In the texts dedicated to the natural method of learning languages, the sentences are accompanied by their phonetic transcription, which indicates how they should be read. Therefore, it is important to be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) before beginning the chapters. Below is a list of words that together contain all the phonemes of American English. The idea is that if you learn to pronounce this set of words, you will be able to pronounce any other English word.
TIP: You can use the Cambridge Dictionary and Forvo websites to listen to the pronunciation of English words and toPhonetics for pronunciation of entire sentences.
List of words with all the phonemes of American English (GA)
- cat /kæt/
- dog /dɔɡ/
- bed /bɛd/
- fish /fɪʃ/
- bird /bɝd/
- cup /kʌp/
- tree /tri/
- book /bʊk/
- cake /keɪk/
- cow /kaʊ/
- boy /bɔɪ/
- air /ɛɹ/
- chair /tʃɛɹ/
- shoe /ʃu/
- measure /ˈmɛʒɚ/
- house /haʊs/
- thing /θɪŋ/
- this /ðɪs/
- zoo /zu/
- jump /dʒʌmp/
- ring /rɪŋ/
- apple /ˈæpəl/
- little /ˈlɪɾl/
- butter /ˈbʌɾɚ/
- go /ɡoʊ/
- food /fuːd/
- father /ˈfɑːðɚ/
- nurse /nɝs/
- coin /kɔɪn/
- light /laɪt/
- blue /bluː/
- water /ˈwɔtɚ/
- yes /jɛs/
- van /væn/
- sun /sʌn/
- milk /mɪɫk/
- uh-oh /ˈʌʔoʊ/
- sofa /ˈsoʊfə/
- thanks /θæŋks/
- that /ðæt/
- law /lɔ/
Support materials
44 Sounds of American English
Short Vowels (æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ, ə, ʊ) | 44 Sounds of American English
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