonant and vowel, with a simple mouth cue and a word you can hear. Tap any sound to learn it and find words that drill it.

Consonants

/b/bee/tʃ/church/d/day/ð/this/f/fish/ɡ/go/h/house/dʒ/judge/k/key/l/love/m/moon/n/no/ŋ/sing/p/pen/ɹ/red/s/see/ʃ/ship/t/two/θ/thin/v/very/w/we/j/yes/z/zoo/ʒ/measure

Vowels

/ɑ/father/æ/cat/ʌ/cup/ɔ/thought/aʊ/mouth/aɪ/price/ɛ/dress/ɝ / ɚ/nurse/eɪ/face/ɪ/kit/iː/fleece/oʊ/goat/ɔɪ/choice/ʊ/foot/uː/goose

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