4/18/13 American Heritage Dictionary Pronunciation Key

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Pronunciation Key

ă pat

ā pay

âr care

ä father

b bib

ch church

d deed, milled

ĕ pet

ē bee

f fife, phase, rough

g gag

h hat

hw which

ĭ pit

ī pie, by

îr pier

j judge

k kick, cat, pique

l lid, needle (nēd'l)

m mum

n no, sudden (sŭd'n)

ng thing

ŏ pot

ō toe

ôcaught, paw, for, horrid,hoarse

oi noise

ʊ took

ū boot

ou out

p pop

r roar

s sauce

sh ship, dish

t tight, stopped

th thin

th this

ŭ cut

ûrurge, term, firm, word,heard

v valve

w with

y yes

z zebra, xylem

zh vision, pleasure, garage

əabout, item, edible, gallop,circus

ər butter

Foreign

œFrench feu, Germanschön; French oeuf,German zwölf

ü French tu, German über

KHGerman ich; German ach,Scottish loch

N French bon (bôN)

Stress marks: ' (primary); ' (secondary), as in dictionary (dĭk'shə-nĕr'ē)

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