The 44 Sounds of English
There are 44 sounds and 26 letters in the English language. Learn the sounds by watching the video given at the link.
The sounds, along with the words where they are used, are given below.
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S. No |
Vowel Sounds |
Words |
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Short vowel sounds |
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1 |
/i/ |
pit, tin |
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2 |
/e/ |
pet, ten |
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3 |
/æ/ |
pat, man |
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4 |
/ɒ/ |
pot, top |
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5 |
/ʌ/ |
cut, cup |
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6 |
/ʊ/ |
put, took |
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7 |
/ə/ |
ago, about |
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S. No |
Vowel Sounds |
Words |
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Long vowel sounds |
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8 |
/i:/ |
sea, bee |
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9 |
/ɑ:/ |
car, bark |
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10 |
/ɔ:/ |
corn, door, toe |
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11 |
/ɜ:/ |
girl, bird |
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12 |
/u:/ |
boot, moon |
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S. No |
Vowel Sounds |
Words |
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Diphthongs |
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13 |
/eɪ/ |
day, gate, they |
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14 |
/ɔɪ/ |
oil, boy |
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15 |
/aɪ/ |
sky, my, tie |
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16 |
/ʊə/ |
tour, hour, flower |
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17 |
/ɪə/ |
here, real |
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18 |
/eə/ |
air, there |
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19 |
/əʊ/ |
home, go |
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20 |
/aʊ/ |
town, cow |
S.No |
Consonant sounds |
Words |
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1 |
/p/ |
pin |
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2 |
/b/ |
bin |
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3 |
/t/ |
tin |
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4 |
/d/ |
din |
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5 |
/k/ |
cat |
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6 |
/g/ |
get |
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7 |
/f/ |
fan |
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8 |
/v/ |
van |
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9 |
/s/ |
sip |
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10 |
/z/, |
zip |
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11 |
/θ/ |
thin |
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12 |
/ð/ |
this |
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13 |
/ʃ/ |
shop |
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14 |
/ʒ/ |
usual |
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15 |
/m/ |
man |
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16 |
/n/ |
nut |
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17 |
/ŋ/ |
sing |
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18 |
/l/ |
leg |
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19 |
/r/ |
red |
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20 |
/w/ |
wet |
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21 |
/h/ |
hen |
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22 |
/j/ |
yes |
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23 |
/ʈʃ/ |
chin |
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24 |
/dʒ/ |
jam |