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1 A Vowel Followed by a Single Consonant at the End of a Word Is Pronounced as a Short Vowel Words that conform to this rule are often some of the first that students of English (as well as native speakers) learn to read.  Pup has cup. Man has ham. All of these words follow the short vowel + consonant rule. You might see these words represented in this way. CVC. 2 A Vowel Followed by Two Consonants at the End of a Word Is Pronounced as a Short Vowel Words that conform to this rule may be single vowels followed by a consonant blend (see below for an explanation of consonant blends) or those that are followed by two distinct consonants.  You may see these types of words represented in this way. CVCC. Some examples include the following: stops, want, hand, wish, and bark. 3 If a Vowel Is the Final Letter in a Word, It Is Pronounced as a Long Vowel A vowel at the end of a word may appear in a single syllable word or a multisyllabic word.  Either way, th...

This chart contains all the sounds (phonemes) used in the English language. For each sound, it gives: The  symbol  from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as used in phonetic transcriptions in modern dictionaries for English learners — that is, in A. C. Gimson’s phonemic system with a few additional symbols. The chart represents British and American phonemes with one symbol. One symbol can mean two different phonemes in American and British English. See the footnotes for British-only and American-only symbols. Two English  words  which use the sound. The underline shows where the sound is heard. Click Here: " International Phonetic Alphabet With Sounds " Vowels Consonants Click to download   Printable PDF 1. Almost all dictionaries use the  e  symbol for the vowel in  BED . The problem with this convention is that  e  in the IPA does  not ...