This list is not exhaustive. There are more sounds for each letter but we have listed the main ones here.
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Example |  | Phonetic Symbol | Our Sound Description |
A a |
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| all | [a] | {short flat a} |
| monkey | [æː] | [long flat a] |
| potato | [ɑ] | {short open a} |
| father | [ɑː] | {long open a} |
E e |
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| see | [e] | {short e} |
| think | [eː] | {long e} |
| this | [ɛ] | {short ae} |
| send | [ə] | {short oe} |
| clean | [ɛː] | {long ae} |
I i |
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| fine | [i] | {short sharp ee} |
| fine | [iː] | {long sharp ee} |
| memory | [e] | {short e} |
| ring | [ɛ] | {short e} |
O o |
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| sun | [o] | {short sharp o} |
| sun burnt | [oː] | {long o} |
| cold |
| i wonder if | [ɔ] | {short aa} |
U u |
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| out | [u] | {short sharp oo} |
| only | [ɔ] | {short aa} |
Y y |
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| sight | [y] | {short sharp y} |
| sing | [ø] | {short oe} |
Æ æ |
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| ducks | [ɛ] | {short ae} |
| cuddle | [ɛː] | {long ae} |
Ø ø |
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| beer | [ø] | {short closed oe} |
| feel | [øː] | {long closed oe} |
| children | [ɶ] | {short half open oea} |
| do | [ɶː] | {long half open oea} |
Å å |
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| year | [ʌ] | {short open aa} |
| open | [ɔː] | {short aa} |